WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Twenty-three sites were monitored for bacteria, from June to September. Due to increased precipitation and high flows in 2023, some sites did exceed the Water Quality Criteria for bacteria. Sites that exceeded the criteria include Roaring Brook and the Pequabuck River in Farmington, Munnisunk, Minister and Russell Brook in Simsbury, Salmon Brook East Branch in Granby, Salmon Brook mainstem in East Granby, and Mill Brook in Windsor. This data can better inform where there may be higher levels of polluted stormwater runoff and help to determine potential land causes behind these factors. Results are updated weekly during the summer on Connecticut River Conservancy’s Is It Clean? website.
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic 