Services Agreement -Three (3) Year St. Joseph River Fish Study – Elkhart Department of Public Works

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conducted once annually. Habitat surveys will be conducted at all sampling locations. 3. Fish tissue samples will be analyzed for the following: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's); mercury (Hg); organochlorine pesticides; silver (Ag); cadmium (Cd); copper (Cu); nickel (Ni); lead (Ph); and zinc (Zn). 4. Sampling sites, and the type of sampling, shall be conducted on an annual (calendar year) basis as described below: a. Four or five (4-5) boat sites on the St. Joseph River (three index samples and one or two investigative samples). Fish tissue will be collected from a minimum of two (2) sites. b. Two or three (2-3) tote barge sites on Juday Creek (one or two index samples and one investigative sample). C. One or two (1-2) tote barge/backpack sites on Bowman Creek (one index sample and one investigative sample). d. A minimum of two (2) investigative sites on other area streams/water bodies as needed and as time allows. e. Macroinvertebrate sampling will consist of a minimum of two (2) samples on the St. Joseph River, one or two (1-2) samples from Juday Creek and one to two (1-2) samples from Bowman Creek and will be conducted with the assistance of the Midwest Biodiversity Institute (MBI) in Columbus, OH. 5. From each site, one specimen from each species of fish collected shall be retained or photographed for a voucher museum. The museum shall be separately maintained from other collections and shall be located at the City of Elkhart's Public Works and Utilities facilities, 1201 South Nappanee Street, Elkhart, Indiana. 6. Personnel from the Elkhart Department of Public Works and Utilities shall be —2—