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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... addressed sources media by media via clean air , clean water , and toxic clean up laws which are intended to address narrow , specific problems . The result of this , as the chairman indicated , is that in some cases all we have done is ...
... addressed sources media by media via clean air , clean water , and toxic clean up laws which are intended to address narrow , specific problems . The result of this , as the chairman indicated , is that in some cases all we have done is ...
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... address the problems of a large ecosystem , like the Great Lakes basin that's being assaulted by a variety of pollution sources . Generally , our laws have ad- dressed sources media by media via clean air , clean water , and toxic clean ...
... address the problems of a large ecosystem , like the Great Lakes basin that's being assaulted by a variety of pollution sources . Generally , our laws have ad- dressed sources media by media via clean air , clean water , and toxic clean ...
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... address toxic sub- stance issues . Results from eutrophication studies were used to es- tablish phosphorus levels in municipal waste discharges . The estab- lishment of these levels have led to improved water quality in the Great Lakes ...
... address toxic sub- stance issues . Results from eutrophication studies were used to es- tablish phosphorus levels in municipal waste discharges . The estab- lishment of these levels have led to improved water quality in the Great Lakes ...
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... address specific problems . These subgroups are composed of representatives from the involved agencies as well as from academia and the public sector . Scientists at my laboratory , for example , serve on 23 com- mittees of the Great ...
... address specific problems . These subgroups are composed of representatives from the involved agencies as well as from academia and the public sector . Scientists at my laboratory , for example , serve on 23 com- mittees of the Great ...
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... address four issues that are of importance to residents of the Great Lakes Basin and members of the research community . Those issues are the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement , the Michigan Sea Grant College Program , research ...
... address four issues that are of importance to residents of the Great Lakes Basin and members of the research community . Those issues are the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement , the Michigan Sea Grant College Program , research ...
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1978 Agreement acid ANDREN Annex aquatic areas of concern atmospheric boundary waters Canada Canadian chemicals committee concentration CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY connecting channels contaminants cooperation coordination deposition Detroit River dieldrin discharge ecosystem approach effects efforts Environmental Protection eutrophication FALCO Federal fish fisheries funding GINGRICH Government 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 System Lakes Water Quality levels LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 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 subcommittee Thank THOMAS toxaphene United waste Water Quality Agreement Water Quality Board
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Page 186 - The purpose of the Parties is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.
Page 184 - EXCHANGE. On proceeding to the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty signed at Washington on January 11, 1909, between the United States and Great Britain, relating to...
Page 192 - ... Agreement for the purpose of developing an Annex identifying hazardous polluting substances ; the Parties shall further consult from time to time for the purpose of identifying harmful quantities of these substances and of reviewing the definition of "harmful quantity of oil" set forth in Annexes 3 and 7. 2. The Parties shall develop and implement such additional programs as they jointly decide are necessary and desirable for the achievement of the water quality objectives. 3. The programs and...
Page 204 - Asbestos should be kept at the lowest practical level and in any event should be controlled to the extent necessary to prevent harmful effects on human health. B. Temperature There should be no change in temperature that would adversely affect any local or general use of the waters. C. Settleable and Suspended Solids, and Light Transmission...
Page 204 - Waters used for body contact recreation activities should be substantially free from bacteria, fungi, or viruses that may produce enteric disorders or eye, ear, nose, throat and skin infections or other human diseases and infections.
Page 193 - Agreement, there shall be two Boards: (a) A Great Lakes Water Quality Board which shall be the principal advisor to the Commission. The Board shall be composed of an equal number of members from Canada and the United States, including...
Page 194 - Board in accordance with the terms of reference attached to this Agreement. The members of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board and the Research Advisory Board shall be appointed by the Commission after consultation with the appropriate government or governments concerned. In addition, the Commission shall have the authority to establish as it may deem appropriate such subordinate bodies as may be required to undertake specific tasks, as well as a regional office, which may be located in the basin...
Page 220 - 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 186 - Parties agree to make a maximum effort to develop programs, practices and technology necessary for a better understanding of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem and to eliminate or reduce to the maximum extent practicable the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes System.
Page 191 - Guard and the United States Coast Guard of a coordinated system for aerial and surface surveillance for the purpose of enforcement of regulations and the early identification, abatement and clean-up of spills of oil, hazardous polluting substances, or other pollution. (g) Pollution from Dredging Activities. Measures for the abatement and control of pollution from all dredging activities, including the development of criteria for the identification of polluted sediments and compatible programs for...