Essay On Lake Erie

Lake Erie is in deep trouble if we don’t start to work together to get it cleaner and not polluted for the centuries to come. In the 1960’s lake erie was very polluted and we cleaned it up now it’s known as the “comeback lake”, now in 2017 were having more pollution problems and algae problems. In the 1960, lake erie was very polluted because of heavy industry by the shores of cleveland. Because of these pollutants high levels of Phosphorus and nitrogen. “A common refrain in 1960 was "Lake Erie is Dead.”
In 1972, the congress passes the clean water act. Farmers created new farming techniques to get rid of as many chemicals as possible. They did this by modifying and getting rid of any phosphates or nitrates in the chemicals, to make it a lot more safe if it accidentally got into Lake Erie.They god rid of as much phosphorus in the environment as they could. “For several years, as Erie and as many as 19 inland lakes in Ohio have been inundated with toxic algae, scientists have said phosphorus must be cut”.(Arenschield)
The effects of the clean up were great, The lake became one of the world's best environment comebacks. The city took steps to fix sewer system and monitor water quality better, If the water started to get unsteady and polluted …show more content…
Many Businesses lose lots of money because they can’t use the water. So that means they can’t clean the dishes, they can’t use the bathroom, and they can’t prepare some types of food. People’s water isn’t safe so The prices of bottled water are so high and limited. Many people leave the state all together until the water comes back to normal. Also people travel to places where water is safe to get cheaper priced water. This water problem is getting out of hand and we need to fix it so everything goes back to normal. If we don’t fix it now it could get a whole lot