Public commenters pressed the board to strengthen funding and planning for watershed and groundwater improvements; the board amended the county administrator's work plan to broaden a Lake Malalu reference to "surface water quality of all water bodies within the county," adopting the amendment 16–2 and the work plan 18–0.

At the May 11 Sandusky City Commission meeting, Erie Soil and Water Conservation District representatives described a nearly-complete, H2Ohio-funded Mills Creek restoration at the Mills Creek Golf Course that uses wetlands, berms and stream realignment to reduce nutrient runoff and protect infrastructure; public tours and volunteer plantings are scheduled.