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CKD Leachate Is Not Water … |
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Friends of the
Jordan River Watershed Inc. (FOJ)
welcome the new efforts to reassess the
cleanup of Cement Kiln Dust (CKD)
Leachate contamination at Bay Harbor and
Little Traverse Bay (LTB). We hope the
Regional Stakeholders Group (RSG) can
correctly identify and facilitate proper
local cleanup alternatives. We are
heartened that in CMS’ recent public
outreach, CMS recognizes that trucking
200,000 gallons of leachate per day to
distant injection wells is not
economical and poses increased risks.
CMS’ David Mengebier states, “Trucking
the water, because of its increased
public safety and transportation risks,
environmental concerns and costs, is not
a realistic long term remedy. We
absolutely need…to identify a local
solution to a local concern.” FOJ
especially wants to acknowledge the
groundswell of citizens who spoke out
and supported our call for better
cleanup options and the Courts of Law
for issuing and upholding an injunction
against an Alba Injection Well. Perhaps
now, serious and comprehensive
consideration will be given to these
massive problems. Despite these positive
developments FOJ is ... >
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General Information on
the
Bay Harbor CKD Site Regional Stakeholder
Group (RSG) |
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The waters of the
Lake Charlevoix Watershed flow
in a North, Northwest direction from
Alba to the Boyne and Jordan Rivers,
to Lake Charlevoix, Round Lake and Lake
Michigan.
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CONTAMINATED WATER |
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(Cement kiln dust
leachate) from Bay
Harbor must
not be transported to
Alba and our Lake
Charlevoix Watershed. |
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A watershed is the
geographic area of the land where
water drains (or sheds) to a lake,
stream or wetland. |
Ground Water
Drainage
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Alba
Elevation
1,345 ft. |
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