Sediment Reduction Plan to Benefit South Metro Mississippi

From The Red Wing Eagle:

The south metro Mississippi River is receiving nearly 1 million tons of sediment from other rivers annually, but a new cleanup plan has targeted the pollution sources and is calling for significant reductions.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released the first draft of a TMDL — total maximum daily load — Wednesday that recommends the Minnesota River - the primary source of pollution to the south metro Mississippi reduce its sediment flow by up to 60 percent.

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