The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Water Quality Division has issued a new pesticide application permit that will provide immediate coverage for a wide variety of entities that apply pesticides in, over or near water to control mosquitoes and other flying insect pests, weeds and algae, nuisance animals, forest canopy pests and area-wide pests.
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1031 Deer Lake AOC.pdf Oct. 31, 2011 11-1031
For More Information Brad Wurfel, 517-373-7917, wurfelb@michigan.gov Stephanie Swart, 517-335-6721, swarts@michigan.gov
Cleanup two steps closer at U.P.’s Deer Lake
The DEQ today announced a milestone in its effort to restore Deer Lake in Marquette County.
The lake is one of Michigan’s Areas of Concern, sites along the Great Lakes experiencing severe environmental degradation primarily from historic pollution. Of the 40 current Great Lakes AOCs, 14 are located in Michigan. They include rivers, lakes, and bays located on the Great Lakes.
Remedial actions and environmental assessments in the Deer Lake area over the past 15 years, including upgrades at the wastewater treatment plant and documentation of bald eagle recovery in the area, have allowed the DEQ to remove the Deer Lake “Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae” Beneficial Use Impairment and “Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems” BUI.
Michigan’s AOC Program is administered by the DEQ’s Office of the Great Lakes, in collaboration with other state and federal agencies and local stakeholders.
“This action demonstrates an enormous amount of progress made in restoring the quality of Deer Lake,” said Office of the Great Lakes Director Patty Birkholz. “The DEQ is committed to protecting the Great Lakes and promoting the restoration of Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern.”
One BUI remains for the Deer Lake AOC, “Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption” BUI. Fish in Deer Lake have high levels of mercury in their tissues due to historic mining practices and wastewater activities in the area. Partridge Creek is the last controllable source of mercury to Deer Lake. A multi-phase project will divert the creek out of historic mine workings. Phase 1 of this project starts this fall through a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and funds from the City of Ishpeming.
Once the City of Ishpeming has completed all phases of the project and the controllable source of mercury is eliminated, the last BUI can be evaluated and Deer Lake will be another step closer to being delisted from the AOCs in Michigan.
The local Deer Lake Public Advisory Council, Cliffs Natural Resources, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency supported for the removal actions. The PAC is actively involved in documenting the effects of restoration efforts at Deer Lake, including assisting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in tagging and counting bald eagles born along the lake and keeping track of activity at the nest sites.
“The eagles are just one sign that our efforts to restore Deer Lake are paying off,” said Diane Feller, PAC Chair. Information about Michigan’s AOC Program is posted on the DEQ Web site at www.michigan.gov/deqgreatlakes; then select ‘Areas of Concern’. Information about the Great Lakes is available on the U.S. EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/greatlakes. ###
Oct. 31, 2011 11-1031
For More Information Brad Wurfel, 517-373-7917, wurfelb@michigan.gov Chris Affeldt, 517-241-9505, affeldtc@michigan.gov
Governor Snyder presents Green Chemistry Awards Three Michigan leaders in green chemistry innovation earned the Governor’s Award at the DEQ’s annual Greenup conference in Ann Arbor. Governor Rick Snyder presented the awards at the Oct. 27 event, held this year at the University of Michigan’s North Research Complex. The crowd of more than 200 also heard from U of M President Mary Sue Coleman and state DEQ Director Dan Wyant. The Governor’s Award recognizes advances that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, or use, or that acknowledge the design of safer and more sustainable chemicals, processes, and products. [cid:image003.jpg@01CC97F1.A6E94640]Winners of the 2011 Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s Award, listed by category, are:
* Academic: K. Y. Simon Ng, PhD, PE, Wayne State University * Small Business: KTM Industries, Inc. * Business: Recycled Polymeric Materials, Inc. The award program and conference are produced by the Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable to celebrate innovations using green chemistry in Michigan. More information on the award-winning technologies and further information on the Michigan Green Chemistry Program are available on the DEQ Web site at www.michigan.gov/greenchemistry, or by contacting DEQ’s Environmental Assistance Center at 1-800-662-9278, or by e-mail at deq-env-assist@michigan.gov. ####
Dredging BUI press release.pdf Oct. 31, 2011 11-1031
For More Information Brad Wurfel, 517-373-7917, wurfelb@michigan.gov Stephanie Swart, 517-335-6721, swarts@michigan.gov
Beneficial Use Impairment removed at Muskegon Lake Area of Concern
The Department of Environmental Quality today announced that routine commercial or navigational channel dredging in the Muskegon Lake Area of Concern does not require special handling of dredged materials.
AOCs are sites along the Great Lakes experiencing severe environmental degradation primarily from historic pollution. Remedial actions in the Muskegon Lake area over the past 10 years, including the removal of sediments contaminated with mercury, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other industrial waste, has allowed the DEQ to remove the Muskegon Lake Restrictions on Dredging Activities Beneficial Use Impairment.
“This action demonstrates the progress in restoring the quality of the Muskegon Lake,” said Office of the Great Lakes Director Patty Birkholz. “The DEQ is committed to protecting and enhancing the health of the Great Lakes and will continue to address sources of contamination in the Muskegon Lake AOC.”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the local Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership supported this action. The Partnership contributes to state and federal agency efforts in the cleanup of Muskegon Lake, and has worked toward its restoration for nearly 20 years.
“We celebrate this first official step in taking the lake off the list of AOCs, and we continue to work hard on water and habitat improvements so that Muskegon Lake can be fully restored as a clean and attractive part of our beautiful lakeshore area,” said Cynthia Price, Partnership Chair.
Fourteen of the 40 Great Lakes AOCs are located in Michigan. They include rivers, lakes, and bays on the Great Lakes coastline around the state. Michigan’s AOC Program is administered by the DEQ’s Office of the Great Lakes, in collaboration with other state and federal agencies and local stakeholders. More information about Michigan’s AOC Program is on the DEQ Web site at www.michigan.gov/deqgreatlakes ; then select ‘Areas of Concern.’ Information about the Great Lakes is available on the U.S. EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/greatlakes Information about the Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership’s Program is available at www.muskegonlake.org ####
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will hold a hearing to receive comments on the draft documents describing pollution limits and plans to improve water quality in the Tualatin River subbassins.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will hold a hearing to receive comments on the draft documents describing pollution limits and plans to improve water quality in the Tualatin River subbassins.
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