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2017 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan Available for Public Review

2017 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan Available for Public Review

Photo caption and credit: Bruce Peninsula (G. Mayne).

In accordance with the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a draft 2017 Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) has been prepared for Lake Huron and the St. Marys River, and is currently available for review and comment.

Development of Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern

Development of Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern

The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States, in cooperation and consultation with State and Provincial Governments, Tribal Governments, First Nations, Métis, Municipal Governments, watershed management agencies, other local public agencies, and the Public, to prepare and issue binational strategies to reduce the release and impact of chemi

Draft Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern Available for Public Review

Draft Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern Available for Public Review

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 (CMC). The draft strategies for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) are now available for public review on binational.net.

Development of Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern

Development of Binational Strategies for Chemicals of Mutual Concern

The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits Canada and the United States, in cooperation and consultation with State and Provincial Governments, Tribal Governments, First Nations, Métis, Municipal Governments, watershed management agencies, other local public agencies, and the Public, to prepare and issue binational strategies to reduce the release and impact of chem

Development of the 2017 Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan

Development of the 2017 Lake Ontario Lakewide Action and Management Plan

Photo: Bluffer's Park, Scarborough, Ontario. Credit: Benson Kua.

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.

Draft Domestic Action Plans for Achieving Phosphorus Reductions in Lake Erie

Draft Domestic Action Plans for Achieving Phosphorus Reductions in Lake Erie

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 the new targets. In 2016, Canada and the U.S. adopted phosphorus reduction targets for Lake Erie.