View The 'Impaired Waters' In The Edina Area

EDINA, MN — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently released its proposed impaired-waters list for 2022, adding 305 additional water bodies.

The total list now includes 2,904 water bodies with 6,168 different impairments. Bacteria, sediment, nutrients, and poor conditions for fish are among the most common impairments in Minnesota waters, according to officials.

Here are the Edina-area waters listed:

• Minnehaha Creek
• Harriet Lake
• Bde Maka Ska
• Cornelia Lake
• Nine Mile Creek

"Minnesota's water is its most valuable resource and everyone expects our lakes and streams to be suitable for swimming and fishing," said Katrina Kessler, MPCA commissioner, in a news release.

"While Minnesota has made progress in cleaning up waters, too many of our lakes and streams are in still trouble, from high levels of phosphorus that grow algae to PFAS contamination in our waters in Greater Minnesota. We still have more work to do."

Nine Mile Creek was added to Minnesota's list of impaired waters in 2002 due to turbidity. Though it was delisted in 2010 for that parameter, it remains on the list for having a number of contaminants harmful to aquatic life and recreation, including chloride and E. coli.

The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District devotes a large portion of its efforts to reducing pollutants and impairments in the creek and local lakes while also teaching residents how to help keep water bodies healthy.

Click here for an interactive map showing all of the polluted waters in Minnesota.

*Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify Nine Mile Creek's inclusion on Minnesota's 2022 list of impaired waters.