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In 1995, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Service began to investigate concerns over thedischarge of wastewater from the Starkville Wastewater Treatment Plant SWTP into HollisCreek, a tributary of the Noxubee River. Both Hollis Creek and the Noxubee River flow throughNoxubee National Wildlife Refuge NNWR. The Service was concerned with possible adverseeffects to fish and wildlife resources on the refuge resulting from the pointsource discharge.The Service initiated a contaminants study in 1997 to examine possible effects from thedischarge on fish and wildlife resources of Hollis Creek and Noxubee River within and adjacentto NNWR. The purpose of the study was to:1 Determine effects on macroinvertebrate community of Hollis Creek,2 Determine nutrient levels in water samples from Hollis Creek,3 Determine concentrations of heavy metal and organochlorine pesticides in sediment,fish, wood ducks, and raccoons.