Michigan Considers Groundwater Protection

New legislation would, for the first time, provide public oversight of new, large-scale withdrawals from Michigan's underground freshwater reservoirs.

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March 16, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Ms. Birkholz's proposal has the full support of Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema, who in 2001 led the bipartisan Senate Great Lakes Preservation Task Force that issued an urgent call for action to improve how the state managed its water resources. Developing and approving new legislation to protect the state's groundwater supplies was among the task force's top five priorities."

Thanks to Keith Schneider

FULL STORY: State Senate Again Considers Groundwater Protection

Saturday, March 15, 2003 in Michigan Land Use Institute

Government / Politics Michigan

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