snowpack
Residents raise concern over chemicals concentrated in snow piles
by (jwiegand08)
Submitted 03-21-2014 under NEWS
As winter begins to loosen its grip and the large amount of snow piles around the city begin to melt, some residents are troubled over the high concentration of chemicals, namely the high quantities of road salt and debris in them and their effect...
Large snowpack leads to concern over heightened spring flood levels
by (jwiegand08)
Submitted 03-03-2014 under NEWS
On April 22, 2013 the Grand River reached a historical height of 21.85 feet due in large part to two significant rain events in the same week, coupled with the typical spring time snowmelt runoff. With this year's heavy snowpack and colder...