Another aspect of water quality in Monroe County is soil erosion attributable to grazing. An additional 51,100 tons per year are lost from the Sunfish-Captina Creek basin. These sediments are detrimental because they fill in stream channels. Monroe County citizens have a major challenge to reduce soil erosion, and to protect water resources from pollutants that could affect the quality of the water supply. Summary Water availability and quality are important public concerns.
Water problems can be both costly and inconvenient.
While the present availability of water is relatively good for Monroe County, water is a precious resource that must be conserved and protected. We must all work together to maintain an adequate supply of good quality water. This fact sheet was intended to provide information to the public on water facts for Monroe County. For more information on water resources and drinking-water quality in the county, contact the Monroe County Extension office. If you have other factual county water-resources information that might be of interest to the public, please send copies to the author of this publication at the Monroe County Extension office.