LAKE MICHIGAN HIGH WATER EROSION ISSUES
PRESENTATION

 With annual precipitation over the last couple of years like the early 1970’s and the previous highwater year of 1986 our current high-water levels are having some extreme effects on local property and homes. We understand that at times like this property owners can become extremely anxious and Even in panic as high-water along the Great Lakes shoreline and along rivers and inland Lakes rise. To help inform, educate and guide landowners through this time the Delta and Schoolcraft Conservation Districts had set an information/educational meeting at Bay College for April 30th. Due to the virus outbreak the meeting was cancelled, but Lake Michigan is still rising and a very real threat.

The Conservation District thought long and hard of how to reach a large group of landowners without having a meeting. We came up with the idea of informing the public by doing the presentation on the radio and promoting it through the newspaper. The presentation will include why we have the current conditions and the how and when to protect your property.

A power-point slide show is available for you, scroll down below, or for you to print (.pdf) and follow along during the radio broadcasts.

The first radio show will be on WDBC (680 AM) on Wednesday April 22nd, 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. (short version).

The second broadcast will be on WCHT (600 AM) Delta County & WTIQ (1490 AM) Schoolcraft County on Saturday April 25th, 9:00 a.m. – Noon (live broadcast - first 2 hrs. the presentation; last hour call-inquestions & answers). 

The Saturday broadcast can also be heard via the following stream:browse to “tunein.com” and enter “WCHT” in the search box (only works while the show is on). ​

Presentation will include, but is not limited to:

• What permits if any are needed; where, when and how do you get them
• What projects can you do and what ones will help you achieve your goal
• The relationship between high-water and wind direction on the Great Lakes
• The relationship between seasonal river/creek run-off (spring) and ice conditions
• PowerPoint slides to show different erosion techniques and projects that work
• The relationship between groundwater levels and home crawlspace/basements 

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PDF for the Presentation:  

deltacd_highwater_erosion_presentation.pdf
File Size:	9118 kb
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