Washoe County Department of Water Resources Monitoring Program

Washoe County monitors water quality in South Reno at mulitiple points along White's Creek and its associated branches, one location on Galena Creek and one on Steamboat Ditch. Several water quality parameters are gathered in the field i.e. dissolved oxygen, temperature, conductivity, pH, etc. Grab samples are taken for turbidity, TOC and total coliforms & E.coli.