09-05-2025
Erie Water Works, Keep Pa Beautiful unite to release litter control boom
A new litter control boom was installed Thursday morning to capture floating debris that might be entering Presque Isle Bay.
That device was placed at the Myrtle Street outfall near the Erie Water Works, who partnered with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
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The outfall deposits water from catch basins and roadways north of West 16th Street between Poplar and Sassafras Streets.
Anything that enters storm drains in the 336-acre area comes out at the Myrtle Street outfall.
'Clean drinking water doesn't just happen. It starts with the source. Today, we're taking actionable items to prevent debris, trash, and other things from draining and going into our waterways,' said Craig Palmer, CEO of Erie Water Works.
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'It's essentially designed to find out what we don't know because we're not sure what's coming into Presque Isle Bay from this location,' said Don Benczkowski, program coordinator for the Lake Erie Region of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
It's also Drinking Water Week, and 12 million people rely on Lake Erie for drinking water.
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