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Planning for a Better Watershed
A lot of my time over the past few months has been spent figuring out how we can eliminate some of the impairments (problems) to sections within our watershed. We know from our monitoring and sampling...
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Get with the Flow
I just recently finished the final editing on 6 plans to address impairments to the watershed in Washtenaw and Livingston counties. The problems we addressed in those plans were the things we spend...
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Sadly, not a lot of good news has come across our desks over the past couple of weeks. Instead, we are hearing of major losses, or potential losses, in the gains we have made with our nation’s waters...
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Swimming in Base Line Lake There is a lot of local action this edition of News to Us. Read about a potential new wastewater treatment facility in Superior Township and lakeside residential...
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The Senate last night approved legislation from a bipartisan group of lawmakers to boost federal efforts against the harmful algae blooms that haunt many of the nation’s waters. S. 1254, the Harmful...
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Study asks: Is there an easier way to locate at-risk septic systems?
Collapse of a residential septic system tank Septic systems are essential to rural living. Communities have standards for their design, construction, and, increasingly, maintenance. Yet, even with...
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Toxic Algae Bloom in Lake Erie
Algae bloom on Lake Erie, in 2011. Source: New York Times Last week, nearly 500,000 people lost access to clean water for drinking and bathing due to a toxic algae bloom that occurred around the City...
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Milford Asset Mapping. Image credit: Oakland County PEDs News to Us today highlights a couple of local stories from Milford and Scio Township. Several climate-related articles came across our desks...
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This edition of News to Us shares articles on rainfall — how to use rain gardens to manage it, how it carries nutrients to our waterways causing issues with algae and microcystin blooms and when...
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Rainy and warm? The forecast for a toxic algal bloom.
On August 2nd, Mayor of Toledo Michael Collins, issued a ban on drinking water. Microcystis, a bacteria*, reached toxic levels in the City’s drinking water supply in western Lake Erie. The ban lasted...
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2014 Leaves the Huron Nutrient Story Complicated
An excessive amount of nutrients is the top water quality concern in the Huron River watershed and the Great Lakes region, if not the entire county. This summer’s drinking water crisis in Toledo is a...
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It has been a busy news month. Many exciting things happening at the global, national and state level that affects us right here in the Huron. The environment took front seat in international news...
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Volunteers installing an osprey nesting platform in the Huron River. Photo credit: 7 Cylinders Studio Local osprey are being outfitted with tracking devices so you and researches can monitor their...
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Mulching fall leaves is a river friendly practice. Photo credit: Dean Hochman via Flickr Creative Commons license. HRWC’s commitment to compiling and sharing noteworthy water-related news continues....
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Water Quality Monitoring Program Allows Active Involvement
The 2016 Water Quality Monitoring Program season wrapped up at the end of September, and now I spend time compiling the data for analysis. With the help of 60 volunteers between April and September,...
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2016 Results Are In! (at least some of them)
Watershed tour stop showing phosphorus levels at sites on South Ore Creek In January, HRWC staff and volunteers got together to celebrate another successful season of data collection. Call it a...
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Trip Report: D.C. Fly In For Clean Water
The Huron River Watershed Council joined a delegation of river protection leaders from around the country to Washington, D.C. last week. The goal of the Fly In was to make it clear that clean water...
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2017 Water Quality Monitoring Season Marks Halfway Point
Volunteers Jacinda Bowman, Daniel Tanner, Ron Fadoir, and Charlotte Weinstein at Silver Creek in Wayne County having fun and taking flow measurements. In March, HRWC’s Water Quality Monitoring Program...
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Late Harmful Algae Blooms Hit Shed
After nearly six years of relatively clear, algae-free waters, harmful algae blooms (HABs) were recently detected in Ford and Belleville Lakes. While these blooms were not extensive, if it happens...
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