Dirty water Morrison County

Spring 2016 the MPCA is going to begin monitoring this entire watershed.....then we will know how much fecal choliform, nitrates, phosphorus and other toxins are in these waters.

All of the above picures are of Little Elk River, by Randall, Mn the Dove Road Bridge 10-22-15 at 1:50pm ....water has more algae, water level is lower and more particles in the water sample today. Reading of secchi tube similar to last week.

The pictures below are of Little Elk River on the Grouse Road bridge north of Little Falls. This is the same river I monitor by Randall, just before it dumps unfiltered into the Mississippi across from the Covenant church.

 Standing water with film on the top. Secchi tube reading similar to by Dove Road bridge.

The above picture is 

the drainage ditch owned by Morrison County that City of Little Falls has a permanent easement and is charged with maintaining. It runs through the entire West Side Industrial park.....then dumps into the Mississippi unfiltered on the north side of the railroad tracks by Larson Boat factory. At the corner of 13th Ave NW and 8th St.NW this water is really smelly/foul odor and has an oil sheen appearance with alot of rust sediment.