http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/opinion/editorial-clean-waters-8362 Comments for "EDITORIAL: Clean waters" xx http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/opinion/editorial-clean-waters-8362 <p>If you like to swim, try the beaches on Lake Ripley in Litchfield or Belle Lake in McLeod County’s Piepenberg Park. Both feature ample sand and clean water. </p> <p>But you’ll want to think twice before diving into Cedar Lake or Greenleaf Lake. Those two lakes are polluted and have been deemed “unsuitable for swimming” by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.</p> <p>With similar caution, you might want to limit the number of walleye you eat from McLeod and Meeker County lakes. Their mercury content might endanger your health.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/opinion/editorial-clean-waters-8362">read more</a></p> http://www.hutchinsonleader.com/news/opinion/editorial-clean-waters-8362#comments Opinion Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:49:40 -0500 Melissa Sullivan 8362 at http://www.hutchinsonleader.com