River
Watch Goals
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- Monitor water quality of the Mississippi River using chemical,
physical and biological indicators of river health.
- Establish a data base of water quality for the Mississippi
Headwaters, indicating trends over seasons and over time.
- Determine sources of nutrient input to the Mississippi Headwaters.
- Determine impact of nutrients on the river's health, especially
impact of individual on-site septic systems and municipal sewage
treatment systems.
- Determine the impact of land use practices on the river's
health, from development to recreation.
- Establish a water quality index for the Mississippi Headwaters
that includes an indicator species of macroinvertebrates.
- Report results to communities in a variety of forms, from
news media to informational programs to decision making bodies.
- Build a partnership of schools, community groups, businesses,
state and local government committed to maintaining the waters
of the Mississippi Headwaters as an "outstanding resource value"
for Minnesota.
- Use the data gathered by the monitoring program to design
and carry out local projects to improve and maintain water quality.
- Promote awareness and stewardship of the Mississippi Headwaters.
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