Rep. Kaptur Celebrates $1,264,717 to Reduce Nutrient Loading into Lake Erie

Statement

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) celebrated news today that the Great Lakes Commission (GLC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have awarded a collection of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) watershed grants that could help prevent future harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. The awards are part of the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program (GLSNRP).

"These targeted projects show that good science can lead the way in our ongoing work to stop harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie," said Rep. Kaptur. "Especially in rainy years like we have seen this year, nonpoint source agricultural runoff is far and away the biggest source of the nutrients that cause Lake Erie's harmful algal blooms. Projects like these are a useful model for approaching this situation in a focused way, using the best technologies and techniques available to reduce the amount of phosphorous entering Lake Erie tributaries. But much more also needs to be done on a much larger scale to stop these nutrients at the source."

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