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Lower Grand River Watershed Implementation Project

The LGRW implementation project began in January of 2005. The main goal of this project was to sample for E. coli at various monitoring locations in three subwatersheds (Buck Creek, Plaster Creek, and the Coldwater River). Sampling results will allow project partners to decide on locations for Best Management Practices (BMPs) to be installed in the summer of 2007 and the Spring of 2008. Updates to the Plaster Creek Watershed and Coldwater River Watershed Management Plans were also completed.

In April of 2007 a meeting was held to announce the results of the E. coli sampling.

Click Here for the PowerPoint presentation of the results (15mb).

Click on the links below to download maps including E. coli sampling results for each subbasin.

Dry Weather Sampling
Coldwater River Watershed Plaster Creek Watershed Buck Creek Watershed
E. Coli > 130 CFU/100 ML E. Coli > 130 CFU/100 ML E. Coli > 130 CFU/100 ML
E. coli > 300 CFU/100 ML E. Coli > 300 CFU/100 ML E. Coli > 300 CFU/100 ML
E. Coli > 1000 CFU/100 ML E. Coli > 1000 CFU/100 ML E. Coli > 1000 CFU/100 ML
Wet Weather Sampling
CWR May 11, 2006 PCW May 11, 2006 BCW May 11, 2006
CWR July 12, 2006 PCW July 12, 2006 BCW July 12, 2006
CWR October 2, 2006 PCW October 2, 2006 BCW October 2, 2006

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the assistance agreement to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.

Contact:

Grand Valley Metro Council
40 Pearl St. NW, Ste. 410 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 776-3876 [email protected]