04-15-2008, 12:52 AM
TOLEDO, OH - Reports detailing the results of seven projects supported by the Lake Erie Protection Fund are available online for public view, according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, the awarding agency.
The projects funded included a further study of the sources of Lake Erie beach contamination at Maumee Bay State Park, upgrading of home septic system records at the Wood County Health Department, further research into the causes of the Lake Erie "Dead Zone," restoration of Doan Brook on Shaker School District property, a study of post-dredging benefits to the Ashtabula River and the installation of mooring blocks near six historic Lake Erie shipwrecks to aid divers seeking to explore these sites.
The Lake Erie Protection Fund was established to help finance research and implementation of projects aimed at protecting and preserving Lake Erie and its watershed. The fund is supported by Ohioans who purchase Lake Erie license plates. During the past 15 years, the commission has raised more than $8.5 million and funded in excess of 300 projects.
The final reports of these recently completed projects can be accessed at http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oleo/Grant/grants.htm .
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is comprised of the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio departments of natural resources, transportation, development, health and agriculture. The commission was created to preserve the lake's natural resources and protect the quality of its waters and ecosystem.
The projects funded included a further study of the sources of Lake Erie beach contamination at Maumee Bay State Park, upgrading of home septic system records at the Wood County Health Department, further research into the causes of the Lake Erie "Dead Zone," restoration of Doan Brook on Shaker School District property, a study of post-dredging benefits to the Ashtabula River and the installation of mooring blocks near six historic Lake Erie shipwrecks to aid divers seeking to explore these sites.
The Lake Erie Protection Fund was established to help finance research and implementation of projects aimed at protecting and preserving Lake Erie and its watershed. The fund is supported by Ohioans who purchase Lake Erie license plates. During the past 15 years, the commission has raised more than $8.5 million and funded in excess of 300 projects.
The final reports of these recently completed projects can be accessed at http://www.epa.state.oh.us/oleo/Grant/grants.htm .
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is comprised of the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio departments of natural resources, transportation, development, health and agriculture. The commission was created to preserve the lake's natural resources and protect the quality of its waters and ecosystem.