Table 2.5      Water Quality Baseline Monitoring Results during Mid-Ebb

Sensitive Zones

Stations

Average DO at S&M*, mg/L

(Range)

Average DO at Bottom, mg/L

(Range)

Average Turbidity, NTU

(Range)

Average SS, mg/L

(Range)

Lamma Island

L-C1

7.5

(6.3 – 9.3)

5.6

(5.0 – 6.1)

3.8

(3.5 – 4.2)

4.7

(2.8 – 5.9)

L-C2

7.1

(6.7 – 7.9)

6.1

(6.0 – 6.1)

3.6

(2.0 – 5.1)

3.4

(2.2 – 4.1)

L-I1

7.5

(6.4 – 9.4)

5.7

(5.7 – 5.8)

4.1

(3.1 – 5.0)

5.0

(2.5 – 7.1)

L-I2

7.1

(6.6 – 8.1)

5.8

(5.6 – 6.0)

4.4

(3.6 – 5.3)

3.9

(2.3 – 4.8)

Po Toi

PT-C1

6.8

(6.5 – 7.2)

6.6

(5.5 – 7.3)

1.9

(1.2 – 2.4)

2.9

(2.5 – 3.6)

PT-C2

6.7

(6.1 – 7.2)

5.9

(5.1 – 7.0)

1.4

(1.1 – 1.6)

2.8

(2.1 – 4.2)

PT-I1

7.2

(7.1 – 7.2)

6.4

(5.1 – 7.0)

2.5

(1.3 – 3.7)

4.1

(3.5 – 4.5)

PT-I2

6.7

(6.4 – 7.1)

5.9

(4.7 – 7.1)

2.5

(1.3 – 4.5)

2.6

(1.2 – 3.4)

PT-I3

6.7

(6.4 – 7.1)

6.4

(6.1 – 7.1)

2.1

(1.8 – 2.6)

3.2

(2.7 – 4.0)

Ping Chau

PC-C1

7.1

(6.6 – 7.9)

6.2

(6.1 – 6.4)

2.9

(1.8 – 4.6)

3.2

(2.0 – 4.5)

PC-C2

7.0

(6.8 – 7.3)

6.3

(6.0 – 6.5)

1.5

(1.2 – 1.7)

2.9

(1.9 – 3.6)

PC-I1

7.6

(6.8 – 9.2)

7.2

(6.6 – 8.3)

1.7

(1.2 – 2.1)

3.0

(2.2 – 4.3)

PC-I2

7.1

(6.7 – 7.8)

6.2

(5.8 – 6.4)

3.9

(2.6 – 5.4)

4.0

(2.0 – 6.3)

PC-I3

6.9

(6.6 – 7.6)

6.0

(5.4 – 6.4)

3.1

(2.4 – 4.0)

4.3

(2.7 – 7.2)

* Surface and middle depths