Water Quality

Water literally defines Michigan. The state can be identified from space because it is surrounded by the Great Lakes. High-quality water for drinking, industry and recreation is an economic driver. Protecting and improving the quality of Michigan’s water resources is critical for our state’s future. MSU Extension educators and researchers work with community leaders to create water-protection strategies, landowners and industry to reduce risks of water pollution, and state agencies to develop water quality information systems.

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• Low impact Development: Putting the LID on flooding

  May 15, 2013 | Jane Herbert | Recent flooding serves as a reminder that upstream stormwater management efforts can reduce impacts at home and downstream.

• HOT TOPICThe 2013 Summer Discovery Cruises season approaches – don’t miss the boat!

  May 2, 2013 | Steve Stewart | The 2013 Summer Discovery Cruises season will offer new opportunities in Southeast Michigan to learn about the Great Lakes by being on the Great Lakes. Registration is open!

• New guidebook suggests planning and zoning essentials to protecting water quality

  April 27, 2013 | Dean Solomon | Inclusion of six essential elements in master plans and zoning ordinances can help protect Michigan’s water quality. New water quality protection guidebook can help rural communities understand and include those provisions in their plans and regulations.

• Keep herbicides out of groundwater and surface water

  April 23, 2013 | Christina Curell | Six field practices can protect water quality from herbicide applications.

• Select and use herbicides without harming the environment

  April 23, 2013 | Christina Curell | Fifteen steps to safely apply herbicides.

• Michigan Sea Grant Extension and Earth Week 2013 – focus on Marine Debris

  April 23, 2013 | Steve Stewart | Michigan Sea Grant Extension is working to reduce marine debris in the Great Lakes, and you can too!

• Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition partners with Michigan Sea Grant Extension

  April 22, 2013 | Steve Stewart | Michigan Sea Grant Extension is working with the Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition to advance Great Lakes literacy and stewardship.

• Spring rains can bring more than May flowers

  April 17, 2013 | Terry Gibb | Acid rain or acid deposition is a serious problem that affects all aspects of our ecosystem.

• New rural water quality protection guidebook prepared by Michigan State University

  April 13, 2013 | Brad Neumann | New guidebook is a “must have” that details best management practices that lower the impact of land use activities on water bodies and provides sample language for community master plans and zoning ordinances.

• What’s the Point and Non-Point in Water Quality?

  April 4, 2013 | Terry Gibb | Michigan has nearly 3,300 miles of shoreline – second only to Alaska. Understanding sources of water pollution is important to our quality of life, recreation and economy.

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