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City staff reports elevated E. coli and identifies debris and erosion in stream assessments
Summary
City staff reported elevated E. coli geometric means on Hurricane Creek and Finch Branch, found debris and erosion at multiple sites, and outlined near-term cleanup and source-tracking steps.
City staff reported to the La Vergne Stormwater Appeals and Advisory Board on Feb. 3, 2025, that recent visual stream assessments and E. coli monitoring identified debris, erosion and elevated pathogen levels in several local streams, and described planned cleanup and follow-up testing to locate sources.
Miss Thompson, a city staff member, said the city is required to complete stormwater monitoring and visual stream assessments every five years for streams listed as impaired. Staff contracted CEC Engineering to walk impaired reaches and sample for E. coli at Hurricane Creek and Finch Branch.
"When you do E. coli testing, you have to do five separate samples in the…
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