Improving water quality is complicated, given the complex way that different contaminants and issues interact. This extends to weather conditions. . In a drought, some runoff-related problems might be lessened while other issues are made worse.
Water Quality
When it comes to drinking water, new technologies often mean more data. Water managers at treatment plants, such as one serving Grand Rapids, Michigan, can use data to more accurately prepare and treat drinking water coming into the system and handle sewer overflows.
When the IJC’s Great Lakes Water Quality Board meets in various locations around the region, it strives to learn more about those communities and meet with citizens to discuss local water restoration and protection efforts.
Lake Champlain, Missisquoi Bay and Richelieu River continue to suffer from excessive loads of nutrients and harmful algal blooms (HABs). Lake Champlain, shared between New York and Vermont, flows northwards into the Richelieu River eventually into the St. Lawrence River.
Eighty eight percent of respondents to a new poll believe protecting the Great Lakes is important. And 55 percent are willing to pay more for consumer products as a result of increased regulations or enforcement to ensure the lakes are restored and protected. The numbers come from a second large…