COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency says they been notified by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy of untreated manure that overflowed from a waste storage structure in Algansee Township.
The agency reports EGLE staff have been on site and have seen manure in Fisher Creek, three to four miles downstream, and at the water inlet of Marble Lake.
Residents and visitors to the Marble Lake/Fisher Creek area are encouraged to avoid the Marble Lake water inlet area, as well as Fisher Creek in the area from east of South Ray Quincy Road and north of Campbell Road.
Health Officer Rebecca Burns says, “Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency is in contact with EGLE staff. We advise residents to avoid the inlet area, keeping themselves, children, and pets out of the water if manure is observed”.
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