Eureka Springs Emerging Water Contaminant Test

Environmental GeologyInstructor -Paul Lowrey

Team Members: Jason Tufts

Kurt McAfee Ivan Albarran

IntroductionWe observed and documented the USGS while they took water samples from seven springs and one surface water source in Eureka Springs. The USGS was testing for water contaminants such as hormones, steroids, and pharmaceuticals

Map Of Tested Springs

EUREKA SPRINGS HISTORY

•Native America•Civil War•Victorian era

Native America Before the arrival of Europeans to Eureka

Springs, Native Americans believed the springs to have healing powers.

Several legends and stories of the

Springs and there magical powers have

been passed down; Legends of a

miraculous healing spring

Civil War

Dr. Alvah Jackson

1856 Basin Spring cave hospital

“Dr. Jacksons Eye Water”

Victorian Era

A magical reputation

Population in 1881- 10,000

Present day population - 2,350

Overview

• Contacted Eureka Springs Parks and

Springs committee and USGS

• Maintain open communication with

team Members and USGS

• Create informative video on the

water testing process

•Took video and still photos of the

testing process

Service to the Community

To give the public information on local water pollution through video footage on YouTube

Community Contacts Bruce Levine-

Director Of Eureka Springs Parks and Springs Committee esparks@arkansas.net

Susan Bolyard- USGS SBOLYARD@usgs.gov

Dr. Phillip D. Hays- Hydrologist USGS pdhays@usgs.gov

Field Lab

Curriculum•Ground water contaminants•Effluent water quality•Karst Terrain•GPS use•GIS use

Technology GPS GIS Digital cameras Digital video cameras Digital video editing software

iMovie 09’ Apeture Quakemaster Final Cut Pro

Skills Obtained

Team Individual Technology Communication Organizational

Methodology Made contact with USGS Documented USGS while they tested the water Edited video and put on

YouTube Made Webpage Made GIS map of tested

springs

Division of Labor

Jason- Contacts/Power Point/Photos/GPS Ivan- Video footage and

editing/GIS/Photos Kurt- History/PowerPoint/Photos

Pump and Filter

Project Results

Website Video Map of tested Springs Personal Experience

Acknowledgements• Dr. Phillip Hays -USGS

• Susan Boyland- USGS

• Reed Green- USGS

• Tim Kresse-USGS

• Roger Miller- AEDQ

• Bruce Levine- Eureka Springs Parks and

Springs Committee

• Paul Lowrey- Environmental Geology Instructor

• C. Dianne Phillips- EMPACTS Facilitator

• John Coleman- Computer Info Instructor