The amount of time and resources it takes to restore an unhealthy stream is massive. Fortunately for Lamparek Creek, its redesign is nearly complete, and its impaired days are numbered.
As Microsoft‘s Mount Pleasant datacenter work progresses, so does their restoration design for the Lamparek Creek environmental corridor. We are excited to share some new updates and design details…
Lamparek Creek is getting this much needed attention because it is one of the most impaired and degraded streams in the Pike River watershed. The DNR/EPA-approved Pike River Watershed Restoration Plan (2013) has documented many issues with Lamparek Creek. The water quality surveys and habitat assessments concluded:
High turbidity
Poor stream width to depth ratio
Exceeded total suspended solids criteria 50% of the time
Exceeded dissolved oxygen exceeded criteria 29 out of 85 times
Exceeded E. coli criteria 70 out of 85 times
Poor macroinvertebrate community rating
Fair habitat rating and channel condition ratings
Very poor Fish and Macroinvertebrate (MI) community assessments
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