June 4, 2007

The Department of Environmental Quality and the Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed will be hosting a presentation on successful projects to address Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) to the Saginaw River on June 6, 2007, at 7 P.M. at the Bay City State Park Visitors Center.

Mr. Tom Maxwell from Hubbell, Roth, and Clark, will discuss the success stories related to combined sewer outfalls CSOs in the area.

Mr. Maxwell's presentation continues a series of discussions that will occur over the next few months on CSOs and their impacts on Saginaw Bay, a priority issue identified through the Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative.

Details of the Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative and additional information are available online at http://www.michigan.gov/deq under "Issues to Watch."

Editor's note: DEQ news releases are available on the department's Internet home page at www.michigan.gov/deq.

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