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OHM Advisors presents wellhead-protection tools to East Lansing Planning Commission
Summary
OHM Advisors reviewed regional wellhead-protection practices for the Saginaw aquifer, recommended zoning and site-review tools, and showed outreach resources including interactive 'story maps' and classroom lessons; commissioners welcomed the resources and QR cards for public distribution.
Christine Spitzley of OHM Advisors presented an overview of wellhead protection to the East Lansing Planning Commission, explaining how the Saginaw aquifer underpins municipal and private drinking-water supplies in the Tri-County region and describing tools local governments use to reduce contamination risks.
Spitzley said wellhead protection grew from EPA guidance and that Michigan has adopted a voluntary, incentive-based approach. She described standard management actions — establishing…
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