MPCA - Lake Pepin close to water quality standard, more work needed upstream
Thu, 04/23/2020 - 8:29am
By:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Lake Pepin in southeast Minnesota is close to meeting its custom water-quality standard designed to minimize algae, with more work needed upstream to meet the goal, according to a study recently released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
The study focuses on phosphorus levels in Lake Pepin and the Mississippi River upstream, from the Crow River near Dayton, Minn. to the St. Croix River near Hastings.
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