United States/Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, July 30, 1986 |
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1978 Agreement acid Ammonium ANDREN Annex aquatic areas of concern atmospheric boundary waters Canada Canadian chemicals Clean Water Act committee concentration connecting channels contaminants cooperation coordination deposition Detroit River dieldrin discharge ecosystem approach effects efforts environment Environmental Protection eutrophication FALCO Federal fish fisheries funding GINGRICH hazardous polluting substances Huron implementation in-place pollutants input International Joint Commission Laboratory Lake Erie Lake Michigan Lake Ontario Lake Superior lake trout Lakes National Program Lakes region Lakes System Lakes Water Quality levels limited use zones Loucks ment microgram per litre models monitoring National Program Office Niagara River NOWAK nutrients OBERSTAR organisms Parties PCBs persistent toxic substances phosphorus problems QUINN reduction REGIER responsibilities River Science Advisory Board Sea Grant College sediments sources strategy subcommittee Thank THOMAS tion toxaphene transport United waste Water Quality Agreement Water Quality Board
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Page 215 - For the purpose of this section, the term — (1) 'oil' means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil; (2) 'discharge...
Page 224 - ... systems for discovery and reporting the existence of a pollution incident within the area covered by the Plan; (ii) To institute prompt measures to restrict the further spread of the pollutant; and (iii) To provide adequate cleanup response to pollution incidents.
Page 218 - means water in combination with other substances, including ballast water and water used for washing cargo holds, but excluding water in combination with oil, hazardous polluting substances or sewage. 2.
Page 194 - Commission shall be given at its request any data or other information relating to the quality of the boundary waters of the Great Lakes System...
Page 228 - Ferric Ammonium Citrate Ferric Ammonium Oxalate Ferric Chloride Ferric Fluoride Ferric Nitrate Ferric Sulfate Ferrous Ammonium Sulfate Ferrous Chloride Ferrous Sulfate Formaldehyde Formic Acid Fumaric Acid Furfural Guthion Heptachlor...
Page 223 - ... and, where appropriate, notification to appropriate agencies of vehicle movements, maintenance of a registry, and identification in manifests of such substances to be carried. 4. Implementation. (a) Each Party shall submit a report to the International Joint Commission outlining its programs and measures, existing or proposed, for the implementation of this Annex within six months of the date of entry into force of this Agreement. (b) The report shall outline programs and measures, existing or...
Page 219 - Where a review identifies additional areas for improvement, the Canadian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard, and other interested agencies, will undertake a study to establish improved procedures for the abatement and control of pollution from shipping sources, and will: (a) Develop a brief study description which will include the nature of the perceived problem, procedures to quantify the problem, alternative solutions to the problem, procedures to determine the best alternative, and...
Page 185 - RECOGNIZING that restoration and enhancement of the boundary waters cannot be achieved independently of other parts of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem with which these waters interact; CONCLUDING that the best means to preserve the aquatic ecosystem and achieve improved water quality throughout the Great Lakes System is by adopting common objectives, developing and implementing cooperative programs and other measures, and assigning special responsibilities and functions to the International Joint...
Page 197 - AMENDMENT This Agreement and the annexes thereto may be amended by agreement of the Parties. The annexes may also be amended as provided therein, subject to the requirement that such amendments shall be within the scope of this Agreement. Article XIII ENTRY INTO FORCE AND TERMINATION This...
Page 196 - Commission shall make available to the Parties and to the State and Provincial Governments upon request all data or other information furnished to it in accordance with this Article. 3. Each Party shall make available to the other at its request any data or other information in its control relating to water quality in the Great Lakes System.