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FAIRMONT WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY EFFLUENT IN FAIRMONT (MNPCA-S003-076) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This facility municipal sewage (potw) site, maintained by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water (identifier MNPCA), has the name "FAIRMONT WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY EFFLUENT IN FAIRMONT" and has the identifier MNPCA-S003-076. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020009.

This site is located in Martin County County, Minnesota at 43.6730000000 degrees latitude and -94.4520000000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "MNPCA-S003-076" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2001 - 2001
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2001 - 2001
Microbiological 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNPCA
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA-S003-076
MonitoringLocationName FAIRMONT WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY EFFLUENT IN FAIRMONT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Facility Municipal Sewage (POTW)
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FAIRMONT WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY EFFLUENT, WEST OF STATE HWY 15, SOUTH OF CENTER CREEK, AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF FAIRMONT. SAMPLES COLLECTED BEFORE EFFLUENT ENTERS CENTER CREEK.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020009
LatitudeMeasure 43.6730000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.4520000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET