Water Protectors Protest Proposed Salmon Farm
Toledo, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo Lucas County Port Authority board has approved a $400 million bond for a salmon fishing facility in Williams County, but many locals are not happy with the decision. A group of advocates attended a Port Authority board meeting Thursday morning to talk about how they believe this facility could harm drinking water.
The AquaBounty facility will be allowed to take more than five million gallons of water per day out of the Michindoh Aquifer, a large freshwater source. The water will then be dumped back into the St. Joseph River. Those two sources provide drinking water for thousands of people.
Sherry Fleming is the chair person of the Williams County Alliance and says this is a huge concern for her community.
“Fresh water is such a critical, essential resource for survival for all life,” says Fleming.