Muskegon
Lake Community Action Plan
Muskegon Lake is one of the 14 areas
within Michigan listed as an Area of Concern (AOC). In 1985, the lake
and several tributaries were designated an AOC because of degraded
ecological conditions.
Even though significant water quality
improvements resulted from the diversion of municipal and industrial
wastewater from the lake to the Muskegon County Wastewater management
System in 1973, problems remain.
To this day, Muskegon Lake remains an
AOC because of water quality, sediment and habitat problems associated
with urban runoff, dredging and filling at the shoreline, the historical
discharges of polluted wastewater into the AOC, localized groundwater
contamination moving toward the lake and its tributaries, and the
potential effects on Lake Michigan.
You can help in the delisting process
by following the plans in the Actions Agendas below. We would
also like to know what you think. Follow the links below and
after reading about the issue, answer the questions about the Action
Agenda items.
Action Agendas
Pollution
Prevention
Land
by the Lake—Shoreline & Wetland Habitat
Groundwater
Storm Water
Runoff
Where We Want to Be
The Muskegon Lake Remedial Action
Plan (RAP) update is designed to guide the community in actions that
will restore the nine Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) and eventually
de-list Muskegon Lake as one of the Great Lakes 42 Areas of Concern
(AOCs). You can assist in the process by offering input into
the update. Find out more...
