Water Quality Survey of the East Fork Wapsipinicon River prepared for the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality by the University of Iowa, State Hygienic Laboratory, 1978

(1978) Water Quality Survey of the East Fork Wapsipinicon River prepared for the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality by the University of Iowa, State Hygienic Laboratory, 1978. University of Iowa

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Abstract

The East Fork Wapsipinicon River originates in north central Iowa (Howard County) and flows southerly through Chickasaw County joining the Wapsipinicon River in Bremer County. Drainage area for the East Fork Wapsipinicon is relatively small (148 square miles) and consists mostly of agricultural land. Previous water quality reports (State Health Department 1962 and State Hygienic Laboratory Report #78-2) conducted on the East Fork Wapsipinicon River have indicated poor water quality below Fredericksburg. The primary purpose of this survey was to assess the impact of the Fredericksburg municipal wastewater treatment plant discharge and the Meinerz Creamery discharge on the East Fork Wapsipinicon River.