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September 26, 2023
As part of Source Water Protection Week, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is highlighting the efforts of the cities of Gladwin and Harrison to educate students and other about the importance of protecting drinking water sources, with the help of EGLE grants.
Students and others in Gladwin and Harrison are learning about the importance of protecting drinking water – and that means protecting water at its source. Source water includes surface water or groundwater that is used currently – or potentially in the future -- for drinking water.
Gladwin
With the help of an EGLE grant, the City of Gladwin held a banner contest with Gladwin Public Schools, open to K-12 students. The city displayed banners designed by the winners throughout the city, and recognized the winners and gave them source water protection t-shirts.
Winning banners like this one were displayed on Gladwin streets as part of a source water protection banner school contest.
Also visible around the city are three signs that include information on the water cycle and fun facts on drinking water protection. The signs drive home the message that whatever is dumped on the ground will enter the water cycle.
The City of Gladwin also included participation in the Michigan Wellhead Protection Program in its Consumer Confidence Report that was included in the city’s spring/summer newsletter sent to all residents. The newsletter also included an advertisement for the city’s annual household hazardous waste collection day.
Harrison
The City of Harrison teamed up with the Michigan Rural Water Association to do groundwater model presentations with Harrison Middle School students. Some 101 students saw a demonstration of the groundwater model; made edible “aqui-flurries,” (a fun way to understand the geology of an aquifer); and took a field trip to the well house, water tower, and wastewater lagoons. They learned about the importance of water, groundwater specifics and ways to protect water sources.
Students from Harrison learn about source water protection.
The city also hosted a calendar contest with 5th grade students and a t-shirt design contest with 6th through 8th grade students.
Source Water Protection Week focuses on taking a proactive approach to safeguard, maintain or improve the quality and/or the quantity of drinking water sources and their contributing areas. It encourages people to:
The grant application period for schools and childcare center is open through Oct. 18.
The CELICA partnership is pointing the way for similar efforts to support low-income communities around the U.S. and abroad.
The grants aim to advance the research, development, or demonstration of projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries and other critical minerals through investments in Michigan’s universities and colleges. Today’s awards will spur innovation and strengthen Michigan’s critical mineral supply chain while protecting our natural resources and reliance on the extraction of new materials.
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Michigan has selected 25 community-based organizations to join the state’s first Michigan (MI) Justice40 Accelerator, a 12-month program designed to build capacity and provide funding, training, and technical support to organizations serving under-resourced and underserved communities statewide. The year-long program will help meet the goals of the MI Healthy Climate Plan while addressing historical inequities.
With aging infrastructure, emerging contaminants and changing environmental conditions, the responsibility to protect water resources continues to grow.
EGLE has won a national music video contest promoting radon testing and awareness.
Nine EGLE staffers took part in a massive cleanup effort in Lansing that resulted in the removal of litter and invasive species from a park.
Several billion dollars in state and federal aid have flowed to Michigan communities over the past five years
The charging stations promote a cleaner environment by encouraging EV travel to recreation destinations across the state.
