Beautiful (and toxic) Copper Creek. This area has been a mining region for decades, and renewed interest in copper has led to continued exploratory drilling today. #conservation #engagement #impairedWaters
March 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Beautiful (and toxic) Copper Creek. This area has been a mining region for decades, and renewed interest in copper has led to continued exploratory drilling today. #conservation #engagement #impairedWaters
Three Creek runs impaired from its headwaters to its mouth — all four assessed segments, plus Applewhite Swamp on its flank, are officially on Virginia's 303(d) list of waters failing to meet clean water standards, and the Meherrin River…
#ThreeCreek #BlackwaterStreams #ImpairedWaters #CoastalPlain
#ThreeCreek #BlackwaterStreams #ImpairedWaters #CoastalPlain
Rolling Coastal Plain — Speak for the Trees
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July 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Three Creek runs impaired from its headwaters to its mouth — all four assessed segments, plus Applewhite Swamp on its flank, are officially on Virginia's 303(d) list of waters failing to meet clean water standards, and the Meherrin River…
#ThreeCreek #BlackwaterStreams #ImpairedWaters #CoastalPlain
#ThreeCreek #BlackwaterStreams #ImpairedWaters #CoastalPlain
At the height of summer swimming season, nearly every public beach along the lakefront carries an official federal designation as an impaired water body — not a temporary advisory, but a standing regulatory determination that these…
#ChicagoRiver #CombinedSewerOverflow #LakeMichigan #ImpairedWaters
#ChicagoRiver #CombinedSewerOverflow #LakeMichigan #ImpairedWaters
Chicago Lake Plain — Speak for the Trees
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July 21, 2026 at 5:18 PM
At the height of summer swimming season, nearly every public beach along the lakefront carries an official federal designation as an impaired water body — not a temporary advisory, but a standing regulatory determination that these…
#ChicagoRiver #CombinedSewerOverflow #LakeMichigan #ImpairedWaters
#ChicagoRiver #CombinedSewerOverflow #LakeMichigan #ImpairedWaters
The river has come roaring back — streamflow jumped from a near-dry trickle of less than half a cubic foot per second to 231 cubic feet per second within the span of two weeks, likely driven by summer monsoon pulses reaching the…
#SeleniumContamination #MonsoonFlood #ColoradoPlateau #ImpairedWaters
#SeleniumContamination #MonsoonFlood #ColoradoPlateau #ImpairedWaters
Shale Deserts and Sedimentary Basins — Speak for the Trees
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July 20, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The river has come roaring back — streamflow jumped from a near-dry trickle of less than half a cubic foot per second to 231 cubic feet per second within the span of two weeks, likely driven by summer monsoon pulses reaching the…
#SeleniumContamination #MonsoonFlood #ColoradoPlateau #ImpairedWaters
#SeleniumContamination #MonsoonFlood #ColoradoPlateau #ImpairedWaters
On November 14, 2023, the MPCA is releasing their bi-annual list of impaired waters, with some newly listed waters, and many that have been removed from the list. The public can learn more and submit their comments on this list through January 12, 2024. Learn more: mnpca.info/ImpairedWaters
Minnesota’s impaired waters list | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Every two years, MPCA creates a list of impaired waters in the state that do not meet water quality standards.
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November 13, 2023 at 6:44 PM
On November 14, 2023, the MPCA is releasing their bi-annual list of impaired waters, with some newly listed waters, and many that have been removed from the list. The public can learn more and submit their comments on this list through January 12, 2024. Learn more: mnpca.info/ImpairedWaters