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Show Apfii S. 2001 CMOPRACTCo ..V A STAFF "DEDICATED TO CARING FOR YOUR HEALTH Wt - - ft ' ft 1 Extremely high water gushes from the Pond 3 ii -- "sVV.f',r: outfall during an August 2000 rainstorm. Water quality sampled "Cutter Talk" is a montiily column intended to educate and inform Base personnel and Gutter Talk families regarding stormwater and the environment. As part of Hill AFB's stormwater man- agement program, water quality sam- pling was conducted on stormwater flows g during the past year. Three types of sam-plin- events were conducted weather, wet weather and event. 700 insurance companies recognize and Private or group insurance-ove- r cover chiropractic care. This can reduce your cost to little or nothing. 5 "WE OFFER WELL PATIENT CARE." ; dry deicinganti-icin- g Dry weather sampling Dry weather sampling, as the name implies, is conducted during dry (no rain) conditions. Sampling was conducted at 12 locations along the storm drain system. 'Hie sampling points consisted of either storm drain outfalls (inlets to detention ponds) or manholes near the outfalls. Hie purpose of this type of sampling is to characterize dry weather flows into Hill AFB detention ponds without influence from storm water runoff. Typical storm drain pollutants including sediment, oils, metals and nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, were sampled and analyzed. The results showed high levels of phosphorus and slightly elevated levels of copper when compared against Utah State water quality standards. Phosphorus is a nutrient that stimulates growth in aquatic plants. Excessive plant growth decreases oxygen levels in ponds and streams. In an industrial setting such as Hill AFB, phosphorus can originate from a variety of sources, such as detergents or fertil- izers. Wet weather sampling Wet weather sampling was conducted on rainy days producing at least 0.1 inches in a three hour time period. This type of sampling is intended to identify storm drain segments signifi- cantly impacted by storm water runoff. Wet weather sampling was conducted at identical locations and for similar pollutants as the dry weather sampling. The results showed high levels of phosphorus and biochemical oxygen demand. Biochemical oxygen demand is a measure of organic pollution. High levels of organic pollution reduce oxygen levels in water-bodie- s and the amount of oxygen available to aquatic life. Deicinganti-icin- g Deicinganti-icin- event sampling event sampling is intended to identify storm water quality during winter aircraft and airfield deicing events. Hill AFB uses propylene glycol as an aircraft deicing fluid and potassium g g acetate as a runway agent Samfour locations at was conducted that pling drain the taxiways or runways on base. Pollutants analyzed included glycols (i.e. deicing fluid), chloride (salt), sediments and biochemical oxygen demand. Due to weather and deicing conditions only one sampling event was completed. No polluanti-icin- tants were detected or reported as ele- vated, although it is recognized that the data is very limited. Questions regarding this article or other storm water issues should be directed to Paul Betts, Environmental Management Compliance, Ext Survey shows Commissary savings FORT LEE, Va. A comprehensive Market Basket Price Comparison Study conducted by the Defense Commissary Agency, shows commissary shoppers save more than 29 percent on their shopping bills. "This survey revealed an overall savings of 29.2 percent, which is in line with our agency's corporate objective to increase savings to 30 percent over commercial grocery stores and super centers by fiscal year 2002," said DeCA director Maj. Gen. Robert J. Courier. "In fact we expect to meet that goal by the end of this year." Bottom line for customers: the amount verified by the survey means an annual' savings of over $2,300 for a family of four that regularly shops in their commissary. The market basket survey compares the prices of items sold in commissaries with prices of the same items sold in pri- vate sector supermarkets. The savings figure includes sales tax for commercial stores and surcharge for commissaries. This year's survey is unlike any previous DeCA price survey because it includes comparison data from overseas stores and it used a comprehensive database of actual prices from U.S. commercial grocery stores in addition to random price sampling of meat and produce items, said Scott Simpson, DeCA's director of operations. Prices from super centers discount stores that also sell groceries were also included in the study for the first time. 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