Chatham-Kent council is looking to the federal and provincial government to lead the way when it comes to reducing phosphorus input into Lake Erie.
The municipality will be drafting a response to the plan to cut phosphorus levels by 40%.
Mayor Randy Hope says over the years, when it comes to blooms, Chatham-Kent has gotten off easy.
“But for a lot of others that are further south in the Lake Erie Basin, Pelee Island and a few others do get more,” Hope says. “It’s an important ingredient in Chatham-Kent, people love to play in the water, they want to swim and play and do all those nice things and we want to make sure its clean.”
Lake Erie is also the source of most of Chatham-Kent’s drinking water.
In 2015, the lake experienced the largest harmful algal bloom in its history.
