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 […]
Posted: March 10, 2017Completed Engagement Opportunities
This is an archive of all completed Engagement Opportunities that are now closed.
Public Comment Completed: Canada and the United States Seek Nominations for Consideration in the Development of a Second Set of Candidate Chemicals of Mutual Concern under Annex 3 of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Pursuant to Annex 3 of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Canada and the U.S. are seeking nominations of chemicals for consideration in the development of a second set of candidate Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs). By designating a chemical as a CMC, Canada and the U.S. signal their intention to reduce its anthropogenic […]
Posted: May 31, 2016Public Comment Completed: Canada and the United States Seek Nominations for Consideration in the Development of a Second Set of Candidate Chemicals of Mutual Concern under Annex 3 of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Pursuant to Annex 3 of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Canada and the U.S. are seeking nominations of chemicals for consideration in the development of a second set of candidate Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs). By designating a chemical as a CMC, Canada and the U.S. signal their intention to reduce its anthropogenic release […]
Posted: May 31, 2016Public Comment Completed: Draft Nearshore Framework for the Great Lakes.
A Nearshore Framework for the Great Lakes was drafted and was available for a sixty-day review period ending on July 12, 2016. The Nearshore Framework satisfies a commitment in the Lakewide Management Annex of the Agreement to “develop, within three years of entry into force of this Agreement, an integrated nearshore framework to be implemented collaboratively […]
Posted: May 13, 2016The United States and Canada Adopt Phosphorus Load Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms
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 […]
Posted: February 22, 2016U.S. and Canada Report on Relevant and Available Groundwater Science to meet GLWQA Commitment
The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement includes a commitment to publish a report on relevant and available groundwater science. In response to this commitment, a draft report has been completed that documents groundwater science relevant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The draft report is a product of extensive collaboration among experts in […]
Posted: December 3, 2015The United States and Canada Release Draft Phosphorus Load Reduction Targets to Combat Lake Erie Algal Blooms
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 […]
Posted: June 30, 2015