MountainTrue Presents Water Quality Report to Henderson County

On April 4, MountainTrue presented an update on our Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) program to the Henderson County Commissioners.  This program has been collecting data for 20 years, and last year we engaged over 40 volunteers to test 35 sites throughout Henderson County.

EQI, the Environmental Quality Institute, has published the full report for years 2013-2014, and we’ve created an executive summary. The results show that efforts to protect the Mills and Green River have paid off with water quality improving in those and other watersheds. Others, like Mud Creek, are not doing so well, so we’ll be focusing in those areas with more tree plantings, clean-up days and other efforts to improve water quality.

• Read the full EQI report
• Read the executive summary
• View the slideshow that we presented to the Henderson County Commissioners.

This program depends on the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. We can’t do it without you! Contact Evan Parker, Water Quality Administrator at wqa@mountaintrue.org to get involved.