1. ESM 595 Chris Gibson

2. "A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is the earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"

3. Background Agencies Programs/Projects Updates

6. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) Created in 1972, revised in 1978 Purpose is to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem." International Joint Commission (IJC)

7. The International Joint Commission prevents and resolves disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective advisor to the two governments.

8. Remedial Action Plans (RAPS) 43 total –26 in US –12 in Canada –5 shared Ecosystem approach

10. Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy –Toxics Reduction Team –Virtual Elimination Pilot Project Pollution Prevention Grant Assistance Program

11. Strategy for the virtual elimination of persistent toxic substances in the Great Lakes Acknowledges and builds on the existing Canadian and U.S. regulatory programs which address the targeted substances Encourages ongoing programs or emerging initiatives to better address toxic releases Provides a context of basin-wide goals for localized actions

12. The Four Step Analytical Process 1. Gather information 2. Analyze current regulations, initiatives, and programs which manage or control substances 3. Identify cost-effective options to achieve further reductions 4. Implement actions to work toward the goal of virtual elimination

13. Mercury PCBs Dioxin/Furans Benzo[a]pyrene & HCB Pesticides Alkyl Lead Octachlorostyrene

14. Critical Pollutants Level I Substances Aldrin/dieldrin Benzo(a)pyrene {B(a)P} Chlordane DDT (+DDD+DDE) Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) Alkyl-lead Mercury and mercury compounds Mirex Octachlorostyrene PCBs PCDD (Dioxins) and PCDF (Furans) Toxaphene Level II Substances Cadmium and cadmium compounds 1,4-dichlorobenzene 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine Dinitropyrene Endrin Heptachlor Hexachlorobutadiene Hexachlorocyclohexane 4,4'-methylenebis Pentachlorobenzene Pentachlorophenol Tetrachlorobenzene Tributyl tin PAHs

15. Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy –Toxics Reduction Team –Virtual Elimination Pilot Project Pollution Prevention Grant Assistance Program

16. 1992 –1995: GLNPO awarded over $1,600,000 in grants Funded general P2 technical assistance to supporting activities Built a network of environmental professionals P2 Grant Assistance Program

17. LIST OF PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE GREAT LAKES NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE IN 1997 Council of Great Lakes Industry Mobilizing/Coordinating Industry Support of the Virtual Elimination Strategy –$70,000 Great Lakes United Virtual Elimination Strategy Implementation Project –$70,000 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Reducing Mercury Releases Through Pollution Prevention in Healthcare Facilities –$82,800 Indiana Department of Agriculture Clean Sweeps –$30,000 Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Household Hazardous Waste Cleansweep –$12,000 Michigan Department of Agriculture Clean Sweeps –$60,000 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Mercury Pollution Prevention Project –$100,000 National Wildlife Federation Non-governmental Organization Involvement in Implementating Virtual Elimination –$70,000 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection A Partnership for Prevention (Mercury) –$75,000 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Pollution Prevention Specialist –$18,400

18. Restoration of degraded sites Prevention and control of pollution Conservation and protection of human and ecosystem health Great Lakes Cleanup Fund

19. Great Lakes Commission Online partnership State, provincial, federal and regional partner agencies and organizations

20. Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) Started in 1990 U.S. EPA Region 5 States Today – over 160 organizations and 345 individuals from the Great Lakes States and Ontario

21. Ban use of mixing zones –70,000 toxic pounds annually Prohibits new discharges 10 year phase out 300/600 major industrial and municipal facilities affected

22. Historical P2 –Focused on TSS and BOD loadings –Implemented 2º treatment facilities Present P2 –Concerned with chlorinated organics –Replaced elemental Cl with ClO 2 Future P2 –No discharge of effluent –Introduce the closed-cycle mill

23. Web Links Great Lakes Information Network –www.great-lakes.netwww.great-lakes.net EPA Great Lakes National Program Office –www.epa.gov/glnpowww.epa.gov/glnpo Environment Canada Great Lakes Information Management Resource –www.on.ec.gc.ca/glimrwww.on.ec.gc.ca/glimr