Kris Patterson, executive director, Partners for Clean Streams, speaks during a special cruise on the Sandpiper in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Toledo water crisis.
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Joe Cappel, vice president, business development, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, talks about some of the firms along the Maumee River as well as the many products that are shipped from the area to around the world.
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A quick water sample from the riverside of Promenade Park in Toledo.
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Bill Myers, president, Lucas County Farm Bureau, speaking about best practices for farmers and other land users. He also says that farmers have begun a nitrogen management study with frequent testing of soil and water.
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Joe Cappel, vice president, business development, Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, talks about some of the firms along the Maumee River.
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Bill Myers, president, Lucas County Farm Bureau, speaking about best practices for farmers and other land users. He also says that farmers have begun a nitrogen management study with frequent testing of soil and water.
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Terry Shankland, a member of the Board of Directors of Partners for Clean Streams, looking over the Maumee River.
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Navarre Elementary Science teacher Melody Tsapranis, of Rossford, left, speaking with Kris Patterson, executive director of Partners for Clean Streams.
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Anita Conley, of Waterville, left, speaking with Marilyn DuFour, on the cruise. DuFour is a Senior Environmental Specialist in the City of Toledo Department of Public Utilities and currently serves in the Industrial Pretreatment Section of the Division of Environmental Services.
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Back at the Sandpiper dock, members of Partners for Clean Steams distribute information, pet pick-up bags and "fun stuff" to each of the passengers.
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Marilyn DuFour, left, Debbie Mille, of Rossford, and Cindy Carnicom, of Sylvania, look at the microscopic life found in the Maumee after the cruise.
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