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Reminder

Binational Upper Great Lakes Water Levels Study to Hold Public Meetings 

 

The International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) is holding public
meetings on May 19th in SARNIA, ON; GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI; and OWEN
SOUND, ON.  Meetings will also be held on May 20th in CLEVELAND, OH;
LITTLE CURRENT, ON; EVANSTON, IL; and THUNDER BAY, ON, to solicit
comments and answer questions regarding the draft report, Impacts on
Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River.  More details below and
at www.iugls.org <http://www.iugls.org/> :

 

May 19, 7-9pm EDT

 

Sarnia City Hall, Council Chambers 

255 North Christina Street

SARNIA, ON N7T 7N2

Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Library 
32 Lake Shore Drive

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI 48236

Bayshore Community Centre, Bay Room B

1900 3rd Ave E.                     

OWEN SOUND, ON N4K 3M6 

 

May 20, 7-9pm EDT

 

Great Lakes Science Center, Auditorium

601 Erieside Ave.                

CLEVELAND, Ohio 44114

NE Manitoulin & the Islands Recreation Centre

9001 Hwy-6 S                       

LITTLE CURRENT, ON P0P1K0

Hotel Orrington, Heritage Room

1710 Orrington Avenue                 

EVANSTON, Illinois, 60201

Note: meeting will be held 6-8pm CDT

Lakehead University, Theatre AT 1001

955 Oliver Road                        

THUNDER BAY, ON P7B 5E1

 

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

For the past two years, more than 100 Canadian and U.S. scientists and
engineers have worked together to address important questions, posed by
the International Joint Commission, regarding the St. Clair River system
that connects Lake Michigan-Huron to Lake Erie:  

*         Has the conveyance or water-carrying capacity of the St. Clair
River changed, and if so, why?  

*         What effect could an altered flow have on water levels in the
upper Great Lakes?  

*         What other factors may be affecting the change in the water
levels?  

*         What actions, if any, should be taken by governments to remedy
concerns about low water levels?

The meetings will include a presentation detailing the research,
analysis, findings and recommendations of the draft report. Following
the presentation, the public will have ample opportunity to provide
their views regarding the findings and proposed recommendations.  Local
members of the Study's Public Interest Advisory Group will host the
meetings and Study experts will be on hand at each location to answer
questions.

 

This report is the first output of the Study, which will continue to
examine whether the regulation plan for outflows from Lake Superior
through the compensating works and power dams on the St. Marys Riv---er
at Sault Ste. Marie might be improved to take into consideration
changing climate and evolving interests of property owners, ecosystems,
local governments, the shipping sector, hydropower and the
recreation/tourism industry.  

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

The draft report and concise summary document, a volume of summaries of
technical reports, a PowerPoint presentation, a description of the
review process and other important information is available at
www.iugls.org <http://www.iugls.org/> .

 

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