Editorial_RiverTest
Nuri Mathieu (left), a water quality scientist with the Department of Ecology, and technician Paula Cracknell release a fluorescent pink dye called Rhodamine into the Pilchuck River near Menzel Lake Road south of Granite Falls on Tuesday evening. Teams of scientists from the state Department of Ecology will be monitoring the dye and using the data gathered to create computer models of the river for future cleaning and restoration.