15 Organizations Lobby State Legislators About Lake Erie Algal Blooms
In a letter addressed to all those holding office for the Ohio Legislature 15 separate organizations have come together to provide solutions for Lake Erie Algal Blooms. In our effort to follow how Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding (GLRI) is being enacted, this letter provides a concise outlook to effective nutrient management — a top [...]
Sandy Bihn of the Western Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association: Part 2 | Podcast
OREGON, OH - Sandy Bihn, a founder of the Western Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association, sat down with The Erie Wire to discuss the goals of her organization as well as some of the most pressing issues facing Lake Erie today. Listen to part 2 of the On The Wire podcast as Sandy goes into detail about [...]
Sandy Bihn of Western Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association Talks About Nutrients/Bay Shore Power Plant/Beach Safety: Part 1 | Video | Podcast
See here if video will not load: http://www.vimeo.com/13264818 OREGON, OH - Last week, Sandy Bihn, a founder of the Western Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association, sat down with The Erie Wire to discuss the goals of her organization as well as some of the most pressing issues facing Lake Erie today. Listen to this week’s podcast and [...]
Sandusky Bay Watershed NOT Meeting Water Quality Standards
Excess Nutrients, Sedimentation Leading Causes of Impairments in Sandusky Bay Tributaries SANDUSKY, OH - An Ohio EPA study of Sandusky Bay tributary streams revealed water quality impairments caused by excessive nutrients and sedimentation; problems that are common to most Ohio watersheds due to farmland erosion, deforestation and poor watershed management. Recently, at a Great Lakes Commission Meeting, [...]
Water Usage Fact Sheet Excludes Tourism
ERIE COUNTY, OH - When you’re searching for data on water usage in Erie County, OH, whether it’s across the internet or on foot the OSU Extension Fact Sheet released in the 90′s is all that anyone’s likely to find. The fact sheet goes on to explain the following: two thirds of Erie County’s population of [...]
Tour of Big Island Water Works
SANDUSKY, OH - For Part 6 in our series on Water Quality, Cassandra O. Lagunzad tours the Big Island Water Works, Sandusky’s public water service, located near the mouth of Pipe Creek. (click on any image for slideshow of facility) Big Island Water Works sounds like the lively, animated name for one of the North Coast’s [...]
Ohio Environmental Council Speaks About Great Lakes Funding | Podcast
COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) pursues every attempt to make Lake Erie a safer environment for all. Recently, they’re involvement against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the questionable practice of sediment dumping in the great lakes drew statewide attention. Kristy Meyer, an OEC representative, made an open statement to the Great [...]
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Update: Nutrient Overload | Invasive Species | Podcast
OREGON, OH - The Great Lakes United States Policy Committee met at the Maumee Bay State Park Lodge to publicly discuss the progress of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Representatives from the U.S. EPA provided updated information regarding the scientific approach that will lend to the policy considerations for [...]
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Update: Toxins in Lake Erie | Podcast
OREGON, OH - This past week, the Great Lakes United States Policy Committee met at the Maumee Bay State Park Lodge to publicly discuss the progress of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Representatives from the U.S. EPA provided updated information regarding the scientific approach that will lend to the [...]
Sewage Treatment Plant Tour | Podcast
HURON, OH - As part of part 5 of the series on water quality, Cassandra Lagunzad, accompanied by Lauren Berkelamp and Josh Pribanic, visited the Sawmill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is a supplementary article to the video produced during that tour. The visit to the Sawmill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is full of friendliness, fascination [...]
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