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.
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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.
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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 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 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.
Published by news@presspubli... on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 4:00pm
After a campaign of coffee klatches, live sessions on Facebook and public meetings, voters in the Benton-Carroll-Salem School District on Aug. 6 will decide a 3.9-mill, 5-year property tax levy.
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To mark the new law that decriminalizes hemp in the state, the Ohio Department of Agriculture placed hemp plants in the ground Thursday at the department’s campus.
Published by sports@presspub... on Fri, 08/02/2019 - 7:07am
As poisonous algae continues to spread eastward from the western basin of Lake Erie, charter boat captains have to consider alternatives if they want to stay in business.
