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Alliance of Rouge Communities has completed the summary of the 2022 water quality monitoring efforts.
The Rouge River watershed was assessed for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and total suspended solids (TSS) concentrations, while Johnson Creek was assessed for dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in 2022.
The results indicate that there have been significant improvements (88% reduction) in dry weather E. coli concentrations at 25 stormwater outfalls that were investigated for illicit connections between 2017 and 2022.
In Johnson Creek, with 97% of the Dissolved Oxygen values above the water quality standard of 7 mg/l, concentrations remained consistent with historic values. Given these results, it is recommended that the State be petitioned to remove Johnson Creek from the impaired waters list.
View the full report: https://ntwp.org/ARCwaterqualityreport.
Original source can be found here.
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