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Take Action For Lake Erie

ASK YOUR CITY, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE, COUNTY to Pass a Resolution to ask President Biden for a Lake Erie Executive Order that will have the federal government manage algae reductions with federal agencies, state agencies, researchers and stakeholders. Information: Sandusky Register Executive Order Article, Executive Order Information Sheet, Draft Local Government Resolution, Draft copy of the Lake Erie Executive Order And Information sheet with talking points
Ask Governor DeWine to require new and expanding concentrated feeding operations in the Maumee watershed to treat the waste and for manure soil phosphorous(150 ppm) to equal the requirements for commercial phosphorous(40 ppm)

Lake Erie now

Lake Erie Now Satellite
NOAA Lake Erie HAB Bulletin
Ohio Drinking Water Advisories
Ohio Lake Erie ODNR weekly fishing report
Michigan DNR Lake Erie weekly fishing report – click on southeast Michigan
Lake Erie Local Government Resolutions to reduce manure impacts
Lucas County (Coming Soon)
City of Toledo (Coming Soon)
City of Oregon

Meetings & Events

Award winning Charterboat Captains Paul Pacholski and Don McGee will virtually discuss Walleye Fishing and testing for Algae on April 8 at 7 pm followed with a Lake Erie discussion. Web Link - Phone Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88500713764?pwd=VlNrcEtxdS95VTRDc1Zpd1BObFRVQT09

Phone: 1 301 715 8592 ID 885 0071 3764 Passcode 762012

Report problems

Report Algae, Illness, Dead Fish etc.
1-800-282-9378 or (614) 224-0946.
If a visual take a picture, email information to HABmailbox@epa.ohio and copy to sandylakeerie@aol.com

Lake Erie Updates

Ohio is now permitting 6000 more hogs in the Maumee watershed in addition to the 1,820 additional dairy cows(from the current 2000) being permited in March. There is a virtual public meeting April 6 at 5:30 pm. with comments due by April 13. There are reports that the Coldwater Michigan processing plant is adding a second shift. The first shift resulted in about 100 now large voncentrated animal feeding operations in the Maumee watershed - all land applying their manure. Here is a link for the April 6, 2021 meeting -.https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/livestock-environmental-permitting/news-and-events/heritage+family+farms+llc+pm+instructions?fbclid=IwAR1vLrp8BVUIG9uCg78k8D-6_q4JZloL7HgCgHBcRRx2NfYazZKxKqtSGN4
Lake Erie Economic Study
Draft Ohio Domestic Action Plan for Lake Erie
Great Lakes Manure Management Report – International Joint Commission Water Quality Advisory Board
Great Lakes Water Levels outlook same

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