Pipestone Soil and Water Conservation District Surface Water Assessment Grant (SWAG) 2022

In 2022, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will engage in Intensive Watershed Monitoring in the Missouri River Basin which includes four watersheds. Through this agreement, the Pipestone Soil and Water Conservation District will assist with this effort by monitoring seven stream sites in three of the targeted watersheds. The sites are located on Medary Creek, Flandreau Creek, Pipestone Creek, Rock River (x2), Poplar Creek, and Chanarambie Creek. The sites were chosen by the MPCA and agreed upon by local entities. The sites will be monitored for Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Specific Conductance, Temperature, Total Suspended Solids, Total Phosphorous, Chloride, Hardness, E.coli, and Chlorophyll-a. Duplicates will also be collected once on each site during the first year of monitoring for Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC).