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As of March 24th, 2020 the offices of the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) will REMAIN OPEN to provide essential services as warranted by Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order #2020-21 (Sec. 9). This includes the SWP Main Office (Presque Isle Park) and the SWP Energy Office (Lakeview Arena). However, both offices are CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. While…

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) recently partnered with the Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) and the Community Foundation of Marquette County (CFMC) to collaboratively conduct the Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP), an independent monitoring program of Eagle Mine operations. The CEMP program began in 2012 and provides an independent and comprehensive picture of groundwater quality, surface…

Air quality data from the Powell Township air station will soon be available on the CEMP website. Real-time meteorological data at the station can be viewed here.

During 2015, CEMP monitoring was expanded to evaluate concerns raised by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and other community members regarding potential impacts from mining operations on nearby edible plant species and species of high cultural value. Fruit bearing plants located near the Eagle Mine and the Humboldt Mill were identified as a priority…

Each year, the SWP carries out split sampling at permit required monitoring sites at the Eagle Mine site and the Humboldt Mill (groundwater, surface water, and facilities) in conjunction with Eagle Mine’s scheduled monitoring. Split sampling is when a sample taken from a single source (ex. a groundwater well) is divided in two, with each sample…

During 2017, CEMP in cooperation with the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) began water quality monitoring at 8 sites in the headwaters of the Salmon Trout River. The headwaters of the Salmon Trout River begin as “seeps” or natural springs at locations where groundwater daylights and becomes surface water (see map of sites). Results of…