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What's New Panel criticizes report of site’s risk The Buffalo News (11/9) A review of risks posed by contamination at a former federal weapons site in Lewiston and Porter, N.Y., has been called "meaningless" and incomplete by a volunteer panel of area residents with technical expertise in the issues. U.S. Steel gets OK for benzene water fix The Journal Times (10/28) U.S. Steel Gary Works will begin treating benzene-laden groundwater leaking into Lake Michigan from north of its coke plant by the end of October. COMMENTARY: No pure water, no 'Pure Michigan' Traverse City Record Eagle (10/27) Each of us has a favorite stream, river, lake or Great Lake -- the inland seas that make Michigan one of the world's most easily identifiable places. As the stewards of the world's largest fresh water reservoir, we know there is no pure Michigan without pure water. Tribe may aid in cleanup Traverse City Record Eagle (10/24) The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians could become involved in plans to treat large-scale pollution at Bay Harbor Resort on Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay.
General Resources The Importance of Ground Water in the Great Lakes Region U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ground water is a major natural resource in the Great Lakes region because it indirectly contributes more than 50 percent of the stream discharge to the Great Lakes. This report is an excellent evaluation of ground water conditions and issues in the region, illustrated with numerous figures and maps.
Education 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater U. of Illinois College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service Topics include reducing contamination risks from fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, managinge pests with an integrated pest management program, improving chemical application, evaluating a site with groundwater protection in mind, and testing and treating water. A Primer on Fresh Water Environment Canada Designed for educators, communities and organizations in a position to develop learning resources to enable Canadians to better understand their environment. Groundwater Education in Michigan Program Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation The GEM program helps people understand the relationship between their actions and the quality of their environment, particularly groundwater. GEM has a network of community groups and universities across the state who initiate projects and share information about protecting groundwater. Groundwater Education Strategy Great Lakes Commission This document lays out a framework to promote groundwater education programs in the region made up of findings of the Groundwater Education Task Force and its education roundtables.
Management Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Pesticides and Groundwater Strategy Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Describes the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's strategy, principles for addressing the protection of groundwater through the implementation of Best Management Practices and other prevention activities and plans for groundwater monitoring, information dissemination and recordkeeping. February 1996.
Reports Groundwater Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) From The Changing Illinois Environment: Critical Trends, 1994.
Related Resources GLIN: Rivers and Lakes in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Water Quality in the Great Lakes Region
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