Nutrients (Annex 4)

To help manage nutrient loads and mitigate the impacts of harmful and nuisance algae in the Great Lakes, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA), to review (and revise if appropriate) the binational phosphorus targets for each of the Great Lakes. The United States and Canada have […]

Please join us on Wednesday, December 13th from 10:30-12:00 pm eastern / 9:30-11:00 pm central for a webinar that will provide updates on work under the Nutrients Annex of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). This webinar will summarize ongoing efforts to manage excess phosphorus loads that are leading to toxic and nuisance algal […]

To help manage nutrient loads and mitigate the impacts of harmful and nuisance algae in Lake Ontario, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA), to review (and revise if appropriate) the binational phosphorus targets for Lake Ontario. Based on the findings of a recent assessment, the GLWQA […]

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 […]

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue a Binational Strategy for Phosphorus Reduction in Lake Erie. This Strategy includes: The Strategy [PDF] (1.05 MB) was developed by the Nutrients Annex Subcommittee.

To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to establish binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016, and to develop domestic action plans by 2018 that will outline strategies for meeting […]

To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to establish binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016, and to develop, by 2018, domestic action plans that will outline strategies for meeting […]

To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to establish binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. In response to this commitment, following a robust binational science-based process and extensive public […]

To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada have committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to develop revised binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. In response to this commitment, in 2013, federal agencies, state and provincial […]