Blacklick Creek

The Ohio EPA has diagnosed part of Blacklick Creek as “sick”.  The part of the creek that has been designated “sick” runs through New Albany and Plain Township.  The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is taking over and making sure that it does what is necessary to make the stream healthy again.  Many things have impacts on waterways, development often leads to erosion, and contamination by pesticides and sewage leaks through the earth.  According to a recent article in ThisWeek, “the area around New Albany and Plain Township has been deemed “poor” by the Ohio EPA in part because of septic-system bacteria that leaches into the ground, chemical and agricultural runoff and building practices that disrupt soil and cause stream bed erosion.”  MORPC plans to improve the quality of Blacklick Creek, making it a place for fish and plant life to thrive and for people to enjoy.

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