Great Lakes Water Levels/Water Rights
Living in a coastal community on the
I have heard many theories from many different sources as tot eh cause of the record low water levels but one of the “hard to stomach” ideas comes from the Army Corp of Engineers that low water levels is the Great Lakes could be a result of global warming and the rebounding of the earths crust from the reduced ice pressure. The drop in lake levels in three of the
The current water crisis in
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I think it’s telling of our society and our place in time, that Michigan State legilators are happy with a bill that would allow water withdrawal from our rivers and streams reducing their flow by as much as 42 % ……to suggest that as an acceptable idea flies in the face of what, to me as a lay person, seems natural ……..Senator Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck) chairs the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee. Patty also serves on the Local, Urban and State Affairs Committee as Vice Chair, on the Agriculture Committee and on the Energy Policy Committee ……..the restoration of the Great Lakes should be priority number one, not just locally, but on the national polical campaigns as well……..
Thanks for the time sensitive information….I am posting Senator Birkholz contact information link here and I will certainly let her know my concern adn encourage other to do so also. I will search look for other groups who might be already advocating against this water diversion and post their. http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/senators/contact.asp?District=24
Thanks
Jim
Here is a great link to a recent study by the University of Michigan on the Great Lakes Water Levels. Very comprehensive report on the entire ecosystem and the lilely trend of the lakes to fall even lower, well beyond their historical lows.
Up here in Northern Michigan (Petoskey) I have been very conscious of the lowering level of Lake Michigan, and our inland lakes. I subscribe to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers newsletter, “The Monthly Bulletin of the Great Lakes”, and they seem to be baffled as to why the levels are dropping. I’ve corresponded with a couple of their engineers, and they are pretty much clueless. While noticing the water level on the sheet piling of our diversion wall, at the mouth of the Bear River (at the municipal marina on Little Traverse Bay), more than 2 feet below the water mark when this sheeting was installed, the USACE newsletter at the time said the level of Lake Michigan was only 1 or 2 inches below the all-time low water level. I don’t know if it’s possible for the lake levels to rise back up without a flood of biblical proportions.
I’ve enjoyed your web page. Thanks Rudi.
Mr. Bill Lacross,
Thank-you for the information. I visted the site Army Corp of Engineers site and read “The Monthly Bulletin of The Great Lakes”
It was very interesting to see the historical data they provide. One would hope this is a cyclical event rather than a sign of things to come. A flood of biblical proportions? Should we start building the ark? The ark may be necessary for us to find that piece of land to that has risen above sea level due of the rebounding of the Earths crust!! 
Rudi
I think it’s telling of our society and our place in time, that Michigan State legilators are happy with a bill that would allow water withdrawal from our rivers and streams reducing their flow by as much as 42 % ……to suggest that as an acceptable idea flies in the face of what, to me as a lay person, seems natural ……..Senator Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck) chairs the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee. Patty also serves on the Local, Urban and State Affairs Committee as Vice Chair, on the Agriculture Committee and on the Energy Policy Committee ……..the restoration of the Great Lakes should be priority number one, not just locally, but on the national polical campaigns as well……..