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State News
Warren OK's landfill, recycling pacts
The Macomb Daily (8/15)
A series of new landfill contracts and a change in the way rubbish is hauled for disposal will save taxpayers millions of dollars, city administrators predict. The city officials plan to aggressively promote curbside recycling.
Sewage spill still in dispute
Battle Creek Enquirer (8/14)
The city appears to have violated Michigan Department of Environmental Quality rules when reporting a major sewage spill on July 2 at Battle Creek's wastewater treatment plant.
After years of delays, Whitney Drain project nears completion
The Bay City Times (8/14)
The drain, collecting water from Arenac, Iosco and Ogemaw counties, has been eroding banks and spewing sediment into Saginaw Bay for decades, spreading pollution, smothering fish habitat - and washing out roads.
Beach closings rise in Michigan, report says
The Bay City Times (8/6)
The number of days that state beaches were closed or placed under advisories because of water quality concerns jumped 60 percent last year, according to a report by an environmental group.
EDITORIAL: Fast-track cleaning toxic hotspots
The Grand Rapids Press (8/4)
Congress should speed up efforts to remove toxic pollutants from the Great Lakes and pass the Great Lakes Legacy Act Renewal.
Water authority would tap Lake Huron
The Times Herald (8/1)
A giant pipeline from Lexington to Flint, when complete, could ferry 150 million gallons of untreated lake water a day to more than one million people, competing with the established system run by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department.
State Beach Resources
Macomb County Beach Closing Data
The Macomb County Health Department
This site provides beach testing results for the past three years. Click on the appropriate link to see beach-specific results.
Michigan Beach Closings: Sources & Solutions
Alliance for the Great Lakes
When beaches close it is usually because of the risk to human health from viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and other microbes that enter Lake Michigan from many different sources.
Michigan Beach Monitoring and Closure/Advisory Practices
Natural Resources Defense Council
Michigan beach maps and information on beach monitoring and closings.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
This site contains information about Michigan public beaches and recreational-use waterways. Here you will find information about beach closings, monitoring efforts and E. coli test results.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – Online Beach Monitoring System
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
To search for a beach or other location, enter any part of the beach name or waterbody name into the search box on the top of this page and click "GO".
Orchard Beach State Park
RING! Online
Situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, the park has 176 campsites, swimming beach and trails.
State Beaches
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
Maintained by: Christine Manninen, manninen@glc.org
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