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What's New COMMENTARY: State Sen. Nofs says fracking in Michigan is regulated and safe MLive (4/4) Mich. Sen. Mike Nofs says we do not have to choose between our environment and the good paying jobs and tremendous economic benefits that come along with natural gas production. Communities plan switch to Lake Michigan water Lake County Journal (4/1) Six Lake County communities are working to transition from local ground water to Lake Michigan water. National Wildlife Federation questions Waukesha water request Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/27) The City of Waukesha, Wis., has not fully justified its need for Lake Michigan water beginning in 2018, according to a National Wildlife Federation analysis of the city's precedent-setting request to divert Great Lakes water inland. COMMENTARY:Groundwater: The Great Lakes region’s second-class citizen Great Lakes Echo (2/15) We're all concerned with the low water levels in the Great Lakes, but what's being done to protect our vulnerable groundwater resources? COMMENTARY: Protect Great Lakes with tighter groundwater pumping limits Detroit Free Press (2/7) The State of Michigan must tighten its permissive rules on groundwater pumping to fulfill its stewardship obligation to protect the Great Lakes. When in drought: satellites show low Great Lakes groundwater Great Lakes Echo (1/24) The drought plaguing the country continues to sap the groundwater and soil water of the Great Lakes region, according to new NASA satellite data.
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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