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The MPCA is asking for your data
to help assess the condition of lakes and streams and build a national database
of water quality.
The MPCA is specifically
interested in the following priority watersheds because the agency will be
determining whether these water bodies meet state water quality standards in
early 2018:
- Kettle
River
- Mississippi
River - Brainerd
- Mississippi
River - Sartell
- Otter
Tail River
- Upper
St. Croix River
The MPCA is also looking for data
on the Rainy River from Rainy Lake to Lake of the Woods.
If you have data from outside a
priority watershed or one of these areas, the agency will also accept it.
The MPCA will use your data
to:
- Help
plan for future monitoring efforts including what to monitor for and where
to monitor.
- Identify
pollutant “stressors” that are causing or contributing to problems or
threats to fishing, swimming, and recreational uses.
- Evaluate
the success of ongoing activities to protect and restore water quality.
Deadline: Submit project, lab,
and field data now through Nov. 3.
Deadline: By Dec.
15 you will need to review the data entered by the MPCA.
Find out more on the MPCA's
surface water data website.
Your role in collecting these
data is important to Minnesota’s effort to identify impaired waters, as well as
those waters in need of additional protection. Thank you for your help.
For more information on
submitting data:
-
Nancy Flandrick, 651-757-2361
(St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester, and Mankato regional offices)
-
Jean Garvin,
651-757-2378 (Brainerd, Willmar, Marshall, and Detroit Lakes regional
offices)
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