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  • Home
  • 2022-23 Speaker Series
  • NEIGH. PLAN
  • JOIN the Association
  • Contact Us
  • Neighborhood Issues
    • Traffic Calming
    • Natural Features Protection (NFP) Overlay
    • Glen Park
    • Deer
    • Imagine Kalamazoo 2025
    • Public Safety
    • Consumers Energy: Tree Cutting/Easements
    • Asylum Lk. - BTR2 Runoff
    • Vermeulen Property
    • Stadium Lighting
  • Association Information
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*BTR2 - Stormwater Runoff Into Asylum Lake Preserve
October 2019 UPDATE


The state of Michigan has identified issues with Western Michigan University’s handling of storm water runoff that eventually reached into Asylum Lake. On Friday June 28, WMU received a field inspection report from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy identifying the worksite issues at the BTR 2 that contributed to the storm water runoff during the torrential rainstorm on June 20.

You can read news stories covering this event below:
  • State identifies issues with WMU runoff into Asylum Lake
  • WMU cited for sediment overflow into Asylum Lake
  • State cites Western Michigan for ‘unlawful discharge’ into Asylum Lake
  • Preservation Association plans release of Asylum Lake testing results
  • Preliminary Findings Show No long-term damage from discharge into Asylum Lake​
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