Agencies To Sign Updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

Sep 5: U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent announced they will sign an updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement on Friday, September 7. Administrator Jackson and Minister Kent will hold a short press availability following the signing ceremony.

 

    The agreement, last updated in 1987, addresses critical health issues in the Great Lakes region and is a model of binational cooperation to protect water quality. The two governments began negotiations in 2009 to strengthen the agreement. The signing ceremony is scheduled for 2 PM EDT, Friday, September 7, 2012, at the Embassy of Canada, 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.

 

    Access an announcement from EPA (click here). Access a live webcast of the signing (click here). Access EPA's GLWQA website for more information (click here). Access the IJC GLWQA review website (click here). Access the Binational.net website for additional information from the governments (click here). Access the GLWQA blog from Great Lakes United (click here).

 

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Reminder: Great Lakes Beach Association Conference

Sep 6: The 2012 Great Lakes Beach Association Conference will be held October 16-18 at Mission Point Resort on Mackinaw Island located in a beautiful area near the Straits between lakes Michigan and Huron. To take advantage of early registration rates, attendees must register by midnight on Friday, September 7. An updated agenda is available on conference website. More than 50 papers will be presented at the event, highlighting the newest, innovative beach monitoring projects and rapid testing methods.

 

    Access the conference website for details and online registration (click here).

 

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