INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Pence issued the following statement regarding the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers 2015 Leadership Summit.
“Since the beginning of my administration, Indiana has made great progress in reducing the amount of phosphorus entering the Lake Erie basin. Multiple state agencies, including the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have worked tirelessly with the Indiana Conservation Partnership and our local stakeholders to implement voluntary programs designed to reduce phosphorus in our waterways.
“Since 2013, the Indiana Conservation Partnership has implemented more than 7,400 projects along the six Indiana counties lying within the Western Lake Erie Basin. These projects have resulted in an estimated reduction of more than 112,000 pounds of phosphorus in the Lake Erie Basin. These efforts represent only part of the broader 2.5 million pounds of phosphorus reduced statewide since early 2013. We are proud of the progress of these programs and look to build on them in the coming years.
