Lucas County commissioners urge public participation to aid Lake Erie’s western basin

The Lucas County commissioners are urging the public to participate in the Ohio EPA’s process to develop and implement a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Maumee River watershed to combat algal blooms and sources of nutrients that accelerate blooms. “We must have a TMDL that is effective and will set limits on dissolved reactive phosphorous, which is the major driver of harmful algal…