[beachnet] U.S./Canadian commission examines inconsistent water quality monitoring

Shannon:

Seems as if Michigan has lost a border on a Great Lakes and maybe  
thousands of miles of shore line.

Sorry about the geographical disaster.

Best Regards,


David Rockwell MS MBA
Beach Water Quality Forecasting Coordinator
Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research
University of Michigan
E.Mail dcrockwe at umich.edu
Home Office Tel.  630-219-3537
Hours 7 CST - 3:30 CST M-F


Quoting "Briggs, Shannon (DEQ)" <BRIGGSS4 at michigan.gov>:

> Please see the entire article at
> http://greatlakesecho.org/2009/10/05/uscanadian-commission-examines-inco
> nsistent-water-quality-monitoring/
>
> By Rachael Gleason
> rachaelkaygleason at gmail.com
> Great Lakes Echo
> Oct. 6, 2009
>
>
> Editors note: This is part of a series relevant to the International
> Joint commission's biennial meeting in Windsor on Wednesday and
> Thursday.
>
>
>
> <http://greatlakesecho.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/beachbacteriasampl
> ing6.jpg>
>
> United States Geological Survey scientists sample bacteria at Clinch
> Beach in Traverse City, Mich. Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection
> Agency.
>
> More than 20,000 beaches closed last year when water samples tested
> positive for harmful bacteria.
>
> But inconsistent sampling methods have Great Lakes officials questioning
> those results.
>
>   <http://www.greatlakesecho.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18&p=37#p37>
>
>
> See poll.
>
> The International Joint Commission
> <http://www.ijc.org/en/home/main_accueil.htm> , a binational
> organization that advises the U.S. and Canada on Great Lakes issues,
> examined problems with beach testing methods and advisory systems in a
> report <http://meeting.ijc.org/reports>  released last month.
>
> It is among the issues to be discussed at the commission's biennial
> meeting <http://meeting.ijc.org/>  Wednesday and Thursday in Windsor.
>
> And it's a good time to do so, according to Julie Kinzelman, a research
> scientist for the Racine Health Department in Wisconsin and board member
> of the Great Lakes Beach Association. <http://www.great-lakes.net/glba/>
>
>
> "The United States and Canadian Water Quality Agreement is under
> revision, so this is the appropriate time to develop water quality
> criteria and test methods," she said.
>
> Officials test beach water for Escherichia coli
> <http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/> , which can cause human sickness, but is
> used primarily as an indicator of sewage and other pollution problems,
> according to the commission report.
>
> In both countries, the national environmental agencies set the
> guidelines for testing the water, but it's up to the local governments
> to do the testing.
>
> Read the rest of this article >
> <http://greatlakesecho.org/2009/10/05/uscanadian-commission-examines-inc
> onsistent-water-quality-monitoring/#more-11311>
>
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