Other Water Quality Related Surveys and Activities

Bibliography of Publications Related to Sligo Creek

A listing of studies and reports related to Sligo Creek

DEP Assessment for Wheaton Branch and Main Stem

On July 2, 2004, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection did this brief study of Wheaton Branch and the Main Stem of Sligo Creek.

Science Fair Projects

The Friends of Sligo Creek Water Quality Committee encourages students and interested people to study Sligo Creek and share their findings. One way to do this is through science fair projects. Here are some science fair projects that have been done relating to Sligo Creek:

Sligo Creek vs. Sleepy Creek : This December 2004 study compares macroinvertebrates found in Sligo Creek with a creek in West Virginia. A science fair project by Theo Salem-Mackall, a fifth grader at Grace Episcopal Day School in Kensington.
The findings of this project are also incorporated into the data table for Macroinvertebrate Survey Sligo Creek - North of Colesville Road.

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Project

A project through the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in which native aquatic plants are grown at home and then planted in the Potomac River.

World Water Monitoring Day

Friends of Sligo Creek has participated in this activity and plans to do so again.

WSSC and Sligo Creek

It is widely recognized that among the problems facing Sligo Creek are sewer pipes adjacent to the creek leaking sewage into the water. Evidence for this can be seen in the Stream Corridor Assessment survey. The agency responsible for maintaining these sewer pipes is the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

Letter from Friends of Sligo Creek to WSSC in February 2004 urging increased vigilance to reduce sewage leaks into Sligo Creek.
Response from WSSC in February 2004 to letter about sewage in Sligo.
WSSC Repairs along Takoma Branch in February 2005.
Lawsuit against WSSC for contaminating the Anacostia Watershed. Settled December 2005.

The Clean Water Act and Sligo Creek

A record of Sligo Creek's history of being listed as a biologically impaired stream.