The Lake Superior Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational ecosystem- based strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Superior. This 2019 Annual Report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions.
The Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational ecosystem- based strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Ontario including the connecting Niagara River and St. Lawrence River to the international boundary.
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Lakewide Action and Management Plans (LAMPs) for each of the five Great Lakes every five years on a rotational basis.
Pursuant to the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of Canada and the United States have finalized a 2018-2022 Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP), an ecosystem-based strategy for restoring and protecting the water quality of Lake Ontario and the connecting St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers.
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs). The Binational Screening Criteria for nominated CMCs are now available.
Pursuant to Article 5, Section 2(c) of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012, the Parties 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.
The Governments of Canada and the United States have agreed on the following priorities for science and action that will guide their work under the Agreement for 2020 through 2022.
Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting held virtually on December 9-10, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Please join us on Friday, January 29 CST from 10:30am-12:00pm EST / 9:30-11:30pm 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 nuisance algal blooms and hypoxia in Lake Erie.
