International Upper Great Lakes Study
Announces Public Meetings in Bay City, Port Huron and Muskegon
Monday, April 28, 2008 -- 7
pm to 9 pm
City Hall, Bay City
301
Washington Ave
Bay City, Michigan
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -- 7 pm to 9 pm
Great Lakes Maritime Center
51 Water Street
Port Huron,
Michigan
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Saturday, May 3, 2008 -- 10
am to 12 noon
Lake Michigan Center, Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute
740 West Shoreline
Drive
Muskegon,
Michigan
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Public advisors to a binational study of Great Lakes water levels
announced today that three public meetings will be held in Michigan this spring. At these
meetings, experts from the International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) will
present the latest scientific findings and provide current information about
water levels. They will also briefly outline the structure and purpose of
the Study and review a history of water level regulation in the Great
Lakes. The presentation will stress the importance of public input to the
Study process and the need for interested individuals and organizations from
throughout the basin to participate. Attendees will have an extensive opportunity
to present their views and ask questions.
The initial focus of IUGLS is whether possible physical changes in the
St. Clair River are contributing to near record low levels in the upper Great
Lakes. More broadly, the Study is examining whether regulation of
outflows from Lake Superior might be improved to
take into consideration changing climate and evolving interests of property owners,
the environment, local governments, the shipping sector, and the
recreation/tourism industry. IUGLS was launched by the International
Joint Commission of the U.S.
and Canada
in March of 2007. While the overall project has a five year timeline, a
final report regarding the St. Clair River question is due in June of 2009.
More information is available at www.iugls.org
or by contacting John Nevin at
202-256-1368.