BY ANTHONY RIZZO
Recent improvements to the Saginaw Bay watershed will be discussed at a public meeting Wednesday in Saginaw.
The meeting will call attention to three so-called "Beneficial Use Impairments" in place on Saginaw Bay. The BUI designation identifies needed improvements in areas such as fish and wildlife habitat and water quality.
Warren Smith is acting chair of the Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed.
He said because of recent improvements to the bay, several BUI's are up for delisting.
"They've tied three of these together, as far as the Saginaw Bay. The first which is habitat, the second which is deformities and the third which would be populations." Smith said.
Smith said based on newly gathered data, he believes the delisting process could begin relatively soon.