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Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5118

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Prepared in cooperation with the City of Sioux Falls

Occurrence of Organic Wastewater Compounds in Drinking Water, Wastewater Effluent, and the Big Sioux River in or near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2001–2004

By Steven K. Sando, Edward T. Furlong, James L. Gray, and Michael T. Meyer

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Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the city of Sioux Falls conducted several rounds of sampling to determine the occurrence of organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) in the city of Sioux Falls drinking water and waste-water effluent, and the Big Sioux River in or near Sioux Falls during August 2001 through May 2004. Water samples were collected during both base-flow and storm-runoff conditions. Water samples were collected at 8 sites, which included 4 sites upstream from the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge, 2 sites downstream from the WWTP discharge, 1 finished drinking-water site, and 1 WWTP effluent (WWE) site.

A total of 125 different OWCs were analyzed for in this study using five different analytical methods. Analyses for OWCs were performed at USGS laboratories that are developing and/or refining small-concentration...>>MORE


For more information about USGS activities in South Dakota, visit the USGS South Dakota Water Science Center home page.

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Posted October 2006

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