EPA provides $3.7 million to remove stamp sands from Michigan´s Grand Traverse Harbor
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News Releases from Region 05 Dredging is part of ongoing effort to save Buffalo Reef in Lake Superior 08/15/2019 GAY, MICH. (Aug.15, 2019) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided $3.7 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the removal of stamp sands in Grand Traverse Harbor near the town of Gay, Michigan. Dredging is underway and expected to continue through the end of the calendar year. This work is part of the ongoing effort to save Buffalo Reef, an invaluable part of Lake Superior`s habitat. `This GLRI funding will help protect one of Lake Superior`s most productive fish spawning areas from encroaching...