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Great Lakes Daily News: 15 October 2003
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Canal set for hibernation
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Closing the gates on the New York state Canal System is the beginning of an
annual effort to maintain and improve the 524-mile inland waterway linking
the Great Lakes with the Hudson River. Source: Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle (10/15)


EDITORIAL: Proposal to improve Minnesota water quality is admirable
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposal to expand efforts to protect waterways in
Minnesota extends a sensible strategy for reconciling public and private
interests by paying landowners to use their land in ways that avoid
environmental harms. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (10/15)


U.S. Army's TACOM unit to develop portable water quality tester
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A hand-held device that can protect troops and civilians from biological and
chemical threats is being developed by Wayne State University researchers
through a partnership with the U.S. military. The device will first be
tested in pollution-plagued Lake St. Clair to help identify 18 types of
bacteria most common to water. Source: The Macomb Daily (10/15)


Sprawl costly for Toronto, new study says
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Unless urban sprawl is controlled, Toronto and its surrounding communities
will pay the price in the quality of their air, water and land, says a new
report on the impact of uncontrolled development. Source: The Toronto Globe
and Mail (10/14)


Montreal conference will focus on fresh water, health
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Fresh water is a main theme of the conference hosted by the Canadian
Environmental Network, which begins Thursday and runs through Saturday.
Source: The Montreal Gazette (10/14)


Exotic clams claim a new toehold
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The first infestation of exotic zebra mussels in a northern Minnesota inland
waterway has been confirmed at Lake Ossawinnamakee in Crow Wing County.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/14)


Pollution prevention starts at home, campaign says
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With a grant from the Lake Superior Coastal Program, a coalition of local
governments, state agencies and universities are forming the Duluth Regional
Stormwater Protection Team to help prevent nonpoint source pollution.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/14)


Limiting walleye take from Erie now up to Ohio, Ontario
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The Ohio Wildlife Council and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources are
drawing up plans to meet a conservation agreement from last spring aimed at
reducing the Lake Erie walleye catch by 40 to 60 percent. Source: The Toledo
Blade (10/14)


Dams block walleyes' spawning grounds
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Dams have created a spawning problem for walleyes in the Saginaw River
Watershed, which has more than 300 dams along its 6,000 miles of
tributaries. Source: The Bay City Times (10/13)


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