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State of the Great Lakes 2003Summary Report (PDF 11Mb) The governments of Canada and the United States are committed to providing public access to environmental information that is reported through the State of the Great Lakes reporting process. This commitment is integral to the mission to protect ecosystem health. To participate effectively in managing risks to ecosystem health, all Great Lakes stakeholders (e.g., federal, provincial, state and local governments; non-governmental organizations; industry; academia; private citizens, tribes and First Nations) should have access to accurate information of appropriate quality and detail. The information in this report, State of the Great Lakes 2003, (PDF 11Mb) has been assembled from various sources with the participation of many people throughout the Great Lakes basin. The data are based on indicator reports and presentations from the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC), held in Cleveland, Ohio, October 16-18, 2002. The sources of the information are acknowledged within each section. Implementing Indicators 2003-A Technical Report (PDF 16Mb) presents the full indicator reports as prepared by the primary authors. It also contains detailed references to the data sources found throughout the State of the Great Lakes 2003 report. The reader is encouraged to obtain the referenced literature or to converse with the identified point of contact for details or additional information.This approach of dual reports, one summary version and one with details and references to data sources, also satisfies the Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies, OMB, 2002, (67 FR 8452). The guidelines were developed in response to U.S. Public Law 106-554; H.R. 5658, Section 515(a) of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001. |
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