COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A polluted Columbia creek found to be in violation of the federal Clean Water Act more than a decade ago has a new cleanup plan.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Natural Resources unveiled the plan to reduce storm water runoff in Hinkson Creek on Wednesday afternoon. City government, Boone County and the University of Missouri are also participating in the partnership, known as collaborative adaptive management.
Hinkson Creek has been classified as an impaired waterway since 1998. A lawsuit filed against the EPA by the American Canoe Association and the Sierra Club led to a 2002 court order to bring the creek under federal clean water standards.
The EPA established a total maximum daily load of allowed pollutants for Hinkson Creek early last year.