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 […]
Posted: January 20, 2021phosphorus
Lake Erie Binational Phosphorus Reduction Strategy
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.
Posted: June 14, 2019Lake Erie Lakewide Action and Management Plan Annual Report 2018
The Lake Erie Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational ecosystem-based management strategy for protecting and restoring the water quality of Lake Erie, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River. This 2018 Annual Report highlights accomplishments and progress during the past year including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration […]
Posted: March 21, 2019Rebroadcast: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Nutrients Annex Webinar: Update on Nutrient Reduction Efforts in Lake Erie
Due to a high level of interest, please join us on Monday, December 10 from 1:00-2:30 pm CST / 2:00-3:30 pm EST for a rebroadcast of a webinar that was offered on November 20, 2018. We are offering a second opportunity for interested stakeholders to call in and hear a rebroadcast of the webinar. This […]
Posted: November 29, 2018Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Nutrients Annex Webinar: Update on Nutrient Reduction Efforts in Lake Erie
Please join us on Tuesday, November 20th from 1:00-2:30pm CST / 2:00-3:30pm EST 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) to address excess phosphorus loads leading to toxic and nuisance algal blooms in Lake Erie. Topics […]
Posted: November 5, 2018Domestic Action Plans to Achieve 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 domestic action plans by 2018 that will outline strategies for meeting […]
Posted: March 7, 2018Draft 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 […]
Posted: March 10, 2017Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting: December 2016
Below are materials documenting the GLEC meeting held by teleconference on December 6, 2016.
Posted: December 6, 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, 2016