{"id":7138,"date":"2024-06-26T16:40:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mccann\/?p=7138"},"modified":"2024-06-26T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:40:52","slug":"sen-mccanns-kalamazoo-river-sediment-disaster-inspired-legislation-heads-to-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/mccann\/2024\/06\/26\/sen-mccanns-kalamazoo-river-sediment-disaster-inspired-legislation-heads-to-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. McCann\u2019s Kalamazoo River Sediment Disaster-Inspired Legislation Heads to Governor\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em>Bill gives EGLE new mechanism to protect Michigan\u2019s water\u00a0and natural resources if threatened<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LANSING, Mich. (June 26, 2024) \u2014 Today, the Michigan House passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0398\">Senate Bill 398<\/a>, important legislation sponsored by Sen. <strong>Sean McCann<\/strong> (D-Kalamazoo) authorizing the Director of Michigan Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to issue written emergency orders when inland lakes and streams are threatened with harm to \u201cpublic health, safety, welfare, property, or the natural resources or the public trust in those natural resources.\u201d The bill was previously passed by the Senate and is another step closer to becoming law.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the support of my legislative colleagues on this important legislation,\u201d said Sen.<strong> McCann<\/strong>. \u201cThe most recent disaster with the Kalamazoo River made it abundantly clear that EGLE needed a mechanism to better protect our natural resources and their ecosystems. I am hopeful this may help prevent future disastrous situations like the sediment release from Morrow Dam on the Kalamazoo River.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The legislation, originally introduced by Sen. <strong>McCann<\/strong> in 2021 and again in 2023, followed the release of river-choking sediment in the Kalamazoo River in 2019. STS Hydropower, operators of the Morrow Dam located on the Kalamazoo River in Comstock Township, lowered water levels around their dam, and released approximately 400,000 cubic yards of mud downstream into the river, where it remains today causing ongoing damage to the river\u2019s ecosystem of fish, wildlife, and vegetation. In March 2022, Attorney General <strong>Dana Nessel<\/strong> filed a lawsuit that is still pending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/ag\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/03\/01\/ag-nessel-egle-dnr-take-action-against-hydroelectric-companies-for-creating-safety-hazards\">against STS Hydropower<\/a> following the mismanagement of dam repairs on the Kalamazoo River.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">###<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill gives EGLE new mechanism to protect Michigan\u2019s water\u00a0and natural resources if threatened\u00a0\u00a0 LANSING, Mich. 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