Environmental Protection Agency
epa.gov
aquatic weed harvester, aquatic weed harvesters, aquatic weed harvesting
North American Lake
Management Society
nalms.org
lake weed cutting, lake weed cutter, lake weed cutters, cookie butter,trash skimmer, debris skimmer
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Division of Water
dnr.wi.gov
weed harvester, weed harvesters, weed harvesting, mechanical weed harvester, dredger, amphibious dredger
Milwaukee Water Council
thewatercouncil.com
mechanical weed harvesting, mechanical harvester, mechanical harvesters, mechanical harvesting, aquatic plant harvesting machine
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Harvester Removes 500 Cubic Yards of Unwanted Aquatic Vegetation
The aquatic plant harvester cuts the vegetation down approximately 2-5 feet from the surface of the lake. It will not be fully removed since it benefits fish and oxygen levels in the lake. The process helps keep swimmers and watercraft from coming into contact with the vegetation as well as removing the nutrients that the plants hold.
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Looming Water Shortage on the Great Lakes
Lake Ontario is part of an ecosystem that’s under threat and may become Canada’s next environmental battleground. Author and activist Maude Barlow is concerned with a UN study that showed the use of groundwater is doubling every 20 years. “If we pump the Great Lakes groundwater at the same level as we are pumping global groundwater, the Great lakes will be bone dry in 80 years.”
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Asian Carp Creeping Toward Lake Michigan
A bill currently before Congress could lead to the installation of seismic water guns below the lock to make it harder for the carp and other species to swim upstream. Other tools that utilize sound could also be used to deter the fish, and it's possible to flush clean water into the lock as barges pass as well.
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