Platte River Watershed Project

Platte River Watershed Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAKEHOLDER MEETING

for the

Platte River Watershed Protection Plan

at the Homestead Township Hall on Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

If you are watershed resident or user, please come to this meeting to learn about the Platte River Watershed Protection Planning process!

You will meet the Watershed Steering committee members and have an opportunity to give your input as to how you use the Platte River Watershed, what you value about it and what you feel threatens it.

For more information calus at 231.882.4391 or email: yarrow_wolfe@antiochne.edu

 

Take the Platte River Watershed Use Survey!
As part of the Platte River Watershed Protection Planning process the Watershed Steering committee (Platte Lake Improvement Association, Benzie Conservation District, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan Department of Natural Resources-DNR and the Michigan Department of Environment Quality-DEQ) is gathering valuable input from ‘stakeholders’ (watershed residents and visitors) on how they use the Platte River watershed, what they value about it and what they feel threatens it.

 

The Platte River Watershed Management Planwas completed in 2002. The plan called for correction of the most prevalent pollution concern: the reduction of erosion and sedimentation.

The Platte River and its tributaries have long suffered from heavy sand and sediment burden which in turn has harmed aquatic habitat and has been a source of attached pollutants such as nutrients, oils, salts, and other chemicals. Reducing other types of pollution by controlling nutrient and chemical runoff was another key element of the management plan. In the absence of funding to address to address some of the more critical pollution problems in the watershed,

District staff turned to increasing awareness and water quality monitoring as a way to forward the project. Grant funding is again being sought to improve several road/stream crossings in the Platte River Watershed with the help of the Benzie County Road Commission.

MDEQ’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Program has developed web pages for all watersheds with a Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) approved management plan. Click here to view the Platte River Watershed page. You will find watershed information and grant project fact sheets.

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