[dailynews] December 5, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: December 5, 2012
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Special S.S. Badger language taken out of Coast Guard bill; hopes of 2013 
season rest with EPA
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The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted the Senate version of a Coast 
Guard re-authorization bill leaving out a special provision for the Lake 
Michigan carferry S.S. Badger. Source: MLive (12/5)


Dredging could unleash PCBs in Indiana community
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Dredging of a highly contaminated canal along the shore of Lake Michigan has 
begun, triggering fears among some experts that the project could release 
harmful chemicals into an Indiana community. Source: Environmental Health 
News (12/5)


Door County shipwreck added to State Register of Historic Places
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The remains of the wooden steamer Australasia lie near Whitefish Dunes State 
Park in Lake Michigan, near Door County, Wis. The steamer was recently 
awarded her place on Wisconsin's State Historical Society Register of 
Historic Places. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (12/5)


Flaws in pitch for regional diversion of Lake Michigan water
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As a community completely outside the Great Lakes basin, the water diversion 
application from the City of Waukesha, Wis., needs the unanimous approval of 
all eight Great Lakes states for implementation. Source: Milwaukee Journal 
Sentinel (12/5)


Sackets Harbor, region sees strong interest from recreational walkers
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The Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center reports that recreational 
walking trails in Pennsylvania and New York drew strong interest in their 
first full season of operation, boosted by the War of 1812 bicentennial. 
Source: Watertown Daily Times (12/5)


JAWA membership expansion a possibility
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The Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency of Lake County, Ill., said 
they continue to meet the needs related to supplying quality Lake Michigan 
drinking water to its nine members in 12 communities, and welcome possible 
membership expansion from other villages. Source: Lake County News-Sun 
(12/4)


Huge glacial aquifer under Ottawa County shrinking from overuse, water study 
finds
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A recent study conducted by the Institute of Water Research at Michigan 
State University reports that the glacial aquifer under the Ottawa County, 
Mich., region is shrinking. Source: MLive (12/3)


Lake Michigan water level at record low
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Even if you're not a boater, or swimmer, or fisherman, what happens on Lake 
Michigan affects all of us who live anywhere near it.  It's hard not to 
notice how far the water level has fallen. Source: WGN-TV - Chicago, IL 
(12/3)

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