City of Waukesha Water Diversion application

<> City of Waukesha Water Diversion application - The Wisconsin DNR has released a draft Technical Review and draft Environmental Impact Statement on the City of Waukesha's Diversion Application and is seeking public comments on those documents Compact Implementation Coalition (CIC) reaffirms its opposition to the City of Waukesha's application Waukesha says Lake Michigan is our only reasonable water supply option

Canadian Senate passes Lake Superior conservation bill

<> Canadian Senate passes Lake Superior conservation bill - After eight years since its announcement, the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area has now become a reality -- known as Bill C-61, the Senate officially passed the bill unanimously on Tuesday creating a conservation area comprising more than 10,000 square kilometres of lake and includes lakebeds, islands and north shorelands -- the largest protected freshwater marine area in the world. Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area

Water Data to Answer Urgent Water Policy Questions

<> Water Data to Answer Urgent Water Policy Questions - This report from the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey summarizes one case study -- an investigation of water-quality data relating to nutrient enrichment in the Lake Erie drainage basin.

Enviros Urge Shift Focus To Prevention To Keep Toxics Out of the Great Lakes

<> Enviros Urge Shift Focus To Prevention To Keep Toxics Out of the Great Lakes - The environmental community on both sides of the lakes is calling on the Canadian and U.S. governments to speed up their actions to address toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes Basin. Report: Advancing Prevention of Toxic Chemicals in the Great Lakes Basin: An ENGO perspective on current binational efforts [environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs)]

Great Lakes Compact and Agreement - Water in Its Place

<> Great Lakes Compact and Agreement – Water in Its Place - A short film commemorating the ten-year anniversary of the Great Lakes Compact and Agreement.

Study Finds Inadequate Water Data in the Lake Erie Drainage Basin

<> Study Finds Inadequate Water Data in the Lake Erie Drainage Basin - A new study released by the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey found that current water quality monitoring in the Lake Erie drainage basin is inadequate for evaluating agricultural management practices for improving the health of Lake Erie. Lake Erie Nutrient Case Study Report Files

Interim Lake Erie nutrient reduction plan released

<> Interim Lake Erie nutrient reduction plan released - Following months of work through the Great Lakes Commission, the Lake Erie Nutrient Targets (LENT) Working Group, comprised of the four states bordering the lake (Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York) and the province of Ontario released a nine-step interim Joint Action Plan for nutrient reduction -- the interim Joint Action Plan complements and provides additional detail to the Collaborative Agreement signed by the western basin governors of Michigan and Ohio and the premier of Ontario on June 13. LENT Working Group website – link to the draft plan and related information