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Shipping industry sounds alarm over plan that would alter Lake Ontario levels
Part of a proposal to control Lake Ontario water levels could create havoc for a shipping industry that requires stable and sufficient water levels for its shipping fleet, a hearing was told Monday.
A public hearing of the International Joint Commission was held at the Best Western in Jordan to get reaction to the preferred Plan 2007, in which water levels are controlled by a dam in Cornwall.
If implemented, it would be the first change to the management plan for water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in 40 years.
A commission report has said the plan will help wetland plant diversity, increase hydropower production and reduce erosion to properties along Lake Ontario.
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/Article...+STANDARD+STAFF
Part of a proposal to control Lake Ontario water levels could create havoc for a shipping industry that requires stable and sufficient water levels for its shipping fleet, a hearing was told Monday.
A public hearing of the International Joint Commission was held at the Best Western in Jordan to get reaction to the preferred Plan 2007, in which water levels are controlled by a dam in Cornwall.
If implemented, it would be the first change to the management plan for water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in 40 years.
A commission report has said the plan will help wetland plant diversity, increase hydropower production and reduce erosion to properties along Lake Ontario.
http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/Article...+STANDARD+STAFF