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Executive Summary

Introduction

Key Findings

Physical Integrity

Biological Integrity

Chemical Integrity

Ecosystem Integrity

 

Physical Integrity

1. The Parties take binational actions to address the impact of urban land use on Great Lakes water quality by:

  • evaluating under what circumstances best management practices1 are effective in managing urban runoff;
  • ensuring that information on urban best management practices reaches local authorities and implementers; and
  • assessing the cumulative effects of management actions to minimize the impacts of urbanization on the Great Lakes, using the Lake Erie basin as an example.