[dailynews] May 11, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 11, 2011
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Pollution monitors for Lake St. Clair, rivers may shut down
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The nation's most advanced drinking water monitoring system, stretching from 
Port Huron to Wyandotte, may be shut down by December, just three years 
after it was put into place. Source: Daily Tribune (5/11)


Anglers upset at Lutsen ski area's water use
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Lutsen Mountains ski resort could pump 2 million gallons of water per day 
out of the Poplar River to make snow for downhill skiers under legislation 
that passed the Minnesota Senate Finance Committee this week. Source: Duluth 
News Tribune (5/11)


Ontario Beach algae problem could be solved by pump system
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Reviving an effort that seemed dead and buried years ago, federal officials 
plan a midsummer test of a system to pump away rotting algae that can make 
Ontario Beach an unswimmable, smelly mess. Source: Rochester Democrat and 
Chronicle (5/10)


Conservation District receives grant
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The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District has been awarded $15,000 
from the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, which administers Ohio's Lake Erie 
Protection Fund. Source: Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (5/10)


Weather likely will lead to poor Lake Erie angling
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If this spring's cool, wet weather has dampened inland waters fishing, it 
has all but flooded out angling found on Lake Erie. Source: The News-Herald 
(5/10)


DTE Energy tells new regional authority it may want 3 million gallons of 
Lake Huron water daily
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Before the first shovel of dirt is turned to build a new water pipeline to 
Lake Huron, there's already a potential VIP customer waiting in the wings. 
Source: The Flint Journal (5/10)


Study finds effective tools for reducing discharges to Lake Michigan
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Lab tests show three technologies are effective at reducing mercury and 
other pollutants from wastewater discharges into Lake Michigan, and more 
work is under way to test them on a broader scale, researchers said Tuesday. 
Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (5/10)


Proposal would make it easier to retrieve sunken logs in Michigan
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Countless now-valuable logs sank to the bottom of Michigan's lakes and 
rivers during the 1800s, when loggers floated their hauls on water due to 
lack of roads and railroads. Now proposed legislation would make permits to 
retrieve them easier to get. Source: Great Lakes Echo (5/10)


Fight against invasive species needs volunteers
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Ontario is more focused on gaining voluntary partners in the battle against 
invasive species than treading on private property rights, Natural Resources 
Minister Linda Jeffrey says. Source: Toronto Sun (5/9)


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