Root River Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring

The Root River Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) project will continue existing efforts to calculate seasonal pollutant loads for the Root River. The Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will assist the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) with water quality monitoring and pollutant load calculations for five subwatershed sites. Samples will be collected using procedures described in the WPLMN standard operating procedures. Sites include: Main Branch Root River (near Houston, MN), South Fork Root River (near Houston, MN), South Branch Root River (in Lanesboro, MN), North Branch Root River (near Pilot Mound, MN) and Middle Branch Root River (near Fillmore, MN).