Lake Michigan Water Levels Public Meeting

Posted: June 23, 2009

Lake Michigan has risen two feet since Dec '07 and is now only 6" below its long-term average. Interested in what's going on with the Great Lakes? The Wisconsin Great Lakes Coalition (WGLC) invites you to 2 public meetings where the International Joint Commision (IJC) will present results of their International Upper Great Lakes Study:

 

For the past two years, more than 100 Canadian and U.S. scientists and engineers have worked together to address important questions, posed by the International Joint Commission regarding the St. Clair River system that connects Lake Michigan-Huron to Lake Erie:

 

1 - Has the conveyance or water-carrying capacity of the St. Clair River changed, and if so, why?

2 - What effect could an altered flow have on water levels in the upper Great Lakes?

3 - What other factors may be affecting the change in the water levels?

4 - What actions, if any, should be taken by governments to remedy concerns about low water levels?

 

The meetings will include a presentation detailing the research, analysis, findings and recommendations of the draft report. Following the presentation, the public will have ample opportunity to provide their views regarding the findings and proposed recommendations. Local members of the Study’s Public Interest Advisory Group will host the meetings and Study experts will be on hand at each location to answer questions.

 

July 7, 7:00 PM

Door County Auditorium

3926 Highway 42

Fish Creek, WI 54212-0397

 

July 8, 6:00 PM

Concordia University Wisconsin

12800 N Lake Shore Drive, Albrecht Bldg, Rm 113

Mequon, WI 53097

 

The meeeting at Concodia July 8th will be linked via video with a group meeting in Collingwood, Ontario.

 

For more info and directions, go to: www.W-GLC.org or www.IUGLS.org