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This Blog Named to LexisNexis' 2011 Top 50 ListJPMcJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112613043915135162noreply@blogger.comBlogger1159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post-87223839123425704782016-05-27T11:59:00.001-04:002016-05-27T11:59:24.905-04:00Registration for the Great Lakes Public Forum<DIV><FONT face=Arial> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt outset; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt outset; mso-cellspacing: 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BACKGROUND: teal; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ffff99; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">This is the last post. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ffff99; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">WIMS has now closed all operations.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ffff99; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will be blogging about broken government and related matters @<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ffff99; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A href="http://jpmcjefferson.blogspot.com/"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ffff99">http://jpmcjefferson.blogspot.com</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT><FONT face=Arial></DIV> <DIV> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt outset; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt outset; mso-cellspacing: 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"><A href="http://binational.net/engagement-participation/forum/"><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Registration for the Great Lakes Public Forum</SPAN></A> </SPAN></B><FONT size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">- </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Great Lakes Public Forum, occurring once every three years, provides an opportunity for the United States and Canada to discuss and receive public comments on the state of the Lakes and binational priorities for science and action; and provides an opportunity for the International Joint Commission to discuss and receive public comment on the Progress Report of the Parties -- October 4-6, Toronto</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></FONT><div class="blogger-post-footer">(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS)
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BLOG: http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/</div>JPMcJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112613043915135162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post-7095639544317175292016-05-25T11:55:00.001-04:002016-05-25T11:55:47.392-04:00Lake Erie Phosphorus Objectives Review Panel Meeting<DIV><FONT face=Arial> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt outset; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt outset; mso-cellspacing: 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A href="https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/SABPRODUCT.NSF/RSSRecentHappeningsBOARD/CA964916DD47A19585257F500058284A?OpenDocument"><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Lake Erie Phosphorus Objectives Review Panel Meeting</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><FONT size=2><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">- Meeting June 21 & 22, in Chicago to provide advice on development of phosphorus loading targets for Lake Erie links to agenda and further information.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer">(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS)
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Jeff Dauphin, President
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BLOG: http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/</div>JPMcJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112613043915135162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post-53228676663884935492016-05-24T12:05:00.001-04:002016-05-24T12:05:26.707-04:00On-board water treatment is next line of defense against invasion<DIV><FONT face=Arial> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt outset; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt outset; mso-cellspacing: 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A title="On-board water treatment is next line of defense against invasion" href="http://bit.ly/1qEWMmI" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt; text-underline: none">On-board water treatment is next line of defense against invasion</SPAN></A> </SPAN></B><FONT size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon">- </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The WI Department of Natural Resources expects to begin enforcing the new requirements in the state's ports some time this year, as soon as the U.S. Coast Guard and International Maritime Organization complete final technical and legal details that will allow state and federal regulations to take effect -- treatment equipment adds about $500,000 to the cost of a new ship --<SPAN class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 1; FLOAT: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><FONT color=#800000>costs twice as much to retrofit a ship with the equipment</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer">(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS)
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Jeff Dauphin, President
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BLOG: http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/</div>JPMcJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112613043915135162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post-25816695776623404492016-05-23T12:10:00.001-04:002016-05-23T12:10:50.475-04:00Public Notice On City of Waukesha Declaration of Finding <DIV><FONT face=Arial> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt outset; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt outset; mso-cellspacing: 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A href="http://www.waukeshadiversion.org/media/1797/may-20-2016-public-notice.pdf"><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Public Notice On City of Waukesha Declaration of Finding</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><FONT size=2><SPAN style="BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">- The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body has issued a Declaration of Finding on the City of Waukesha, Wisconsin's application for a diversion of Great Lakes water -- also the Compact Council </SPAN><FONT color=#800000><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 1; FLOAT: none; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">will meet to consider the application on June 21, 2016 beginning no sooner than 11:30 a.m. CDT</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P> <UL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=disc> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: maroon; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A href="http://www.waukeshadiversion.org/media/1794/waukesha-may-18-2016-final-declaration-of-finding.pdf"><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">May 18, 2016 Final Regional Body Declaration of Finding</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: maroon; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A href="https://debbiedingell.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/miller-dingell-send-letter-urging-snyder-deny-wisconsin-s-water"><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Miller, Dingell Send Letter Urging Snyder to Deny Wisconsin's Water Diversion Request</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></LI></UL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer">(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS)
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BLOG: http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/</div>JPMcJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112613043915135162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-996630202303938811.post-35621563038018133202016-05-20T12:02:00.000-04:002016-05-20T12:03:06.423-04:00Great Lakes Harbor fact sheets<DIV><FONT face=Arial> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt outset; WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: white; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt outset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt outset; mso-cellspacing: 3.0pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in" class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellSpacing=4 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-LEFT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-BOTTOM: 3pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 3pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 3pt; BORDER-TOP: silver 1pt inset; BORDER-RIGHT: silver 1pt inset; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><></SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 7pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A title="Great Lakes Harbor fact sheets" href="http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/Missions/GreatLakesNavigation/GreatLakesHarborFactSheets.aspx" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-underline: none">Great Lakes Harbor fact sheets</SPAN></A></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon">- </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Curious about the many harbors in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Great Lakes</st1:place>? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared fact sheets with information about harbors throughout the <st1:place w:st="on">Great Lakes</st1:place> region</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #222222; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer">(c)Waste Information & Management Services, Inc. (WIMS)
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Jeff Dauphin, President
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Jeff Dauphin, President
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Jeff Dauphin, President
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Jeff Dauphin, President
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Publishers of WIMS Daily Environmental HotSheet
Jeff Dauphin, President
Interlochen, MI 49643
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