Round Valley water level

[Polelock]

Down to 91% capacity... It is actually a good thing as there is hope of them pumping in much needed new water...

Here is good link for capacity and flow levels...

http://www.njwsa.org/data.htm

[hudsonfisherman]

Thanks guys for all the great information. I wonder how far down they are going to go with it. I noticed when we dove there a few weeks ago that the water was bluer than normal. It usually appears green when looking from the bottom up but lately it's been more blue. I have no idea what to make of that. The water was also a little more turbid than usual even in the normally still clear water in the 20-50 ft range.

[NickN]

Dave, I know the mechanics are not set up to cover this but hypothetically would pumping equal amounts of water in and out of the swimming area and reservoir help with the nutrient issue?

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by NickN

Dave, I know the mechanics are not set up to cover this but hypothetically would pumping equal amounts of water in and out of the swimming area and reservoir help with the nutrient issue?

Hmmm...there are some kind of pipes and stuff in the back corner of the swimming lake. Maybe of enough of those kids peed in the water while swimming, they could pump it into the reservoir and enrich the waters with Nitrogen.


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[Dave B.]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

Hmmm...there are some kind of pipes and stuff in the back corner of the swimming lake. Maybe of enough of those kids peed in the water while swimming, they could pump it into the reservoir and enrich the waters with Nitrogen.


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Heheh, yep and some ammonia too!

My best guess would be they wanted to create enough of a 'void' in the capacity to be able to pump a sizable volume of 'new' water in from the SBR when the conditions in that river are suitable.
Frankly I was hoping one of the many folks from RVTA who post and/or lurk here might have some insight or info as to why the res was lowered so much.
I'll shoot an email off to Biologist Shawn C. to see if he has any knowledge of why it's down so far and/or what the plans may be for re-filling it.

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Dave B.

Heheh, yep and some ammonia too!

My best guess would be they wanted to create enough of a 'void' in the capacity to be able to pump a sizable volume of 'new' water in from the SBR when the conditions in that river are suitable.
Frankly I was hoping one of the many folks from RVTA who post and/or lurk here might have some insight or info as to why the res was lowered so much.
I'll shoot an email off to Biologist Shawn C. to see if he has any knowledge of why it's down so far and/or what the plans may be for re-filling it.

There must be a good reason. It's not like it is an especially dry summer. Most of the area reservoirs are still pretty full so I was very surprised to see RV down so much.