The “Beach Closings” Beneficial Use Impairment, used by the Remedial Action Plan program to indicate water quality issues in parts of the Niagara River caused by human sources of bacterial pollution, has officially been declared “not impaired.” Read the full story by the Niagara On The Lake Advance.
The unexpected arrival of “no trespassing” signs on the Port Dover, Ontario beach late last week caused a stir in Norfolk County and beyond, with residents and social media users wondering if the popular beach would be off-limits this summer. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator. Read the full story
Lake Erie’s water level rose to record highs in 2019 and 2020, damaging property and interfering with recreation before beginning a decline that continued into 2022. In 2023, the lake’s level isn’t projected to break any more monthly records but is expected to remain higher than average for the first six months. Read the full…
The summer months are just around the corner and with all the runoff water from this recent rain, there’s a potential threat to those considering a swim in Lake Superior. Read the full story by CBS 3 – Duluth, MN. Read the full story
In the fifty years since the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was first enacted, large efforts have been made to clean up and restore the Great Lakes but there is still more to accomplish. Read the full story by Canadian Geographic. Read the full story
The city of Chicago trumpeted a deal with the Illinois city of Joliet to divert treated drinking water from Lake Michigan, starting in 2030. But how and why Illinois can divert that much water inland underscores risky concessions the other seven Great Lakes states had to make when they negotiated the 2008 Great Lakes Compact….
A top infrastructure official from Macomb County in southeast Michigan is feuding with state environmental regulators over water protection, claiming the state is not doing enough to clean up sewage systems contaminated by pesticide runoff and drugs being flushed down drains and toilets. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. Read the full story
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