In an environmental success story coming out of Maple Grove, Fish Lake is slated to no longer be classified as an impaired water body by the end of 2024. A post announcing the marking of a significant turnaround for the local aquatic landmark, as reported by the CityofMapleGrove, MN.
Thanks to the work of many -- Fish Lake in Maple Grove is set to be delisted as an impaired water in 2024. To put it in perspective, there are 6,350 impaired waters in the State of Minnesota with only 212 delistings. Find out more at https://t.co/hEeFFLzwOx #MapleGroveMN
— CityofMapleGrove, MN (@maplegrovemngov) March 11, 2024
The lake's rehabilitation is noteworthy in the context of Minnesota's battle with polluted waters. The state currently lists a staggering 6,350 water bodies as impaired, with only a fraction of those—212, to be precise—successfully cleaned up and removed from the list. The majority of these troubled waters still falter under the weight of pollution and ecosystem imbalance, but Fish Lake has managed to swim against the current, according to the CityofMapleGrove, MN.
