Only half of Missouri's streams meet water quality goals established in the 1972 Clean Water Act.
Missouri has lost nearly 90% of its original 4.5 million acres of wetlands. The state of Missouri has failed to implement key requirements of the Clean Water Act.
photo by Tyler Harris
MCE Priorities:
Wetland Mitigation:
The Coalition works to protect Missouri's wetlands. Read More
Unclassified Waters:
The Coalition fights for greater regulatory protections of Missouri streams and wetlands. Read More
Anti-degradation:
The Coalition is committed to keeping clean streams clean. Read More
Nutrient Standards:
The Coalition is working to secure nutrient standards in Missouri. Read More
Wetland and Stream Protection:
Help the Coalition protect Missouri's wetlands and steams. Read More
Impaired Streams :
The Coalition is working to ensure Missouri DNR properly lists all impaired streams. Read More
Removing Sewage from our Streams:
The St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) will face a clean water lawsuit unless it commits to cleaning up systems that spill raw sewage into area streams. Read More
Swimmable Streams:
From 2005 onward, the state has been trying to remove Clean Water Act protections that make water recreation safe. Read More
Recent MCE Accomplishments:
MCE Motivates Hundreds to Comment on Stream Exemptions:
MCE conducted a massive campaign to inform citizens of the Department of Natural Resources’ plan to exempt 170 Missouri Streams from strict water quality standards. If exempted, these streams would not be safe for swimming. Hundreds of additional Public Comments resulted from the campaign.
MCE Legal Settlement Results in Stricter Water Quality Standards:
A MCE legal settlement pressures the Missouri Clean Water Commission to adopt standards that comply with the Federal Clean Water Act by April 2006. Read more about this important settlement and the substantial water quality policy changes that have resulted.
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