Fort Collins Utilities Releases Water Quality Report for Poudre River and Urban Creeks
Posted on: Oct-30-2015
Fort Collins Utilities released the 2014-2015 Lower Poudre and Urban Creek Water Quality Report that provides a water quality focused summary of Utilities' monitoring efforts on the Cache la Poudre River through Fort Collins and three urban creeks in the community.The annual report, available at https://www.fcgov.com/lower-poudre-monitoring , includes presentation, discussion and analysis of:
- significant water quality issues and trends in the river and creeks
- major activities and findings within the Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System (MS4) and Stormwater Quality Low Impact Development (LID) programs
- updates on regulatory changes and compliance issues that impact the river and creeks
Utilities is part of the Lower Cache la Poudre Water Quality Monitoring Program that joins together the cities of Fort Collins and Greeley, with the Town of Windsor, the Boxelder and South Fort Collins Sanitation Districts and Carestream Health in an ongoing collaborative effort to monitor and protect the Cache la Poudre River.
The integrated monitoring program supports 10 sampling sites on the river from Fort Collins downstream to Greeley. Colorado State University provides the program's expertise in field sampling and data collection for fish and benthic (bottom dwelling) invertebrates. Chemical, physical and biological monitoring data from participating agencies is shared via the Colorado Data Sharing Network.
For more information about the Lower Cache la Poudre Water Quality Monitoring Program, visit https://www.fcgov.com/lower-poudre-monitoring , email kelmund@fcgov.com, call 970-416-2764 or TDD 970-224-6003.
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Keith Elmund, Ph.D., Environmental Services Manager
- 970.416.2764
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