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Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.19 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator Apr 2016

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.19 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

In its Seventh Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality (signed in 1993), released this February, the International Joint Commission again concludes that contamination by various persistent toxic substances is ' the biggest problem facing the Great Lakes ecosystem. The Governments of the United States and Canada are committed to restoring and protecting the Great Lakes and the Commission’s reports assist them by identifying progress and further needs.


Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.16 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator Apr 2016

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.16 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The intent of these listing / delisting guidelines is to serve as indicators of use impairment for Great Lakes Areas of Concern and will be used to assist the International Joint Commission (IIC) and its Boards in: 1) making recommendations for new Areas of Concern; and 2) reviewing all stages of remedial action plans (RAPs). These guidelines are intended to establish a consistent “set of yard- sticks” that can be uniformly applied throughout the Great Lakes basin. Further, these guidelines are in— tended to help ensure that the RAP program is properly focused and pragmatic so that it clearly identifies …


Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.14 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator Apr 2016

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.14 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The 1978 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement requires the International Joint Commission (IJC) to make a full report at least every two years to the Governments of the United States and Canada and to state and provincial governments concerning progress to accomplish the goals of the Agreement.


Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.12 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator Apr 2016

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.12 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The 1978 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement commits the Governments of the United States and Canada to restoring and maintaining the integrity of the waters of the Great lakes Basin Ecosystem, to develop to a maximum effort programs, practices and technology necessary for a better understanding of that ecosystem and to eliminating or reducing to the maximum extent practicable the discharge of pollutants into the Great lakes system.