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Past summer presented a stark reminder of the unfinished challenge. As the toxic algal blooms shut off the fresh Drinking Water to half a Million People and businesses in ohio and michigan for three days across lake eries western basin, the largest watershed in the entire great lakes. The public, though shocked, was orderly and magnificent. We didnt have riots or civil disorder. During that threeday crisis, astoundingly we learned communities along the lake were not equipped locally to test the water so vital to their own survival. Two precious days were wasted, sending and rescinding vials and samples five hours away to e. P. A. Labs and then back and then back again. This simply is unacceptable. Proper testing, equipment on lake erie is fundamental, fundamental to a Response Time commensurate with the challenge that rem ....