Senators Stabenow, Levin Announce Second Year of Great Lakes Observing System
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Senators Levin and Stabenow, both D-Mich., announced today $258,607 in federal funding for the second year of implementation of the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS). The system is designed to address climate change impacts, ecosystem and food web dynamics, protection of public health and navigation safety and efficiency for the Great Lakes. It also monitors water flow in the St. Clair River.
"The Great Lakes are the largest body of fresh water on the continent and are important not only as our nation's treasures, but as life-sustaining entities," Levin said. "The Great Lakes Observing System seeks to improve navigation, research food web dynamics, climate change and protect drinking water for millions of residents."
"As our state's greatest natural resource, the vitality and future of the Great Lakes needs to be preserved," said Stabenow. "I am pleased that the Great Lakes Operating System will help address the issues plaguing our waters, which are threatening our way of life and our economy."
GLOS projects are designed to better the health, well-being and economic vitality of the Great Lakes region. A variety of sensory mechanismsincluding moorings and underwater gliderstake daily measurements of temperature, nutrients and sediments.
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