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What's New Fluoride pioneer Grand Rapids rethinks safety of putting chemical in water The Grand Rapids Press (5/7) Will the city that became the first in the world to fluoridate its drinking water decide to discontinue use of the chemical? Owner, city at odds over value of land Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/30) The owner of a property that the city of Waukesha, Wis., may seize to acquire the valuable clean ground water beneath places the value of the parcel at more than double the price offered by the city. Bid to stop mine in Michigan's U.P. gets hearing The Detroit News (4/29) Opponents of a planned nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are trying to overturn a decision by the state Department of Environmental Quality to allow the project. Chicago tests water for drugs Belleville News-Democrat (4/18) The city of Chicago is testing the waters of Lake Michigan for the presence of pharmaceutical drugs and is vowing to the post the results on the Internet.
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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