1st Sampling Trip

Yuri and I's first sampling sampling trip took place on June 22nd. The weather for the past few weeks was dry, so we were expecting to see minimal overflow from the CSOs we planned to sample. We started off by scouting some CSOs from the sidewalk along the river. Starting at the Troy Docks, we walked down to the Riverside Park. Much to our surprise, we saw raw sewage being discharged into the Hudson at the CSO located near Dinosaur Barbecue's outside seating. 

We launched our canoe from the Ingalls Ave Boat Launch in Troy, NY (Figure 1), and took six samples; CSO 022, CSO 023, CSO 024, CSO 026, CSO 027, CSO 028 (Figure 2). CSO 025 was skipped due to the fact that we did not see it while we were paddling.

As we paddled we collected samples in sterilized bottles. The water was more or less clear, but there was a very potent smell from most of the CSOs. The samples were later placed in a refrigerator for storage.

Figure 1, Ingalls Ave Boat Launch.



 Figure 2, map and numbers of CSOs sampled. Each shape represents a CSO and its probability of overflow. Green is low, orange is medium, red is high.