[dailynews] October 11, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: October 11, 2012
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Federal officials weigh new beach health standard
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After 16 years of research, federal officials are set to release new 
standards for deciding if a beach is safe for people to have fun. The 
current standard was set in 1996, updated from an initial standard set in 
the 1980s by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Source: Great Lakes 
Echo (10/11)


2005 act impacts East Gwillimbury sewage project
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With the proposed sewage plant in Queensville, Ont., funneling treated water 
back into the Lake Simcoe watershed via the East Holland River, the region 
is following provincial direction set in the 2005 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence 
River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement. Source: YorkRegion.com 
(10/11)


Ash trees continue to hurt from beetle
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The threat from a metallic green beetle continues to spread throughout ash 
trees in the Great Lakes region. Many ash already are dropping leaves or 
changing color earlier this year than usual - both mechanisms that trees use 
to cope with drought. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (10/11)


Shuette continues fight against Asian carp
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says his office, along with four 
other states and a Native American tribe, will continue to pursue a lawsuit 
which would protect the Great Lakes from an invasion of Asian carp. Source: 
WTVB - Coldwater, MI (10/10)


EDITORIAL: Water levels get overdue attention
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As waters of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron continue to drop alarmingly, it is 
comforting that two of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's top 
ministers sat down with Georgian Bay Association representatives to discuss 
water levels. Source: CottageCountryNow (10/10)


Mud to parks brought life back to South works
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Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn spent the afternoon of Oct. 10th visiting the dredge 
site of the Mud-to-Parks project. That's the project that's helped Chicago 
recover a piece of the lakefront that was previously thought to be 
uninhabitable - the old U.S. Steel South Works. Source: NBC-TV - Chicago, IL 
(10/10)


Tourist Park Dam rebuilt
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Nearly a decade after it was destroyed, the Tourist Park Dam in Marquette, 
Mich., has now been rebuilt. The Marquette Board of Light and Power; the 
Lake Superior Community Partnership; city elected officials and city 
employees were on hand for a ribbon-cutting this afternoon. Source: ABC-TV - 
Marquette, MI (10/10)


Eh? Herring is haute
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Ten of the Midwest's finest chefs will compete for $1,000 in "A Salute to 
Lake Superior's Sustainable Fisheries," a professional chef cook-off and 
public tasting event. Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/10)


Meetings set on regional harbor dredging management plan
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Numerous Lake Ontario counties and towns are jointly undertaking an update 
and expansion of the regional harbor dredging management plan, which was 
completed in 2000. Two public meetings will be held to review preliminary 
findings and receive public feedback. Source: Niagara Frontier Publications 
(10/10)


Muskegon City Commission praises historic water deal and prepares to approve 
contract
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Muskegon city commissioners discussed a historic water deal with the city of 
Norton Shores and Fruitport Township to provide municipal water from 
Muskegon's filtration plant on Lake Michigan beginning in 2015. Source: 
MLive (10/9)

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