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3/30/2012 1:00 AM 

State Officials Focus on Water Quality Restoration

COLUMBUS, OH - State officials will unveil a new 57-ton lake dredger during a Monday afternoon event at Grand Lake St. Marys. This 12-inch dredger, named Brutus, will remove silt from the lake floor, thereby reducing the threat of potentially toxic blue-green algae blooms, and making it easier for boaters to navigate the lake.

A spring alum treatment is scheduled to start April 2, two months sooner than last year, and will be applied to the entire lake. The treatment and dredging are part of the state’s multifaceted plan to correct water quality issues at Grand Lake St. Marys.

WHAT:          Dedication Ceremony for New Dredger at Grand Lake St. Marys

WHO:            Senator Keith Faber
                       Representative Jim Buchy
                       James Zehringer, Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
                       Scott Nally, Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
                       David Daniels, Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
                       Milt Miller, President of the Lake Restoration Commission

WHEN:         Monday, April 2, 2012 at 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:      Grand Lake St. Marys
                       East Bank Boat Launch
                       215 Gordon Park Drive
                       St. Marys, Ohio 45885

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Bethany McCorkle, ODNR Office of Communications
614-265-6873

 

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