Water Levels

[Slo-Ride]

With my well some 140 ft down this kinda worrys me..I cant afford to do it again.
At least they think a study to study a study that was done long ago may help

Although the Army corps produced a list of water-slowing options in 1972, including miniature dams and sills that resemble speed bumps along the river bottom, nothing was done because the lakes were in a period of above-average levels that lasted nearly three decades, Kompoltowicz said.
The corps has congressional authorization to take action but would need money for an updated study as a first step, he said. The Detroit office is considering a funding request, but it would have to compete with other projects nationwide and couldn't get into the budget before 2015.

Great Lakes Water Levels: Feds Look At Reducing Flow From Lake Huron And Michigan To St. Clair River

 

[layoutshooter]

With my well some 140 ft down this kinda worrys me..I cant afford to do it again.
At least they think a study to study a study that was done long ago may help

Although the Army corps produced a list of water-slowing options in 1972, including miniature dams and sills that resemble speed bumps along the river bottom, nothing was done because the lakes were in a period of above-average levels that lasted nearly three decades, Kompoltowicz said.
The corps has congressional authorization to take action but would need money for an updated study as a first step, he said. The Detroit office is considering a funding request, but it would have to compete with other projects nationwide and couldn't get into the budget before 2015.

Great Lakes Water Levels: Feds Look At Reducing Flow From Lake Huron And Michigan To St. Clair River

There is NO need to mess with lake levels. We SHOULD be trying to remove all man made interference and let it go back to nature. We are still no where near historical low levels.

Low levels is how the marshes on the Lakes rebuild. NOW, if we could get rid of the ****s and hard banks on our rivers so the silt could rebuild them it would be WONDERFUL!

 

[Slo-Ride]

Agreed Rivers should run free..I just watched a program about hardened banks/rivers and how much damage it does in the long term recently..Was preety interesting show.

 

[layoutshooter]

Agreed Rivers should run free..I just watched a program about hardened banks/rivers and how much damage it does in the long term recently..Was preety interesting show.

It is too bad you did not get much time to talk with Joe Robison, the biologist I introduced you to when you were at Pointe Mouillie. He is a great source of information on wetlands conservation. IF he had his way Michigan's wetlands would be thriving.

 

[Slo-Ride]

If that was the guy running the bus tour I did talk with him a bit on the bus..He seemed to enjoy what he is doing. This guy made a interesting trip around the pond that day.

 

[layoutshooter]

If that was the guy running the bus tour I did talk with him a bit on the bus..He seemed to enjoy what he is doing. This guy made a interesting trip around the pond that day.

Might have been, there was more than one on those tours. Those are great tours, a lot to see and learn out there.

I don't ever get to go on them, I am normally kinda busy during that tournament. I do, however, get many "private tours" each year. It pays to be part of the "in crowd".

 

[Slo-Ride]

Was kind of a blunder out there I guess..Or at least listening to him..When they sprayed to kill off that invasive grass or whatever it was allot of trees where damaged..Ya could see it and they knew it,,I hope they come up with another product and if I remember right he said they where working on..

 

[layoutshooter]

Was kind of a blunder out there I guess..Or at least listening to him..When they sprayed to kill off that invasive grass or whatever it was allot of trees where damaged..Ya could see it and they knew it,,I hope they come up with another product and if I remember right he said they where working on..

NOTHING is easy and there are always a ton of trade offs.

They have done a pretty good job with the purple loosestrife. They were able to come up with a "designer beetle" that ONLY eats that plant.

Phragmites are a different story. They are working on a "beetle" or some other "bug" to eat it but with no luck, It is very hard to kill. That is what happened with the chemicals out there. They "burned" it off, with fire and then went on to "burn" it with chemicals. The "product" go onto the trees and killed them too. I am not too concerned though, there are a LOT of very good people working on that problem and they will solve it someday.

We need to stop bringing in these invasive species, they are causing all kinds of damage to the area.

 

[Slo-Ride]

Right..The Trees are renewable and will be back in a short time. from what I seen those guys/gals are working hard on that project.

 

[layoutshooter]

Right..The Trees are renewable and will be back in a short time. from what I seen those guys/gals are working hard on that project.

Yes, and have been for decades. It is a never ending effort. We have little other choice if we want ANY wetlands in the area. There have been FAR too much damage for it to recover on it's own. I mean, it could, given time and the relocation of a LOT of people, removal of county drains, dams etc.