Water Quality
Improving water quality is a priority for PACD.
Improving water quality is a priority for PACD.
Our Focus
Our Focus
PACD collects weekly data from several monitoring sites along the Middle Fork and Hornecker Creek during the recreation season (May through September).
PACD collects weekly data from several monitoring sites along the Middle Fork and Hornecker Creek during the recreation season (May through September).
The focuses is on:
The focuses is on:
- Identifying spatial boundaries of the impairment
- Identifying potential contributions
- Implementing voluntary mitigation of potential bacterial contributions with best management practices (BMP)
Report plus all appendices.pdfWatershed Based Plan
Watershed Based Plan
Addressing E. coli on the Middle Fork
Addressing E. coli on the Middle Fork
December 2020
Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Assessment Project Final Report.pdfSection 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Assessment Project Final Report
Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Assessment Project Final Report
October 31, 2011
Graphic below was created in 2018
Since 1999, PACD has been actively involved in collecting credible water quality data on the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River above and below the City of Lander.
Since 1999, PACD has been actively involved in collecting credible water quality data on the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River above and below the City of Lander.
In 2002, the Middle Fork was included in "Table A of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality's (WDEQ) 303(d) List of Waterbodies with Water Quality Impairments" with the cause of the impairment being fecal coliform bacteria.
In 2002, the Middle Fork was included in "Table A of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality's (WDEQ) 303(d) List of Waterbodies with Water Quality Impairments" with the cause of the impairment being fecal coliform bacteria.
In 2007, Escherichia coli (E. coli) became the new standard to evaluate surface water quality impairments for contact recreation in Wyoming. We test for both E. coli and fecal coliform which are correlated with incidences of gastrointestinal illnesses and indicates a water quality problem.
In 2007, Escherichia coli (E. coli) became the new standard to evaluate surface water quality impairments for contact recreation in Wyoming. We test for both E. coli and fecal coliform which are correlated with incidences of gastrointestinal illnesses and indicates a water quality problem.
In 2020, 0.7 miles of the Middle Fork was officially delisted. Click here to read the "success story".
In 2020, 0.7 miles of the Middle Fork was officially delisted. Click here to read the "success story".