Delta County fish kill blamed on black liquor from paper mill
Asmus said when the pipe failed a black liquor was released to the wastewater treatment plant. Black liquor is a high-strength organic pollutant derived from the breakdown of pulpwood. The black liquor overwhelmed the facilitys wastewater treatment system causing effluent (outflow) violations, Asmus said. The wastewater system remained functional however, it was not capable of treating the black liquor entirely. Black liquor is a byproduct of a process at the mill, not a chemical purchased and stored on site for a specific purpose, Asmus said.
More than 460K walleye fingerlings stocked in Michigan bay
LANSING, Mich. - More than 460,000 walleye fingerlings have been stocked in a bay in Michigans Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural resources says nearly 330,000 fingerlings were placed in early July in northern Little Bay de Noc near the mouth of the Whitefish River. Another 135,000 were stocked near Gladstone, Kipling and the lower Escanaba River. Eggs taken earlier this year from adult walleye in the bay were transferred to fish hatcheries. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and the Bay de Noc Great Lakes Sport Fishermen.