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This long-term data gathering initiative helps track trends in water bodies around the state. The MPCA is grateful for every volunteer who has dedicated time to monitoring their favorite lake or stream.
Profile of John Weiss, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
For more than 50 years, volunteers have gathered critically important water clarity data on Minnesota lakes and streams.
The MPCA monitors and assesses lakes around the state to determine if they meet water quality standards.
MPCA studies shows 75% of Minnesota lakes meet standards for recreation. Clean Water Fund dollars help answer water quality questions.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) reflect how agency staff and contracted partners complete agency-funded field activities.
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Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program
The MPCA gave an environmental award to the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, which sold land so it could become a watershed wetland in Baxter. The project is being finalized in summer 2024.
The MPCA is currently recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams across the state and then report the data back to the agency.
Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.
The health of Minnesota's large rivers is a reflection of how well we are protecting overall water quality.
The MPCA has actively been developing methods and building capacity to improve our ability to monitor and assess wetlands to protect and restore them.
Volunteer water monitors collect valuable data used by agencies and organizations across the state to protect and manage Minnesota’s waters.
Launched in 2022, the PFAS monitoring plan lays out a path for PFAS monitoring at solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater facilities; hazardous waste landfills; facilities with air emissions; and…
Minnesota samples a network of shallow monitoring wells designed to provide early detection of contamination in the groundwater.
Kohlman Lake, one of 27 bodies of water to come off the impaired waters list this year, did so with substantial help from the Clean Water Fund.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
MPCA evaluates water quality by measuring and monitoring the health of fish, macroinvertebrates, and plants.