Cheney Reservoir and Water Quality Studies (2024)

Early Studies

During1996 to 2001 efforts were made to study the loading of contaminants, nutrients, and sediment to Cheney Reservoir from the watershed.A network of study sites, along with two continuous water-quality monitoring sites and collection of sediment cores, were used to analyze subwatershed sources of nutrient and sediment loading from the watershed into Cheney Reservoir.

Continuing Reservoir Studies

Starting in 2001, the focus of the studies shifted focus to analyzing suspended sediment and nutrient concentrations; presence of cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins and taste-and-odor compounds; and enviromental variables (specific condunctance, pH, temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll). The data is collected through the use of continuous water-quality monitoring and discrete sampling.

Cheney Reservoir, in south-central Kansas, was constructed to provide a reliable municipal water supply for the city of Wichita, Kansas, and to provide downstream flood control, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Cheney Reservoir will continue to be important for municipal water supply use as needs increase with ongoing population growth and urban development. Advanced notification of changing wate

Authors

Ariele R. Kramer, Kyle A. Puls

By

Cheney Reservoir, in south-central Kansas, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita, Kansas. The North Fork Ninnescah River is the largest tributary to Cheney Reservoir and contributes about 70 percent of the inflow. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Wichita, has been continuously monitoring water quality (including water temperature, specific conductance, pH,

Authors

Ariele R. Kramer, Brian J. Klager, Mandy L. Stone, Patrick J. Eslick-Huff

By

Since 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of Wichita, has done studies in the Cheney Reservoir watershed to understand environmental effects on water-quality conditions. Early studies (1996–2001) determined subwatershed sources of contaminants, nutrient and sediment loading to Cheney Reservoir, changes in reservoir sediment quality over time, and watershed sources

Authors

Jennifer L. Graham, Guy M. Foster, Ariele R. Kramer

By

Cheney Reservoir, located in south-central Kansas, is one of the primary drinking-water supplies for the city of Wichita and an important recreational resource. Since 1990, cyanobacterial blooms have been present occasionally in Cheney Reservoir, resulting in increased treatment costs and decreased recreational use. Cyanobacteria, the cyanotoxin microcystin, and the taste-and-odor compounds geosmi

Authors

Jennifer L. Graham, Guy M. Foster, Thomas J. Williams, Ariele R. Kramer, Theodore D. Harris

By

Cyanobacterial blooms degrade water quality in drinking water supply reservoirs by producing toxic and taste-and-odor causing secondary metabolites, which ultimately cause public health concerns and lead to increased treatment costs for water utilities. There have been numerous attempts to create models that predict cyanobacteria and their secondary metabolites, most using linear models; however,

Authors

Ted D. Harris, Jennifer L. Graham

By

While commonplace in clinical settings, DNA-based assays for identification or enumeration of drinking water pathogens and other biological contaminants remain widely unadopted by the monitoring community. In this study, shotgun metagenomics was used to identify taste-and-odor producers and toxin-producing cyanobacteria over a 2-year period in a drinking water reservoir. The sequencing data implic

Authors

Timothy Otten, Jennifer L. Graham, Theodore D. Harris, Theo Dreher

By

Cheney Reservoir, constructed during 1962 to 1965, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. Sediment is an important concern for the reservoir as it degrades water quality and progressively decreases water storage capacity. Long-term data collection provided a unique opportunity to estimate the annual suspended sediment loads for the entire history of the re

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Kyle E. Juracek, Jennifer L. Graham, Guy M. Foster

By

Cheney Reservoir, located in south-central Kansas, is one of the primary water supplies for the city of Wichita, Kansas. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a continuous real-time water-quality monitoring station in Cheney Reservoir since 2001; continuously measured physicochemical properties include specific conductance, pH, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, fluorescence (wavele

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Jackline W. Gatotho

By

Cheney Reservoir, located in south-central Kansas, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a continuous real-time water-quality monitoring station since 1998 on the North Fork Ninnescah River, the main source of inflow to Cheney Reservoir. Continuously measured water-quality physical properties include streamflow, specific conductance, pH, water

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Jackline W. Gatotho

By

Cheney Reservoir in south-central Kansas is one of the primary sources of water for the city of Wichita. The North Fork Ninnescah River is the largest contributing tributary to Cheney Reservoir. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a continuous real-time water-quality monitoring station since 1998 on the North Fork Ninnescah River. Continuously measured water-quality physical properties include

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Jackline W. Gatotho

By

Cheney Reservoir, located on the North Fork Ninnescah River in south-central Kansas, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita and an important recreational resource. Concerns about taste-and-odor occurrences in Cheney Reservoir have drawn attention to potential pollutants, including total phosphorus (TP) and total suspended solids (TSS). July 2009 was the 15th anniversary of the establi

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Andrew C. Ziegler

By

Cheney Reservoir, the primary water supply for the city of Wichita in south-central Kansas, and its main source of inflow, the North Fork Ninnescah River, were sampled between 1997 and 2003 for sediment, nutrients, and the taste-and-odor-causing compounds geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB). It is believed that objectionable tastes and odors in Cheney Reservoir result from cyanobacteria (blue-gre

Authors

Victoria G. Christensen, Jennifer L. Graham, Chad R. Milligan, Larry M. Pope, Andrew C. Ziegler

By

Early Studies

During1996 to 2001 efforts were made to study the loading of contaminants, nutrients, and sediment to Cheney Reservoir from the watershed.A network of study sites, along with two continuous water-quality monitoring sites and collection of sediment cores, were used to analyze subwatershed sources of nutrient and sediment loading from the watershed into Cheney Reservoir.

Continuing Reservoir Studies

Starting in 2001, the focus of the studies shifted focus to analyzing suspended sediment and nutrient concentrations; presence of cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins and taste-and-odor compounds; and enviromental variables (specific condunctance, pH, temperature, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll). The data is collected through the use of continuous water-quality monitoring and discrete sampling.

Cheney Reservoir, in south-central Kansas, was constructed to provide a reliable municipal water supply for the city of Wichita, Kansas, and to provide downstream flood control, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Cheney Reservoir will continue to be important for municipal water supply use as needs increase with ongoing population growth and urban development. Advanced notification of changing wate

Authors

Ariele R. Kramer, Kyle A. Puls

By

Cheney Reservoir, in south-central Kansas, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita, Kansas. The North Fork Ninnescah River is the largest tributary to Cheney Reservoir and contributes about 70 percent of the inflow. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Wichita, has been continuously monitoring water quality (including water temperature, specific conductance, pH,

Authors

Ariele R. Kramer, Brian J. Klager, Mandy L. Stone, Patrick J. Eslick-Huff

By

Since 1996, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of Wichita, has done studies in the Cheney Reservoir watershed to understand environmental effects on water-quality conditions. Early studies (1996–2001) determined subwatershed sources of contaminants, nutrient and sediment loading to Cheney Reservoir, changes in reservoir sediment quality over time, and watershed sources

Authors

Jennifer L. Graham, Guy M. Foster, Ariele R. Kramer

By

Cheney Reservoir, located in south-central Kansas, is one of the primary drinking-water supplies for the city of Wichita and an important recreational resource. Since 1990, cyanobacterial blooms have been present occasionally in Cheney Reservoir, resulting in increased treatment costs and decreased recreational use. Cyanobacteria, the cyanotoxin microcystin, and the taste-and-odor compounds geosmi

Authors

Jennifer L. Graham, Guy M. Foster, Thomas J. Williams, Ariele R. Kramer, Theodore D. Harris

By

Cyanobacterial blooms degrade water quality in drinking water supply reservoirs by producing toxic and taste-and-odor causing secondary metabolites, which ultimately cause public health concerns and lead to increased treatment costs for water utilities. There have been numerous attempts to create models that predict cyanobacteria and their secondary metabolites, most using linear models; however,

Authors

Ted D. Harris, Jennifer L. Graham

By

While commonplace in clinical settings, DNA-based assays for identification or enumeration of drinking water pathogens and other biological contaminants remain widely unadopted by the monitoring community. In this study, shotgun metagenomics was used to identify taste-and-odor producers and toxin-producing cyanobacteria over a 2-year period in a drinking water reservoir. The sequencing data implic

Authors

Timothy Otten, Jennifer L. Graham, Theodore D. Harris, Theo Dreher

By

Cheney Reservoir, constructed during 1962 to 1965, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita, the largest city in Kansas. Sediment is an important concern for the reservoir as it degrades water quality and progressively decreases water storage capacity. Long-term data collection provided a unique opportunity to estimate the annual suspended sediment loads for the entire history of the re

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Kyle E. Juracek, Jennifer L. Graham, Guy M. Foster

By

Cheney Reservoir, located in south-central Kansas, is one of the primary water supplies for the city of Wichita, Kansas. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a continuous real-time water-quality monitoring station in Cheney Reservoir since 2001; continuously measured physicochemical properties include specific conductance, pH, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, fluorescence (wavele

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Jackline W. Gatotho

By

Cheney Reservoir, located in south-central Kansas, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a continuous real-time water-quality monitoring station since 1998 on the North Fork Ninnescah River, the main source of inflow to Cheney Reservoir. Continuously measured water-quality physical properties include streamflow, specific conductance, pH, water

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Jackline W. Gatotho

By

Cheney Reservoir in south-central Kansas is one of the primary sources of water for the city of Wichita. The North Fork Ninnescah River is the largest contributing tributary to Cheney Reservoir. The U.S. Geological Survey has operated a continuous real-time water-quality monitoring station since 1998 on the North Fork Ninnescah River. Continuously measured water-quality physical properties include

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Jackline W. Gatotho

By

Cheney Reservoir, located on the North Fork Ninnescah River in south-central Kansas, is the primary water supply for the city of Wichita and an important recreational resource. Concerns about taste-and-odor occurrences in Cheney Reservoir have drawn attention to potential pollutants, including total phosphorus (TP) and total suspended solids (TSS). July 2009 was the 15th anniversary of the establi

Authors

Mandy L. Stone, Jennifer L. Graham, Andrew C. Ziegler

By

Cheney Reservoir, the primary water supply for the city of Wichita in south-central Kansas, and its main source of inflow, the North Fork Ninnescah River, were sampled between 1997 and 2003 for sediment, nutrients, and the taste-and-odor-causing compounds geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB). It is believed that objectionable tastes and odors in Cheney Reservoir result from cyanobacteria (blue-gre

Authors

Victoria G. Christensen, Jennifer L. Graham, Chad R. Milligan, Larry M. Pope, Andrew C. Ziegler

By