FW: Far Mill River - "impaired"
Teresa Gallagher
This didn’t go through yesterday I guess.
Teresa Gallagher
Conservation Agent
Conservation Commission
Trails, Anti-Litter, and Community Garden Committees
City of Shelton
54 Hill Street, Shelton, CT
From: Teresa Gallagher [mailto:conser...@cityofshelton.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
11:12 AM
To: shel...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Far Mill River
- "impaired"
Just found this DEEP document from late 2012 listing the Far Mill River as impaired below the junction of Means Brook due to elevated bacteria levels. This means no swimming, although elevated bacteria levels does not necessarily impact fish. Probably some failing septics.
http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/water/tmdl/statewidebacteria/farmillriver6025.pdf
Teresa Gallagher
Conservation Agent
Conservation Commission
Trails, Anti-Litter, and Community Garden Committees
City of Shelton
54 Hill Street, Shelton, CT