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Lake Erie In The 1960's

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Lake Erie
In the 1960’s, Lake Erie was covered with algae blooms. Lake Erie is now almost 241 miles of green. “Decades ago, 64 million pounds of phosphorus flowed into lake erie every year because of sewer outlines, industrial trash, and fertilizer/pesticides from farm runoff.” (Michael Wines) Farmers use pesticides and fertilizers to get rid of pests and help their plants grow. Except that all that runoff leads to one problem. It flows into nearby waters. For us, it’s Lake Erie. Lake Erie’s conditions were so bad in the 1960’s. It had algae covering miles and miles of the lake, almost end to end. Lake Erie was an absolute mess.
People all over decided to help clean up the lake. Not only the algae, but also the pollution. “Both the United States and Canadian government helped by spending $8 billion to upgrade lakeside sewage plants.” (Michael Wines) Although we spent $8 billion in clean up, it still wasn’t strong enough. Many people and organizations helped to clean up, such as Plastic Pollution Coalition, United Nations, and the United States and Canadian governments. People started creating foundations to help Lake Erie. Other foundations were started to make sure there was clean water for everyone that didn’t have clean water to use. …show more content…

It was okay for recreational activities involving water and it was safe for drinking and bathing. The clean-up made Lake Erie so much better and everyone in that area could drink their tap water again. They no longer had to buy bottled water to drink and bathe with. Animals were no longer stained green when they swam in the water. Both animals and children living nearby were happy to enjoy the lake they might call their, ‘home away from home’ again. “The algae blooms have cleared up 60% since the 1960’s.” (Gwen Pearson) Although it wasn’t completely cleared, it was still pretty much back to

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