Dr. Al Steinman's team with the Annis Water Resources Institute of Grand Valley State University sets out to perform environmental testing on Lake Macatawa as part of their Project Clarity watershed restoration project.

Today they will perform four different water clarity and environmental safety tests at five different sites On Lake Macatawa in Holland Michigan. They will be testing for physical and chemical properties of the water with their YSI instrument, survey for environmental toxins and microorganisms with water sampling, collect plankton (later be identified in the lab on the species level), and perform basic water clarity testing with a Secchi disk.

Project Clarity is a $12 million long-term watershed restoration project that aims to improve wetland restoration and water quality for the people of West Michigan. Project Clarity also provides community information and education regarding issues impacting the water quality within the Macatawa Watershed.

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