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Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters

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This is the first story in a series of reports from the Great Lakes News Collaborative that will investigate contemporary water pollution challenges in the Great Lakes region. Road Salt, A Stealthy Pollutant, Is Damaging Michigan Waters Rivers and lakes are becoming saltier while law and practice limit effective responses.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

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For Platte Lake, the solution was controlling the source of contamination: the 94-year-old Platte River State Fish Hatchery in Honor, eight miles upstream. The federal Clean Water Act includes specific provisions to limit pollution from such “point sources” of contamination. Stabenow said. .

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