How Does Climate Change Affect The Chequamegon Bay

The Chequamegon Bay is on Lake Superior, one of the 5 Great Lakes. Climate change could affect ports, harbors and marinas in two different ways. This is considered a shallow port that will be affected by large amounts of water going into the bay or by evaporation and lack of water going into the bay. One-way climate change may affect the bays harbors, ports and marinas is lower lake levels. Low lake levels can cause commercial and recreational boats to bottom out, keep the boats from reaching docks and the ability to launch boats at public boat launches. Another way climate change can affect the bays harbors, ports and marina is damage from storms. Large rainfalls increase the amount of watershed put into the bay. Along with an increase in sediment this also affects the water level. High water levels can damage existing structures like marinas and ports. Dredging has been done in the port when water levels were low and docks have been moved or extended for access by boats. Large ore docks have already been removed from the Chequamegon Bay due in part to environmental damage. My father used to work on the large ore boats on the great lakes. We would go see one of these docks that were located next to the city of Ashland on the bay. The ore dock was a massive structure that seemed indestructible, especially by water levels rising or lowering.
I would like to make an argument stating that the owners of these structures, should be responsible to make the changes necessary before any damage is done to docks, harbors and marinas: government monies should not be used when damage is done by climate change. Waiting for the “storm” to hit cost taxpayers money, insurance premiums to increase and the possibility of lives