October 27, 2019 Manure madness continues here in the tributaries to the Western Lake Erie Basin, interrupted only by heavy rains. Under the rules of Michigan’s NPDES CAFO permit (similar to Ohio’s CAFF permit), and the guidelines in Michigan’s … Continue Reading…
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“How high’s the water, mama? Two feet high and rising How high’s the water, papa? Two feet high and rising” —- from “Five Feet High and Rising”, written and recorded by Johnny Cash Wait … he’s just talking about … Continue Reading…
July 10, 2019 Just in time for the Big Event, the Lake Erie Harmful Algae Bloom forecast. ECCSCM is here to tell everyone that the Michigan portion of the WLEB is doing its best to keep the manure rolling along, … Continue Reading…
October 31, 2018 Overwhelmed by a deluge Not just rain. Manure. The worst yet, all at once. Confined livestock facilities store their waste in stockpiles, open cesspits (“lagoons”) to which millions of gallons of clean groundwater are added to make … Continue Reading…
Liquid manure on wheat stubble, field lies between Burton Rd. and US 223, just west of Springville Hwy. Can smell it 2 miles away. Again we ask – what crop is being fertilized here? (S. Branch/Raisin watershed) Hartland liquid manure … Continue Reading…