Water Quality Questioned

Folks:

I will "sift & winnow" and "post" the meeting notes that both myself and John Iras among others were taking during our recent meeting. Please feel free to edit, add comments and/or delete as you see fit.

One of the things that was discussed was the Water Quality Issue regarding Parke and Deer Lakes near OSTC/NW. Copies of the article that appeared in the Oakland Press that morning were passed around to some individuals. If you missed one of those and are interested you can read the article at
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/stories/011305/loc_20050113025.shtml

This could be a great community project for the agri-science program.
*"What's important is to find out the sources of pollution and to get residents monitoring water quality on a regular basis to track changes over time, help identify the sources and trends and remedy them." Jessica Pitelka Opfer, executive director, Clinton River Watershed Council

Follow-up Contacts
Neighbors of Parke Lake
Tom Stone, facilitator

Possible Support Resources
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Lake and Stream Associations, Inc.
Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Programs
Clinton River Watershed Council / Jessica Pitelka Opfer, Executive Director
North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy / Katie Anderson, Executive Director
Department of Natural Resources
Oakland County Drain Commission
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clarkston SCAMP / Donna Clancy
Bass Pro Shops / Student Contact

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Best,

Jim