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2. Sweet Run Tributary

Alliance Partners, Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy |

Sweet Run Site Site Description: Sweet Run is a tributary to Piney Run, which in turn is a tributary of the Potomac. This site is located near Arnold Trail at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship in Neersville.

John EllisCertified Lead Monitor: John Ellis started conducting benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring at this site in the spring of 2021. This site was previously monitored from 2008 to 2010.

Benthic data

Ecological condition rating scores resulting from benthic macroinvertebrate surveys at the Sweet Run site starting in Spring 2021. This site has continuously received acceptable ratings. These surveys cannot detect bacterial pollution.

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