Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting: December 2018
Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting: December 2018

Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting on December 4, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting on December 4, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The “Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook: Great Lakes Region” is a brief bulletin published jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environment and Climate Change Canada, summarizing the latest season’s weather and water level conditions and weather and water level-related impacts over the Great Lakes and provides an outlook for the upcoming quarter.

In accordance with the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a draft 2019-2023 Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) has been prepared for Lake Erie and the connecting St. Clair – Detroit River System, and is currently available for review and comment.

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:

Canada and the United States are pleased to release the second Progress Report of the Parties, pursuant to the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).
The 2019 Progress Report of the Parties documents the binational and domestic activities and accomplishments of Canada and the United States in implementing the 2012 GLWQA over 2017 to 2019.

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States to prepare and issue Binational Strategies to reduce the release and impact of Chemicals of Mutual Concern.

(*Note: Public comment period extended until July 12, 2019)

(*Note: comment period extended to July 15, 2019)
In accordance with the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a draft 2018-2022 Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) has been prepared for Lake Ontario and the connecting St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers, and is currently available for review and comment.

The Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational ecosystem-based management strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Huron, including the St. Marys River. This 2018 Annual Report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions.