Bay City explores options for better drinking water- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/30/2010 - 07:16 ] # BAY COUNTY — Officials
from several Bay County entities are working on ways to make your
drinking water better.
With
a number of problems facing the Bay City Water Treatment plant on
Euclid Road in Bangor Township — the facility where nearly all Bay
County residents’ drinking water is treated — local officials are
discussing three options for improving the quality of the water. more...
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Wind turbines to be built in Lake Erie by 2012, group says- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/30/2010 - 07:14 ] #  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Wind turbines could rise from Lake Erie as early as
2012, a development group says.
The Lake Erie Energy
Development Corp., a fledgling non-profit known as LEEDCo, announced
Monday that it was seeking developers to build four to eight turbines in
the lake at an estimated cost of $100 million.more...
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Most at hearing want falling lake levels halted- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/25/2010 - 06:40 ] # Sturgeon Bay — More than 100 people packed a public hearing
Monday night to tell the powerful International Joint Commission what
they think about a controversial study exploring causes for persistently
low water levels on Lake Michigan. more...
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Close the locks- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/25/2010 - 06:39 ] # The Mongols are at the gate, ready to storm the town and destroy
its way of life. Yet the gatekeepers believe the threat really
isn’t that big of a
deal, that closing the gates against the horde would hurt the
gatekeepers’ pocketbook. We can all see what will happen in this
story. The horde will run
through the open gate and destroy the town. more...
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Michigan loses new request in Great Lakes carp case- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/23/2010 - 08:30 ] # The Supreme Court on
Monday rejected another request by the state of Michigan for an order
to close two Chicago-area waterway locks to keep Asian carp from
invading the Great Lakes. more...
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Offshore wind turbines promise jobs and prosperity, but ...- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/22/2010 - 17:43 ] #  Forty-story wind turbines sprouting in Lake Michigan could be seen as
blight on postcard sunsets or symbols of a sustainable future for
Michigan. The view may depend on which dog you have in the fight. But
more than most, this question vexes long-time environmental activists. more...
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Port Huron obeys rules at high cost- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/22/2010 - 06:59 ] # If you're looking for a case study that might explain why so many people
are so mistrustful of government, look no further than the sewers of
Detroit and Port Huron. Or, to be more precise, look no further than
what comes out of those sewers.
Detroit is the No. 1 source of sewage pollution in the Great Lakes. Last
year, it spewed more than 31 billion gallons of filth into the Rouge
and Detroit rivers.
So-called "combined sewers" are the problem. Many of the city's storm
sewers drain into its sanitary sewers. When it rains or when the snow
melts, the system is quickly overwhelmed. Treatment facilities cannot
handle the flood of storm runoff and sewage. more...
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Attack on the water invaders- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/18/2010 - 05:42 ] # Setting sail into a big and competitive market, Trojan Technologies of
London, Ont., is about to launch a new water purification system to stop
the spread of invasive marine species -- which has been a major
environmental problem in the Great Lakes for decades. more...
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Lake Ontario, on the rebound- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/18/2010 - 05:37 ] # Lake Ontario's health has improved greatly over the last 30 to 40 years,
largely due to efforts to reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged
into the lake, as well as stricter controls on sewage treatment plants. more...
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Why solving the Asian carp problem is so hard- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/18/2010 - 05:34 ] # Stopping the carp has become a hot-button issue, prompting Michigan and a
coalition of five states to petition Illinois to "hit the pause button"
on a series of Chicago-area locks until the entire Great Lakes region
is comfortable that an effective plan is in place to stop Asian carp. more...
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Lake Michigan forage base numbers on rise- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/16/2010 - 18:19 ] # With all the talk of doom and gloom about Lake Michigan in recent years — Asian carp knocking
at the door, forage base concerns and smaller salmon, among others —
it's nice to hear a little good news.
When state, federal and
tribal fisheries professionals from the United States and Canada gather
in Windsor, Ontario, next week to discuss issues and plan future
management strategies, they'll learn that Lake Michigan's prey fish
biomass took a surprising step upward last year. more...
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Oswego County joins fight against turbines- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/16/2010 - 06:09 ] # Oswego County legislators followed the lead of Jefferson County in
opposing an offshore wind-power project for eastern Lake Ontario.
Legislators voted to support a resolution asking for the project not to
come to waters near Oswego County. more...
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What Would the Niagara River Look Like Without an Ice Boom?- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/10/2010 - 16:01 ] # As my dog and I walked on Squaw Island on a chilly afternoon last month,
I was able to get an up close look at the Niagara River. At that spot,
nearly twenty percent of the world's fresh surface water flows from the
four upper Great Lakes, funnels together and eventually flow over the
Falls and than onto Lake Ontario. With the significance of this location
in mind, I considered the consequences of clogging up the point where
Lake Erie meets the Niagara River with a man-made ice boom. more...
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Asian carp fight may close Chicago river- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/4/2010 - 07:15 ] # More than a million people each spring and summer pause to admire
Chicago's architectural wonders and learn the history of this marvelous
city with a relaxing boat tour up the twisting Chicago River and onto the
placid waters of Lake Michigan.
But with the unofficial start of the boating season just weeks away,
operators and owners of the most popular boat tours are bracing for a
possibility that once was unthinkable — closure of the Chicago River. more...
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Offshore Wind Regulations Proposed In Lansing- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/4/2010 - 07:12 ] # Governor Granholm's administration has sent state lawmakers the first
draft of legislation that would regulate wind turbines in the Great
Lakes. It's the next step in the process of allowing offshore wind
generators that could one day dot the Great Lakes shorelines, such as
one proposed near Ludington. more...
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