I live on the Columbia River. i want to do some long distance swimming in it but I worry about pollution. I'm wondering if anyone has some guidelines about choosing safe bodies of water?
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there are numerous state, federal and NGOs monitoring water quality... in addition, make inquiries related to fishing warnings
the resources related to water quality and monitoring are plentiful - check out http://www.americanrivers.org/
fecal coliforms increase with rain events - as a rule of thunb you might like to avoid the river after a hard rain
there are numerous state, federal and NGOs monitoring water quality... in addition, make inquiries related to fishing warnings
the resources related to water quality and monitoring are plentiful - check out http://www.americanrivers.org/
fecal coliforms increase with rain events - as a rule of thunb you might like to avoid the river after a hard rain
