Vermilion Community College Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network Sampling Program

2016: Five locations will be monitored in support of the combined Vermilion Community College and Rainy River Community College 2016 – 2017 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (WPLMN) Sampling Agreement. Water samples, field measurements, field images, and other observations will be obtained at each location during each sampling event. Up to 35 samples will be collected at the Vermilion near Crane Lake site and up to 25 samples at the Vermilion River at Buyck, Nemadji River, Little Fork River and Sturgeon River will be collected each year at each site.

2021 and 2024: The primary objective of this project is to obtain spatial and long-term pollutant load information from Minnesota’s rivers and streams, in particular, the Kawishiwi and Stony Rivers in NE MN. To accomplish this, staff at the Vermilion Community College (VCC) will assist the MPCA with water quality monitoring and annual pollutant loading calculations.