Please note we are organizing a two-part supervision mission for the Wetlands

Water quality monitoring Sampling points in Kalimok, Brushlen Protected Area

*SP No.*	*Name of the Sampling point*	*Coordinates*	*Type of the monitoring*	*Remarks*
1	The Danube River, end of Mishka island, near PS 23 and a small fisherman settlement	44⁰01.287’ N 26⁰18.618’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Danube water
2	The Danube River, beginning of the Bezimenen (nameless) island, near the Tzar Samuil PS, at the entry point of the flooded wetlands	44⁰01.858’ N 26⁰25.362’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Danube water
3	The Danube River, eastern end of the Nova Cherna Fishponds, East Zone, probable outlet of the flooded wetlands	44⁰02.680’ N 26⁰31.938’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Danube water
4	The Danube River, upstream of the town of Tutrkan, near the Tutrakan PS, drainage system outlet	44⁰02.566’ N 26⁰34.481’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Danube water
5	Brushlen marsh, west of the irrigation channel, north of the main drainage channel, near a siphon	44⁰00.411’ N 26⁰19.781’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological, sediments	Marches, sediments
6	Nova Cherna Fishponds, East Zone, Basin No. 12, a concrete sluice	44⁰01.459’ N 26⁰29.359’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Fishponds- surface with permanent open water mirror
7	Nova Cherna Fishponds, East Zone, Basin No. 15, a concrete sluice near a concrete fish trap	44⁰01.630’ N 26⁰30.029’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Fishponds- surface with permanent open water mirror
8	Nova Cherna Fishponds, East Zone, Basin No. 6, a concrete sluice near a concrete fish trap	44⁰01.630’ N 26⁰30.103’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Fishponds- surface with permanent open water mirror
9	Main drainage channel in the middle of the Brushlensko marsh, downstream of the irrigation channel, a concrete road and a syphon	44⁰00.408’ N 26⁰19.820’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Drainage canals
10	Main drainage channel upstream of the east zone fishponds	44⁰01.500’ N 26⁰29.168’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Drainage canals
11	Main drainage channel downstream of the east zone fishponds, upstream of the point of entry into the Tarchila River	44⁰01.762’ N 26⁰31.842’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Drainage canals
12	Main drainage channel upstream of the Tutrakan Pumping Station	44⁰02.428’ N 26⁰34.353’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Drainage canals
13	The Tarchila River, a bridge along the Tutrakan – Ruse road	44⁰00.912’ N 26⁰31.915’ E	Surface water – hydro chemical, hydrobiological	Drainage canals – highly polluted water
14	Waste water – pig farm		sewerage, hydrochemical	Зам. отпадъчни води Wastewater
15	Piesometer – P1		Ground water hydrochemical	Ground water