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BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF STREAMS IN THE 



MADISON RIVER TMDL PLANNING AREA 



BASED ON THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF 



THE BENTHIC ALGAE COMMUNITY 



Prepared for: 



State of Montana 



Department of Environmental Quality 



P.O. Box 200901 



Helena, Montana 59620-0901 



Project Officer: Al Nixon 

 DEQ Contract No. 200012-10 



Prepared by; 



Loren L. Bahls, Ph.D. 



Hannaea 



1032 Twelftli Avenue 



Helena, Montana 59601 



June 29, 2004 



STATE DOCUMENTS COLLECT; 



AUG 2 3 2004 



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