11th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality


	Chapter 3


	Introduction

	Contaminated Sediment

	Funding for Sediment Remediation

	Wastewater Infrastructure Maintenance and Upgrades

	Fish and Wildlife Habitat

	Waste Sites and Nonpoint Source Pollution

	Accountability and Responsibility for Remedial Action Plans

	United States Approach

	Canadian Approach

	Community-based Alliances

	Confirming the Status of Restoration Efforts

	Keeping the Focus on Beneficial Uses

	Funding for Remediation and Planning Efforts

	Corporate/Private Spending on Remediation

Progress Toward Restoration

United States Approach

Of the 31 United States and binational Areas of Concern, 27 have federal contacts and 26 have state coordinators. In some United States Areas of Concern, including many in Michigan, agencies view local community groups as being responsible for Remedial Action Plan implementation, while the community groups view the agencies as being responsible.

Recognizing concerns about Remedial Action Plan management and coordination, the United States Great Lakes Strategy¹⁷ made reform a key objective, promising to "accelerate the pace of sediment remediation, working to overcome barriers to progress identified at each site."