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OABA Comments on OEPA’s Draft Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
On May 4, OABA submitted comments to the Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, expressing concern with the 2018 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report’s proposed impairment designation. The comments were made in collaboration with the Ohio Soybean Association and the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association.
Below is an excerpt from the letter:
“We believe that to restore and maintain Lake Erie’s water quality, that Ohio’s top priority and primary area of emphasis must be the adoption of sound, practical measures and systems that, to the best of our knowledge and understanding, will make a positive contribution to the health of the lake. This should be the approach taken by all the stakeholders whose activities may be contributing to the lake’s water quality problems, including but not limited to agriculture. Ohio agriculture is committed to this proactive approach, expanding on the strong and sustained history of actions we have taken that demonstrate this commitment, as explained below.”
