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(MN) Minneapolis Star Tribune – Two years into a five-year test of herbicides to control Eurasian water milfoil on Lake Minnetonka, results are so encouraging that more shoreline property owners are asking for the chemical treatment in their bays. After seeing the weed fade away this year on Grays Bay and Phelps Bay, residents of Gideons Bay and St. Albans Bay are trying to raise money for milfoil treatments next summer. More
(IL) Chicago Tribune – A plan is under way in Highland Park to help keep at least a small amount of raw sewage out of Lake Michigan — the source of drinking water and recreation for millions of people across the region. In a project that will eventually cost millions of dollars, the North Shore Sanitary District recently approved $150,000 to design the replacement of a mile-long stretch of concrete pipe, three feet in diameter, from a sewage pumping station at Highland Park’s Rosewood Beach to the Clavey Road treatment plant, also in the city. More
By Emily Lawler
Nov. 28, 2009
LANSING, Mich. — Forget letting the bedbugs bite – even having them in your home is a danger. The entire United States is dealing with a resurgence of these pesky parasites, which feed on human blood. “They can cause red itchy lesions,” said Kim Signs, a zoonotic disease epidemiologist with Michigan’s Department of Community Health.
(MN) Minnesota Public Radio – A new study of rusting steel supports in the Duluth-Superior harbor points to dissolved copper in the water as a contributing factor. Duluth shipping officials raised the alarm a few years ago about accelerating corrosion eating away an estimated 50,000 of tons of steel a year. Steel supports several miles of harbor walls and shipping docks. The study cites a combination of factors including bacteria, dissolved copper and scouring by ice. Jim Sharrow, with the Duluth Port Authority, said the damage has been evident where ice forms. More
(MI) The Mudpuppy – Two Israeli companies have agreed to start water technology pilot projects in Michigan, says Lt. Gov. John D. Cherry Jr.
Cherry recently returned from a week-long overseas trade mission to the Middle East, making stops in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Dubai, and bringing back news of the deals. More
(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – The threat of a potential lawsuit could set the stage for new regulations of a pair of pollutants responsible for algae blooms and poor drinking water. Lawyers for several environmental groups notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday of its intent to file suit against the agency for failing to protect state water from two forms of nutrient pollution – phosphorus and nitrogen. More
(IL) Chicago Tribune – The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has released details of five major goals for its water protection programs.
The “Measures of Success” document focuses on ensuring safe drinking water; protecting groundwater; enhancing recreational waters; ensuring safe consumable fish; and protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems. More
(MI) Battle Creek Enquirer – Three grants totaling nearly $700,000 will fund three planning and restoration projects that will reduce flooding, improve water quality and help plan for the future, according to Calhoun Conservation District officials. The district, whose offices are in Marshall, received the following grants:
– Rice Creek Floodplain Reconnection Project, a Clean Michigan Initiative through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The grant is $247,803, with a $143,426 local match, for a total of $391,229. It’s a three-year project in Marengo and Sheridan townships that began Oct. 1.
(IN) The Post-Tribune – More than a dozen stakeholders commented on U.S. Steel’s 2009 draft wastewater permit for Gary Works on Wednesday night at Indiana University Northwest in Gary. Representatives from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management were present to outline the basics of the permit, record testimony, and answer any questions. Those present included representatives from businesses that work with U.S. Steel and environmental groups; state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes; and about 20 Gary Works employees in dayglo orange work pants. More
(MI) Traverse City Record-Eagle – Temperatures 64 feet beneath Grand Traverse Bay are warmer than those that will greet some locals on their front porch this week. That’s because cold water descends and warm water rises, which resulted in 48-degree bay temperatures Tuesday. “We’re amazed at how mixed it is vertically,” said Guy Meadows, director of the University of Michigan’s Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories. More