Fecal Coliform Data 2005-2006

McAleer Creek       Location Code Location Desctiption 4/14/2005 9/16/2005 4/18/2006 M5 196th St. (near Guitarville) 14 93 12 M4 Perkins Way at 28th 53 129 22 M6 Brookside Cr. behind Brookside School Not Sampled 350 270 M2 Sheridan Cr. – 37th Ave. south of Brookside School 84 210 140 M3 Animal Acres below confluence of Brookside Cr. 85 190 75 M1 Blue Heron Park 130 250 58 Lyon Creek       Location Code Location Desctiption 4/14/2005 9/16/2005 4/18/2006 L6 Brugger’s Bog 82 180 96 L5 35th Ave. & 195th St. 70 180 66 L4 35th Ave. & 190th St. 54 200 60 L3 North of 178th St. (Fienes’ house) 60 300 76 L2 Town Center 68 200 56 L1 Mouth 130 72 87 Note 1: All results refer to the number of fecal coliform colonies found in a 100 ml. sample of water. Washington Administrative Codes (WAC) 173-201A, Section 030, establish the standard of 50 colonies per 100 ml of water for Class AA streams, which includes McAleer and Lyon Creeks. Note 2: The main branch of Lyon Creek experienced sewage contamination, and elevated levels of fecal coliform, in early September 2005 resulting from a pipe break at a pump station in Mountlake Terrace upstream of Lake Forest Park.  Mountlake Terrace officials declared that fecal coliform levels had returned to normal ranges on Lyon Creek several days prior to the collection of the samples reported here. Sample L6 was from a branch of Lyon Creek not effected by the sewage spill.