|
![Great Lakes Commission News Briefs]()
|
|
A
monthly summary of issues, activities and events
at the Great Lakes Commission
|
Sept. 2, 2008
|
|
|
Make plans to join the
GLC in Québec City October 6-7
Register
online now at https://www.glc.org/meeting/register1.html!
To ensure a room, please make hotel reservations no later than Friday,
Sept. 5. More
Great Lakes Commission 2007 annual report focuses on
"Our Changing Lakes"
"Our
Changing Lakes" is the theme of the Great Lakes Commission 2007 Annual
Report, available now. More
Commission responds to EPA proposed rules on vessel discharges
In
formal comments submitted to the U.S. EPA in July, the Great Lakes
Commission acknowledged "appreciation" for the agency’s efforts
to better manage discharges incidental to operation of commercial vessels
under the Clean Water Act, but stressed that the ballast measures outlined
in a proposed permit process do not go far enough to provide effective
protection of the Great Lakes from aquatic invasive species. More
Michigan Small Harbors Coalition, Great Lakes Dredging Team
to hold meetings together
The
recently organized Michigan Small Harbors Coalition and the Great Lakes
Dredging Team are holding meetings on the same date and location, Sept. 30
in Bay City, Mich. More
|
|
Upcoming Events
More events
|
|
Great Lakes
Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
734-971-9135
www.glc.org
A News Briefs archive can be found at www.glc.org/email/archive
|
|
|