Please note that both of the flows from Paper Mill Creek, and the lake levels are extremely low. Champion's flows on this date were below normal due to maintenance shut down. The permitee is also requesting a variance on the aluminum standard. The tests used in synthetic dilutions at fixed hardness, which generally do not represent actual in-stream conditions. These analysis indicated significant concentrations of aluminum.
Limited data is available for aluminum concentrations in the area soils.
The Soil Survey for Angelina County published by the NRCS provided some data for extractable aluminum in eight soil types found in that county. The Region 10 SWQM team has planned to collect sediment samples for metals from the Angelina River in the monitoring schedule for this year. A table containing the last three year's SWQM sediment results is attached. The TDH has posted a fish advisory concerning elevated mercury concentrations in the edible tissue for Sam Rayburn. This fish advisory prompted a special study for metal concentrations in the reservoir during the FY 96, by the regional SWQM team.