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Saugeen Valley Conservation Releases 2023 Watershed Report Card

The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority have released their 2023 Watershed Report Card.

In it they offered a comprehensive summary of the state of water quality, forests and wetlands in the Saugeen Valley Watershed from 2017 through 2021.

Groundwater quality received a grade of A or excellent.

Two sites received nitrogen levels of B or good with one site receiving a D or poor.  These levels are not indicators of drinking water quality.

Most surface water saw a grade of B or Good.

Forest cover saw grades ranging from A excellent to D poor, with most receiving in the good to fair range.

Wetlands also received grades from excellent to poor with most in the excellent range.

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