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What's New Michigan's scenic Deer Lake almost off pollution list Detroit Free Press (12/27) With a joint effort by citizens, state agencies, environmental groups and a mining company, Deer Lake is about to be taken off the infamous "Areas of Concern" list. NWI Quality of Life Council touts partnerships good for the environment Chesterton Tribune (12/6) Environmentalists and municipal leaders from around Northwest Indiana gathered on Friday to hear how cooperative efforts have resulted in cleaner water quality in the region. Muskegon Lake getting closer to removal from Great Lakes Area of Concern list MLive.com (11/18) Muskegon Lake may finally be within a few years of removal from a federal list of contaminated Great Lakes “hot spots.” Environmental officials hope a raft of restoration projects will get the lake delisted as a Great Lakes Area of Concern by the end of 2017. Progress being made to help remove White Lake from list of Great Lakes toxic spots MLive.com (10/10) The journey's not over yet, but White Lake area officials say they've taken a significant step forward in cleaning up not only the lake, but also its reputation.The goal, which one official said might now be attainable within a year: removing White Lake from a list of toxic hot spots around the Great Lakes. Significant fishery restoration planned on St. Marys River Soo Today.com (9/14) The Eastern U.P. Regional Planning & Development Commission (EUP) will oversee a multi-agency, interdisciplinary team to develop the engineering and design necessary to restore 70 acres of rapids habitat in the Little Rapids portion of the St. Marys River area of concern (AOC) located in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. COMMENTARY: Environmentalists winning war to clear up St. Clair River The London Free Press (8/31) The St. Clair River Binational Public Advisory Council (BPAC) announced that the St. Clair River was delisted as one of 43 areas of concerns in the Great Lakes Basin. The group has been working since 1987 to clean up the river.
Overview Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs) are severely degraded geographic areas within the Great Lakes Basin. They are defined by the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Annex 2 of the 1987 Protocol) as "geographic areas that fail to meet the general or specific objectives of the agreement where such failure has caused or is likely to cause impairment of beneficial use of the area's ability to support aquatic life." The U.S. and Canadian governments have identified 43 such areas; 26 in U.S. waters, 17 in Canadian water (five are shared between U.S. and Canada on connecting river systems). Collingwood Harbour, in Ontario, is the first of these 43 sites to be delisted. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, as amended via the 1987 protocol, directs the two federal governments to cooperate with state and provincial governments to develop and implement Remedial Action Plans for each Area of Concern. View a map of the Great Lakes Areas of Concern
General Resources Human Health and the Great Lakes U.S. EPA Region 5 / Great Lakes Commission Featuring information on hot topics like drinking water and fish consumption, Human Health and the Great Lakes provides complete and up-to-date information about issues of human health in the Great Lakes region. Also contains a comprehensive glossary of Great Lakes terms and several links to related online resources. Based on data taken from the EPA's Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) studies. Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Environment Canada This site provides a map with links to background and updates for all of the AOCs in the Great Lakes Region. Areas of Concern Map International Joint Commission (IJC) A clickable map of all the Great Lakes' AOCs and their information tables. Great Lakes Areas of Concern U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Information on U.S. AOCs including current RAP status, scheduled meetings, progress and achievements, beneficial use impairments, research, publications, community involvement and funding partners. Resources on the Areas of Concern Great Lakes Commission This web site provides a "virtual library" of information on the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) program and associated Remedial Action Plans (RAP). The site includes links to RAP documents and AOC web pages; contacts for each AOC; resources on delisting the U.S. AOCs, including existing delisting targets and documentation for AOCs that have been delisted; workshop proceedings; funding sources; and other AOC resources. U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting The annual Areas of Concern (AOC) conference will convene participants from the 30 U.S. AOCs. The conference is intended for all parties involved in efforts to restore the U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern, including members of local AOC groups, state and federal agency staff, LaMP participants, academic partners, consultants, and others interested in the AOC program.
Education TEACH Great Lakes: Areas of Concern (AOCs) Find out about the causes of pollution in the AOCs and what is being done to restore and clean up these areas. TEACH Great Lakes: Water Pollution Water pollution is defined as a change in the chemical, physical and biological health of a waterway due to a human activity: sewage disposal, toxic contamination through heavy metals and pesticides, overdevelopment of the water's edge, and more...
Lake Erie Ashtabula River Area of Concern Black River Area of Concern Cuyahoga River Area of Concern Maumee River Area of Concern Presque Isle Bay Area of Concern Rouge River Area of Concern Wheatley Harbour Area of Concern
Lake Huron Collingwood Harbour Area of Concern Severn Sound Area of Concern Spanish Harbour Area of Concern St. Clair River Area of Concern St. Marys River Area of Concern
Lake Michigan Grand Calumet Area of Concern Kalamazoo River Area of Concern Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern Manistique River Area of Concern Menominee River Area of Concern Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Muskegon Lake Area of Concern Sheboygan River Area of Concern Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern White Lake Area of Concern
Lake Ontario Bay of Quinte Area of Concern Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern Oswego River Area of Concern Port Hope Area of Concern Rochester Embayment Area of Concern Toronto and Region Area of Concern
Lake Superior Deer Lake Area of Concern Jackfish Bay Area of Concern Nipigon Bay Area of Concern Peninsula Harbour Area of Concern St. Louis River Area of Concern Thunder Bay Area of Concern Torch Lake Area of Concern
Connecting Channels Clinton River Area of Concern Detroit River Area of Concern Eighteenmile Creek Area of Concern Niagara River Area of Concern (New York) Niagara River Area of Concern (Ontario) St. Clair River Area of Concern St. Lawrence River Area of Concern (New York) St. Lawrence River Area of Concern (Ontario) St. Marys River Area of Concern
Programs Michigan Statewide Public Advisory Council Great Lakes Commission The Statewide Public Advisory Council is comprised of citizens representing each of Michigan's 14 Areas of Concern (AOCs).
Publications Areas of Concern Delisting Principles and Guidelines US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) The intent of these listing/delisting guidelines is to serve as indicators of use impairment for Great Lakes Areas of Concern. Areas of Concern Special Report International Joint Commission (IJC) This April 2003 report was produced under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978 to the Governments of the United States and Canada and the State and Provincial Governments of the Great Lakes Basin. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, 1978 Expresses the commitment of each country to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem.
Related Resources GLIN: Air Toxics in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Beneficial Uses in the Great Lakes Areas of Concern GLIN: Environmental Research in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) GLIN: Remedial Action Plans for Great Lakes Areas of Concern GLIN: Superfund Sites in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Toxic Contamination in the Great Lakes Region
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