Introduction Under the 2012 Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, “the Parties to the Agreement” – the U.S. and Canadian Governments – are to conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of the Agreement every nine years. The scope and nature of the review are to be determined by the Parties: “Following every third […]
Posted: September 27, 20242012 Agreement
This is an archive of all information related to the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
Public Comment Period Open: Input to inform the review of the 2012 Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Under the 2012 Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, “the Parties to the Agreement” – the U.S. and Canadian Governments – are to conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of the Agreement every nine years: “Following every third triennial Assessment of Progress Report of the Commission, the Parties shall review the operation and […]
Posted: June 5, 2024The Governments of Canada and the United States agree on 2023-2025 Great Lakes Binational Priorities for Science and Action
In accordance to Article 5, Section 2(c) of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the Parties (U.S. and Canada): “…shall establish, in consultation with the Great Lakes Executive Committee, binational priorities for science and action to address current and future threats to the quality of the Water of the Great Lakes, not later than […]
Posted: March 17, 2023Traditional Ecological Knowledge Speaker Series
From May 26 – June 30, 2021, the Science Annex Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Task Team of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is co-hosting a weekly Great Lakes TEK speaker series with the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Department of American Indian Studies. Register for the series (Zoom). This series brings together Tribal, […]
Posted: June 28, 2021Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Nutrients Annex Webinar: Update on Nutrient Reduction Efforts in Lake Erie
Please join us on Friday, November 15th from 1:00-3:00pm EST / 12:00-2:00pm CST for a webinar that will provide a brief overview of information and updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). This webinar will present ongoing efforts to manage excess phosphorus loads leading to toxic and […]
Posted: October 30, 2019Webinar: Lakewide Management – Outreach and Engagement
COMPLETEDJuly 8, 20152:00pm – 4:00pm EDT; 1:00pm – 3:00pm CDT Please join John Marsden of Environment Canada and Chris Korleski of EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office as they host a binational, basin-wide webinar on lakewide management issues addressed by Annex 2 of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The webinar will provide Great […]
Posted: July 2, 2015