History and Background of the Middle Huron Program

The Middle Huron program began as the coordinated response to implement Michigan’s first nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).

In 1999, point sources, communities contributing nonpoint sources of pollution, MDEQ and HRWC signed a cooperative agreement that states what efforts the signatories will take to meet the TMDL. It includes quantitative goals to reduce the loading of phosphorus by 50% of 1995 levels in order to meet the TMDL set by the state; that is, 0.05 mg/L in Ford Lake and 0.03 mg/L in Belleville Lake. This goal is being pursued through specific strategies that have been developed and implemented over the past 9 years by the Middle Huron partners. The action plan calls for these strategies, in the aggregate, to aim for a 50% reduction in the discharge of phosphorus to the middle Huron from May to September.

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• What is the program’s history and background?
• What does the Middle Huron program hope to accomplish?
• What successes has the Middle Huron program had thus far?
• How is the Middle Huron program funded?
• What pollutants does the Middle Huron program tackle?
• How is the monitoring data collected?
• Who is the HRWC contact person for the Middle Huron program?
• Reports and Data?