March/April 1995
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March/April 1995 |
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The International Joint Commission welcomes several new members
to its boards and extends its gratitude to those who have
completed their service. E. Tony Wagner, Waterfront Regeneration
Trust, has recently been appointed as chair to the Canadian
Section of the Great Lakes Science Advisory Board. Wagner will
succeed Dr. Ralph J. Daley. Newly appointed U.S. members to the
Science Advisory Board include Dr. Stephen B. Brandt, State
University of New York at Buffalo, Dr. Barbara A. Knuth, Cornell
University, and Dr. Suzanne B. McMaster, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Board members who have fulfilled their terms
include Dr. John J. Magnuson and Dr. Milagros S. Simmons.
Recent appointments to the Great Lakes Water Quality Board include Paul W. Johnson, chief of the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service and Henri St-Martin, Quebec Ministry of Environment and Wildlife. Johnson and St-Martin succeed Walter F. Rittal and M. Robert Tétreault. Daniel P. Bauer, U.S. Geological Survey, has been appointed to the Council of Great Lakes Research Managers. Bauer succeeds Dr. M. Grant Gross. The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control has been expanded to add two additional members, Peter B. Yeomans, Mayor of Dorval, Quebec and Dr. Frank Sciremammano, Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Chris Pharo, a member of the International Kootenay Lake Board of Control and the International Columbia River Board of Control, has been appointed as Canadian Section chair of the two boards. |
La Commission mixte inernationale accueille de nouveaux membres a
à ses conseils et désire remercier tout les membres sortant.
E.Tony Wagner, du Waterfront Regeneration Trust, accède à la présidence de la section canadienne du Conseil consultatif scientifique international des Grands Lacs. Il y succède au Dr Ralph J. Daley. Les nouveaux membres américains de ce Conseil sont le Dr Stephen B. Brandt, de l'Université de l`État de New York à Buffalo, le Dr Barbara A. Knuth, de l`Université Cornell et le Dr Suzanne B. McMaster, de l'EPA. Les membres sortants sont le Dr John J. Magnuson et le Dr. Milagros S. Simmons. Le Conseil international sur la qualité de l`eau dans les Grands Lacs a deux nouveaux membres. Il s`agit de Paul W. Johnson, chef du Service du U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service et d`Henri Saint-Martin, du ministère québecois de l`environnement et de la faune. Johnson et Saint-Martin succèdent à Walter F. Rittal et Robert Tétreault. Daniel P. Bauer, du U.S. Geological Survey, a été nommé au Conseil des directeurs de la recherche sur les Grands Lacs. Il y succède au Dr M. Grant Gross. La Commission mixte internationale a augmenté le nombre de membres siégant au Conseil international de contrôle du fleuve Saint-Laurent. Les deux nouveaux membres du Conseil sont Peter B. Yeomans, maire de la ville de Dorval au Québec, et Frank Sciremammano, Jr., professeur agrégé de génie mécanique au Rochester Institute of Technology. Le Dr Chris Pharo, membre des Commissions internationales de contrôle du lac Kootenay et du fleuve Columbia, accède à la présidence de la section canadienne des deux conseils. |
Benjamin G. DeCooke passed away at his home in Farmington Hills, Michigan, January 11, 1995. DeCooke's 40 years of service to the U.S. federal government included 32 years as chief of the Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the Lake Survey District and later at the Detroit District.
DeCooke was known by his peers as the "Dean of Great Lakes Water Levels" and was awarded the prestigious Wheeler Medal from the Society of American Military Engineers for his outstanding work in support of the International Joint Commission. This included cochairing the Great Lakes Technical Information Network Board (1979-1984), serving on numerous technical committees of the Commission's Great Lakes boards of control and, most recently, as member of the Commission's Emergency Measures Task Force on Great Lakes Levels, committee cochair of the Great Lakes Levels Reference Board and a valued adviser to the Citizens Advisory Committee for that Board.
His extensive knowledge and experience on the Great Lakes made him an invaluable resource to many Commission studies. Friends and colleagues at the International Joint Commission express their sympathy to DeCooke's family and friends.
John Ho passed away on February 9, 1995. He was 47 and is survived by his wife Lena and two daughters. Ho was employed by Ontario Hydro and served on the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control's Operations Advisory Group for almost 15 years. He will be remembered for his vast knowledge of the St. Lawrence River, particularly its ice conditions. His advice and counsel will be missed.
Dr. Orie Loucks, a member of the Science Advisory Board since 1992, has been named a recipient of the American Institute of Biological Sciences Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes contributions to the advancement and integration of biological disciplines, the application of biological knowledge to the solution of human problems and the improvement of public policy and planning.
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has recently accepted a preliminary long-range plan which identifies the potential to build 164 sea lamprey barriers on streams at an estimated total cost of $41 million. It also approved new construction and modification of existing structures and studies of fish movement in streams that are the biggest sea lamprey-producing tributaries in the Great Lakes system. In past years, the Commission has had to rely heavily on chemical treatments of larval lamprey. Even with the barrier strategy in place, continued application of chemical treatment will be required to control the sea lamprey.
Dr. Christopher I. Goddard has recently been named as the executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Goddard replaces Bob Beecher, who held the position for three years.
Plans to install a treatment system to allow the Avenor newsprint mill in Thunder Bay, Ontario to become effluent-free were announced in February. The process involves a combination of physical-chemical and biological treatments to produce effluent that can be recycled as feed-water to pulp and paper operations. Upon successful application of this new technology, the recycling of effluent will be phased in, and the complete, totally effluent-free process should be in place by late 1996. The project represents the first mill-scale development under a memorandum of understanding signed in March 1994 by the federal government and the Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada to develop advanced environmental technologies for pulp and paper mills. For more information contact Wally M. Vrooman, Vice President for Environment, Avenor, 2001 Neebing Avenue, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S3. (807)475-2652.
Small waste incinerators belching smoke from shopping centers, schools, apartment buildings, homes and many other sources throughout Minnesota are destined to become a thing of the past, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) said. Operators of such small incinerators have until January 30, 1996 to plan other ways to manage their wastes. On that date, the use of most small incinerators, both new and existing, will be banned by state law. These steps will protect public health and the environment from the pollutants released by small incinerators. MPCA staff said that such incinerators generally lack sufficient pollution control equipment and release large quantities of air pollutants. The agency estimates that these small incinerators are responsible for 93 percent of the dioxin emissions from waste combustion in Minnesota.
For more information contact the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, MN 55155-4194. (612)282-5843. To obtain a free fact sheet on the incinerator ban by fax, dial (612)397-8918 by touch-tone phone, and request document #25 when instructed by the recorded message.
An environmental tour of the globe with interactive exhibits can be found at the EcoDek at the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario. EcoDek is divided into air, water and land/city zones. Wide-screen theatres show graphically enhanced satellite images of each ecosystem. Participants are directly involved in exploring the ecological challenges facing the planet and the Great Lakes region. To receive tour information contact Pam Byer, Public Relations Manager, CN Tower, EcoDek, 301 Front Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 2T6.(416)601-4741 or (416)360-8500; fax (416)601-4713.
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), in conjunction with Information Ventures, Inc., has developed a clearinghouse on environmental health sciences information. EnviroHealth provides the public with information about research conducted and supported by NIEHS and the relevance of this research to human health. Technical information specialists will assist on a variety of topics. For information contact the Environmental Health Clearinghouse, 100 Capitola Drive, Suite 108, Durham, NC 27713. (919)361-0570 or (800)643-4794.
A new Great Lakes aquatic studies program will be offered to elementary and secondary students and their teachers in May 1995 when the QE-III, a 40-foot-long vessel, is scheduled to be launched on Lake Michigan. This floating classroom accommodates up to 40 persons. Students will become more aware of ecological issues impacting the Great Lakes through an aquatic curriculum, entitled PEER (Program for Environmental and Ecological Reform). Per person program participation is $5 US plus curriculum, with group rates available. For information and scheduling, contact Marla Schurder, Midwest Aquatic Education Center, 1114 Olde Oaks Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173.(708)925-1363.
AquaNIC is a gateway to the world's electronic resources in aquaculture. It can be accessed on Internet and also via commercial carriers such as CompuServe and Prodigy. To include information or access AquaNIC, contact Mark Einstein, Purdue University, 3-104 Lilly Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1151. Email meinstei@hub.ansc.purdue.edu ; (317)494-4862.
Revised: April 8, 1997
Maintained by Kevin McGunagle,
mcgunaglek@ijc.wincom.net