Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Are You Leaking?

The annual Gas Cap Testing and Replacement program is underway at filling stations around Lucas, Wood, and Monroe counties. Bring your passenger car or light truck in and have that cap checked. You could be wasting gas and adding to air pollution.

Here's the schedule for the rest of June. Additional dates and locations to come in July.

Thursday, June 18......... Circle K, 103 Anthony Wayne Trail, Waterville......... 1-3 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23.......... True North/Shell, 1000 Buck Rd., Rossford............... 1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 24..... Circle K, 6775 Dorr St., Toledo.................................. 2-4 p.m.
(June 24 is a LIVE RADIO REMOTE with the River and I heart Radio)

Thursday, June 25,........ Kroger 3462 Sterns Rd., Lambertville, MI .........1-3 p.m.

City of Toledo Division of Environmental Services interns do a compression test and note the make and model of vehicles tested. 


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Joint Action Plan to Address Lake Nutrients Released

Ann Arbor, Mich. – Following months of work through the Great Lakes Commission, the Lake Erie Nutrient Targets (LENT) Working Group, comprised of the four states bordering the lake (Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York) and the province of Ontario released today a nine-step interim Joint Action Plan for nutrient reduction. The interim Joint Action Plan complements and provides additional detail to the Collaborative Agreement signed by the western basin governors of Michigan and Ohio and the premier of Ontario on June 13.The nine steps in the interim Joint Action Plan address:
  • Application of fertilizer and manure on frozen and snow-covered ground
  • The 4Rs Nutrient Stewardship Certification program and similar comprehensive management approaches
  • Discharges of phosphorus from seven key municipal facilities in the western and central basin
  • Investments in green infrastructure for urban stormwater and agricultural runoff
  • Open water disposal of dredged material
  • Performance-based incentives to reduce nutrients
  • Residential phosphorus fertilizer
  • Adaptive management to validate and refine reduction targets and timelines
  • Collaboration toward an integrated monitoring and modeling network.
The working group webpage is here.

The press release with full details is here.

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Friday, June 12, 2015

AREIS Training Offered

The Lucas County Auditor has made significant upgrades to the Auditor’s Real Estate Information System (AREIS). Winston Chester from the auditor’s office will provide a 60-minute introduction to the new system at TMACOG offices, Thursday, June 25 at 2 p.m. AREIS is used by realtors, builders, surveyors, engineers, and others working in the public sector in Lucas County. The training is free but seating is limited. To register please contact: Roger Streiffert at 419.241.9155 ext. 122.

The new AREIS system will be online in July. After the upgrade is released, the DVD version will no longer be available.

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Toledo Mayor Discussing Junction Ave. Urban Waters Project

Toledo Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson was at the Cities Conference in Pittsburgh today talking about the Junction Avenue Urban Waters Project. This project involves the neighborhood residents in learning about green infrastructure and designing stormwater improvements for their neighborhood. See the photo and learn more about the project here.



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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Gas Cap Testing - Locations and Dates

Drivers interested in saving gas and protecting air quality can have their vehicle gas cap checked at locations in southern Michigan, and Lucas and Wood counties in June and July. 

The City of Toledo Division of Environmental Services will do a compression test on gas caps of passenger cars and light duty trucks. The test takes only a few minutes. Any cap that is leaky - or missing altogether - will be replaced for free. Gasoline vapors are one component that leads to development of ground level ozone, or smog. A leaky cap can also cost a driver up to two tanks of gas per year. 

Drivers are invited to stop by any of the locations at the dates listed below. The schedule is also posted on the TMACOG website here

Tuesday, June 9............ True North/Shell, 4310 W. Central, Toledo................ 2-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10..... True North/Shell, 5855 Weckerly Rd., Whitehouse.... 1-3 p.m.

Thursday, June 11......... Kroger, 2257 Holland-Sylvania Rd., Toledo.............. 2-4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 16.......... Barney’s, 5821 N. Detroit Ave., Toledo..................... 2-4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 17..... Kroger, 27386 Carronade Dr., Perrysburg.................. 1-3 p.m.

Thursday, June 18......... Circle K, 103 Anthony Wayne Trail, Waterville......... 1-3 p.m.

Tuesday, June 23.......... True North/Shell, 1000 Buck Rd., Rossford............... 1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 24..... Circle K, 6775 Dorr St., Toledo.................................. 2-4 p.m.
LIVE REMOTE with the River and I Heart Radio

Thursday, June 25, ....... Kroger 3462 Sterns Rd., Lambertville, MI................. 1-3 p.m.




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Monday, June 8, 2015

Toledo Part of Case Study on Green Infrastructure

A free webinar offered by Ohio Sea Grant assesses green infrastructure costs and benefits in Toledo and Duluth, Minnesota. The seminar is Tuesday, June 16, noon to 1 pm. To register click here. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with log-in information.

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