First it was the car makers polluting the River and watershed with PCBs and metals, and then there was the untreated poo flowing directly into the water, now the area is threatened anew by quick urban expansion – Oakland County leads Michigan in new construction – leaving wetlands and wildlife habitat nearly annihilated. Over the years, pesticides, PCBs and metals as well as other organics have been found in the sediments from Pontiac to the River’s mouth.
To read more about this Area of Concern, click here to go to the EPA’s website.
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