Cherry Creek Watershed

The Cherry Creek Streamwatch Program

Streamwatch Teams -

Two teams monitor water quality in the Cherry Creek, the East team headed by Peter Steele and the West team headed by Donna Faulstick and Nancy Veety. Both are familiar with stream monitoring techniques and processes.

Monthly Testing -

Nine monitoring sites on Cherry Creek are tested on a monthly basis, and the water testing kit is rotated between the teams' members. Data is input to the Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI) web site by volunteer recorder Nancy Veety. Public access is provided on the web for those interested in analyzing the data sets.

Tests completed each month include: : air and water temperature, pH, water level (low, medium or high), water color and clarity, current weather (clear, cloudy, rain, etc.), odor if present, sulfates, nitrates, phosphates, total dissolved oxygen, specific conductivity, and alkalinity. Should unusual results occur, the Streamwatcher communicates with team leader who then repeats the test to verify the concern. If measurements beyond safe parameters are confirmed, the Department of Environmental Protection is notified for followup and action.

Fecal coliform testing on Cherry Creek was completed in August in the years 2001-2004, and high levels were frequently reported. A heavy population of geese and ducks on the stream may be responsible for the high levels reported.  In 2005 the tests were changed to monitor for e coli, as ecoli is tne new swimming water quality standard.

Map of Streamwatch Sites

View Reports

Monitoring Data by Site - EASI

Team Members, Site Numbers and Locations

West

700 - Below Twin Lakes

John Gleisberg, Sciota, PA 18354
Charles C. Schaffroth, Sciota, PA 18354
Jeannie Gex & David Sylves, Sciota, PA 18354

705  - Cherry Valley Trout Hatchery

Donna and Beth Faulstick , Saylorsburg, PA.
Darrin Shuler, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

710- Kemmertown Church

Alan & Catherine Lippincott, Sciota, PA 18354
Andrew Fernandez, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Ryan Possinger , Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Ryan & Betty Kuchinskas, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Ryan Donahue, Saylorsburg, PA 18353

715 - Below Blakeslee Farm

Nancy, Sarah & Carrie Veety, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Nicole Heeter, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Paul Milenkowic, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

East

720 - Keller Farm

Peter Steele, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

725 - Mountain Run

Elizabeth M. Cortright, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Donna Reish, Stroudsburg, PA. 18360

730 - Charles Grech pool

George Vanderbilt, Stroudsburg, PA. 18360
Brian Reish, Sroudsburg, PA 18360

735 - Eagles Rest

A. M. Red and Anne Fetherman, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Richard L. Lee, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

740 - Delaware Water Gap Trolley

Ron & Alanna Crank, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327

Technical Advisors

Rev. Ralph Boyer, Saylorsburg, PA 18353
Sherry Wills, Brodheadsville, PA 18322