Hearings & Comments On Upper Great Lakes Water Levels

Jun 18: The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced that it is inviting public comment on the final report of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board, Lake Superior Regulation: Addressing Uncertainty in Upper Great Lakes Water Levels. Comments will be accepted at public hearings and by mail, email and on-line until August 31, 2012. In Michigan, hearings are planned for Gross Pointe Farms (July 10) and Holland (July 12).

 

    The Study examines whether the regulation of outflows from Lake Superior through the compensating works and power dams on the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie might be improved to take into consideration the evolving needs of users on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and Erie. The report also examines the potential future impacts of climate change, a management strategy to better anticipate and respond to future extreme water levels, the feasibility and implications of restoring water levels in lakes Michigan-Huron and multi-lake regulation and its impacts throughout the Great Lakes St-Lawrence system. The report and related supporting documents and peer review are available at the Upper Great Lakes Public Hearings website.

    Access a release from IJC with meeting details throughout the Great Lakes region and commenting details (click here). Access the report, summary and background (click here).

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