This Week in #MOWater News

This week's #MOWater highlights: Millions being invested for improved water quality, MDC's "Trout Slam", mayflies acting as an environmental warning system, and beer being a good thing for water. 

Missouri
Increased Releases
Corps of Engineers increases Missouri River releases
News Tribune

Certified Yards
Ozarks Tonight: Get your yard certified
Ozarks First

Watershed Investment 
USDA to invest $56 Million in 2020 to improve water quality
Ag Daily

Ag Runoff
Deregulation of agricultural runoff puts Maryville in a bind for water quality solutions
Northwest Missourian

Trout Slam 
Missouri creates blue-ribbon 'trout slam'
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette 

Levee Repairs
Bids sought for Missouri River levee repairs
News Tribune

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National
Mayfly Warning System
Bye-bye mayfly: Can the burrowing mayfly’s decline serve as a warning system for the health of our environment?
Virginia Tech News

Creek Comeback
The Harrison City Council looking to change Lake Harrison back to creek
KY3

Unreliable Snowpacks
Mountain snowpack grows less reliable as the world warms
Yale Climate Connections 

Beer Waste
Beer Waste Saves Montana Town $1 Million On Water Treatment
NPR

Carp War
Like a slow-motion, underwater cattle drive: Wildlife officials open new front in war against invasive Asian carp along Mississippi River
Chicago Tribune

Citizen Scientists
Citizen scientists may be an untapped resource for water quality improvement
Penn State News

Pancake Ice
Nature News: The magic of ice
Seacoast Online

EPA at 50 
EPA celebrates progress in protecting America’s waters
Daily Journal Online

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