View The 'Impaired Waters' In The Woodbury Area

WOODBURY, MN — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently released its proposed impaired-waters list for 2022, adding 305 additional water bodies.

The total list now includes 2,904 water bodies with 6,168 different impairments. Bacteria, sediment, nutrients, and poor conditions for fish are among the most common impairments in Minnesota waters, according to officials.

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Here are the Woodbury lakes listed:

• Wilmes Lake
• Markgrafs Lake
• Colby Lake
• La Lake

"Minnesota's water is its most valuable resource and everyone expects our lakes and streams to be suitable for swimming and fishing," said Katrina Kessler, MPCA commissioner, in a news release.

"While Minnesota has made progress in cleaning up waters, too many of our lakes and streams are in still trouble, from high levels of phosphorus that grow algae to PFAS contamination in our waters in Greater Minnesota. We still have more work to do."

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Three lakes in the Woodbury area have been taken off Minnesota's list of impaired waters over the past 20 years:

• Battle Creek Lake (delisted in 2014)
• Carver Lake (2014)
• Tanners Lake (2004)

Click here for an interactive map showing all of the polluted waters in Minnesota