Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 9:19pm
Five years after Toledo issued a drinking water ban due to microcystin, a toxin detected in the water supply, The Press has examined whether we are winning the battle to save Lake Erie.
Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 9:16pm
A toxic algal bloom may continue to flourish in the western basin of Lake Erie this summer, but Toledo water officials say there is little chance that any substantial amount of poisonous microcystin will again be found in city’s drinking water.
Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 9:02pm
The Lake Erie Center is the University of Toledo’s freshwater research and science education campus. Located in the northwestern corner of Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon, the LEC opened in October 1998.
Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 8:58pm
Kurt Erichsen, vice president of environmental planning at the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments, spent more than three decades coordinating the efforts of public and private entities in implementing environmental programs.
Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 8:53pm
Oregon’s Harmful Algal Bloom infrastructure improvement project was completed last year. It ensures that microcystin, a toxin released from Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), does not get into the water supply.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 4:00pm
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The Lake Township trustees were pleasantly surprised when they received contract bids for resurfacing streets; five contractors submitted bids, compared to only one last year.
Published by sports@presspub... on Fri, 08/09/2019 - 10:24am
A toxic algal bloom may continue to flourish in the western basin of Lake Erie this summer, but Toledo water officials say there is little chance that any substantial amount of poisonous microcystin will again be found in city’s drinking water.
Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Sat, 08/03/2019 - 12:23pm
The Northwest Water and Sewer District in 2015 designed an above ground 2 million gallon flow equalization basin or sanitary sewer overflow storage tank to hold sewage and storm water during heavy rain events before it is released and treated by Oregon’s sanitary sewer treatment plant.
Published by kkaczala@pressp... on Sat, 08/03/2019 - 12:19pm
Toledo has been working to eliminate Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) as part of the Toledo Waterways Initiative (TWI). The TWI is a multi-million dollar project to upgrade the sewer system and prevent raw sewage runoff from getting into Lake Erie.
