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For Immediate Release

Return of the River: History of the St. Louis River & WLSSD

Presentation and Reception

Thursday, March 21

5:30 -7:00 pm

Great Lakes Aquarium

As a part of its outreach series, St. Louis River: Past, Present and  
Future, the St. Louis River Alliance, is co-hosting a reception along  
with Great Lakes Aquarium to showcase the achievements and progress  
that have occurred since the river was listed as an Area of Concern  
on the Great Lakes. This event will be held at Great Lakes Aquarium  
Thursday, March 21 from 5:30 to 7pm. It is free and open to the public.

  This event features an exhibit currently on display at Great Lakes  
Aquarium, called, The Return of the River: The History of the St  
Louis River & the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD).   
This exhibit was to tell the story of one of the river’s most  
significant achievements. Undeniably, the greatest impact on water  
quality in the river was improvements to wastewater treatment.  Prior  
to the 1970’s untreated sewage and industrial waste were significant  
sources of pollution in the river. When WLSSD began its operations in  
1978, the river’s water quality improved quickly. The exhibit was  
produced by WLSSD in partnership with the St. Louis County Historical  
Society and funded in part by Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program.

  Along with improving wastewater treatment, a number of other  
significant achievements have occurred over the past several decades  
to address the issues related to the river’s Area of Concern status.   
A newly published report is now available highlighting the progress  
made so far as well as a strategic plan that will move the St. Louis  
River from an Area of Concern to an Area of Recovery by 2025. Copies  
of this report will be available at this event or can be obtained  
from the St. Louis River Alliance.





For more information and updates, visit www.stlouisriver.org or email  
slrcac at stlouisriver.org or call 218-733-9520.













Julene Boe
Executive Director
St. Louis River Alliance
Phone: 218-733-9520
cell 218-348-8767
jboe at stlouisriver.org


Visit the St Louis River Alliance at :   www.StLouisRiver.org




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