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Mail: The International Joint Commission received 334 comments by mail. Copies of the letters have been grouped alphabetically by last name or organization name and can be downloaded by clicking the letters below:

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Email: The International Joint Commission received 782 comments by email. Copies of the emails have been grouped alphabetically by last name or organization name and can be downloaded by clicking the letters below:

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Website: The International Joint Commission received 115 comments from this website. Copies of the submissions have been grouped alphabetically by last name or organization name and can be downloaded by clicking the letters below:

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Postcard: The International Joint Commission received 2,020 postcards from residents in Michigan. The following image is an example of the postcard:

Great Lakes levels too low; need man-made structure to regulate

October 1, 2012 at 11:13 am (EST)

Bart & Jodi Williams from West Bend, WI wrote: We are parents of a family with direct access to Lake Michigan. We are not part of any lakeshore homeowners’ association. We simply love the Great Lakes and am very troubled…

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Water, Wetlands & Disappearing Habitat in Georgian Bay

October 1, 2012 at 11:13 am (EST)

Tina Gataveckas from Honey Harbour, Ontario wrote: Vibrant wetlands sustain so much of the life around us in cottage country. From moles to moose, all rely on finding the right habitat at the watering hole. I have seen our vibrant…

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International Upper Great Lakes Study, Public Comment

October 1, 2012 at 11:12 am (EST)

Jacqueline Gibbons from Oakville, Ontario wrote: September 28, 2012 International Joint Commission, Canadian Section, 234 Laurier Avenue West, 22nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1P 6K6 & International Joint Commission, US Section, 2000 L Street, NW Suite #615 Washington, DC 20440 To…

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Georgian Bay – Low Water Crisis

October 1, 2012 at 11:12 am (EST)

Lynn Kennedy from Georgetown, Ontario wrote: I am opposed to the new regulation for Lake Superior because it will have a negative impact on Georgian Bay water levels. We don’t need more human intervention unless it is in the form…

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Contols needed in St Clair River to correct low waters in Georgian Bay

October 1, 2012 at 11:08 am (EST)

Chris Tansley from Etobicoke, Ontario wrote: I am opposed to the new regulation for Lake Superior because it could have a negative impact on Georgian Bay water levels. I am in support of control structure(s) in the St Clair River…

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Georgian Bay water levels

October 1, 2012 at 11:07 am (EST)

Vytas from Honey Harbour, Ontario wrote: After reading the views and the comments of Georgian Bay Forever, I am strongly encouraged to support this important organization in their plea to the IJC for the control and restoration of Georgian Bay…

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UGL Study: Denial in the face of reality

October 1, 2012 at 11:06 am (EST)

David and Carol Jelinek from Oscoda, Michigan wrote: It is disappointing that after years and years of study, a report is issued whose conclusion (or rather lack thereof) contains so much hedging that it essentially says it is too complicated…

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Impact of man on Lake Michigan/Huron water level

October 1, 2012 at 11:04 am (EST)

Frederick A. Richter, PE from Cross Village, Michigan wrote: It is highly likely that there is a man-made reason (perhaps more than one) for Lakes Michigan/Huron to be at such low levels. While all of the lakes are below their…

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Low Water levels in Georgian Bay

October 1, 2012 at 11:03 am (EST)

David Ross Geddes from Maple , Ontario wrote: We have had our cottage since 1960 in the Archipelago, Parry Sound, Ontario and have not seen the water levels so low as they are now. There must be a solution to…

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Low Great Lakes Water Levels

October 1, 2012 at 11:02 am (EST)

Roger Mellem, CMM from Winthrop Harbor, Illinois wrote: I’m the Harbormaster of North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor, IL, the largest self-contained marina in the Great Lakes. I’m keenly aware of the steady water depletion of Lake Michigan effecting both…

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