Speaker: Dr. Alan Steinman

Addressing Groundwater Challenges in Michigan

Dr. Al Steinman is a research professor at Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute whose interests include aquatic ecosystem restoration, harmful algal blooms, phosphorus cycling, and water policy. In this presentation, Dr. Steinman will discuss groundwater’s role in the environment, risks to it’s quality, conservation efforts and how his research contributes to the protection of one of Michigan’s most treasured natural resources. Groundwater receives less attention, but it supplies up to 67% of the flow in tributaries flowing into the Great Lakes and provides cold, high quality flow for highly valued trout streams in the region.