Publications

Les publications des conseils comprennent des rapports, des fiches d’information, des infographies et des présentations. Les rapports d’entrepreneurs sont des documents créés au nom de la CMI ou de ses conseils, ou en coordination avec eux. Les rapports des gouvernements sont des documents élaborés par les administrations  locales/provinciales/étatiques/fédérales des États-Unis ou du Canada qui présentent un intérêt pour la CMI ou ses conseils.

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Le projet Horizons Grands Lacs
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Les produits sont en anglais seulement 2023 Phase 1 "On the Great Lakes Horizon" report : The IJC Great Lakes Water Quality Board, with a team of consultants, produced a report that collected and analyzed ecological, economic, social, political, demographic, technological and cultural data to...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Documents de synthèse des projets actuels de la CQE
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Pour en savoir plus sur le projet Horizons Grands Lacs, visitez : ijc.org/fr/cqe/le-projet-horizons-grands-lacs et pour jouer à « Choosing Your Great Lakes Future », visitez ijc.org/horizon
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Oversight of Animal Feeding Operations for Manure Management in the Great Lakes Basin
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2019 Report In 2019 the WQB produced a report on the topic of manure management for animal feeding operations, which reviewed practices and policies in the state and provincial jurisdictions in the Great Lakes. The recommendations included in the report have been identified as priority actions for...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Déclassement des centrales nucléaires dans le bassin des Grands Lacs
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**Le résumé de ce rapport est disponible en français. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter pour plus de renseignements** In 2021 the WQB produced a report (updated August 2023) on the topic of decommissioning nuclear power plants in the Great Lakes basin, which identified potential opportunities in the...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Sondage régional des Grands Lacs 2021
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**Ces produits sont en anglaise seulement** Reports The Great Lakes Water Quality Board completed its third Great Lakes Regional Poll in 2021. The 2021 Great Lakes Regional Poll results provide a snapshot of Great Lakes residents' views on topics including: the importance to protect the Great Lakes...
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Nuclear Power Facilities in the Great Lakes Basin - Background Report
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The purpose of this document is to compile unbiased background information about nuclear energy production, the nuclear regulators, the decommissioning process, radioactive waste management, and status of the nuclear power facilities in the Great Lakes basin. The background report is also...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Climate Change and Adaptation in the Great Lakes
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In January 2017 the WQB produced a Climate Change and Adaption in the Great Lakes project summary that focused on the need for coordinated binational action in developing a climate adaption and resiliency strategy for the Great Lakes. The WQB undertook follow-up work to explore ways to advance...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Watershed Management of Nutrients in Lake Erie
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This report presents the recommendations of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board on the topic of how watershed management plans should be used to manage nutrient pollution in Lake Erie. The implementation of effective watershed management plans is an important tool in a holistic approach to reducing...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Addressing Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Great Lakes Basin: Searching for Solutions to Key Challenges
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This report provides the recommendations of the Water Quality Board to address the challenges in seeking alternatives to the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as flame retardants, and avoiding the release of PBDEs during product use, recycling and disposal through the implementation of...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

2015 Binational Great Lakes Basin Poll
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Oraclepoll Research Limited was commissioned by the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) to conduct a telephone survey of residents living in the Great Lakes basin catchment area.  The survey was intended to establish baseline data across an array of...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Review of Progress Under the Canada - United States Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy
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In late 1999, the International Joint Commission asked its Great Lakes Water Quality Board to assess progress made under the Strategy and the contribution of the Strategy toward achievement of the Agreement's virtual elimination goal. To carry out this charge, the Board convened a Progress Review...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Addressing Concerns for Water Quaity Impacts from Large-Scale Great Lakes Aquaculture
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As part of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission charge to assess habitat alterations and recommend mitigative strategies to address concerns for aquaculture in the Great Lakes basin, a roundtable discussion of water quality impacts of Great lakes aquaculture was held on January 27-28, 1999 in...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Ecological Benefits of Contaminated Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin
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The International Joint Commission identified contaminated sediment as a program priority. The IJC assigned this priority to the Great Lakes Water Quality Board with the support of the Science Advisory Board and the Council of Research Managers. The Sediment Priority Action Committee was formed from...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Deciding When to Intervene - Data Interpretation Tools for Making Sediment Management Decisions Beyond Source Control
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Based on a Workshop to Evaluate Data Interpretation Tools used to Make Sediment Management Decisions held at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Windsor on December 1-2, 1998 Full report can be found at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article...
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Focus Volume 23, Issue 3 (Nov/Dec 1998) - Contaminated Sediment Highlighted at Mayors' Conference
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Contaminated sediment remediation can be a catalyst in the turnaround of waterfronts, which is important in shaping the future of many cities within the 42 Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes basin. The IJC and its Water Quality Board have worked diligently to spread the word about this important...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

If You Don't Measure It, You Won't Manage It! Measuring and Celebrating Incremental Progress in Restoring and Maintaining the Great Lakes
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On October 22, 1997, the Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) of the International Joint Commission (IJC) convened a public meeting in Thunder Bay, Ontario to provide key Lake Superior stakeholders an opportunity to interact with Board members on a timely issue. Approximately 50 people participated...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Sediment Remediation Case Studies
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Contaminated sediment is a major problem and well recognized in remedial action plans (RAPs) and lakewide management plans (LaMPs). In an effort to communicate information in a timely fashion, three case studies on environmental benefits of sediment remediation are presented by the WQB's Sediment...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Overcoming Obstacles to Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) identified "Remediation and management of sediments contaminated with persistent toxic substances" as one of its 1995-1997 program priorities. Initially, the IJC requested the Water Quality Board (WQB), with assistance from the Science Advisory Board (SAB)...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Position Statement on the Future of Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans
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In light of the fact that the Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) was the originator of RAPs, that the WQB is the principal advisor to the International Joint Commission (IJC) on water quality matters, that the WQB is charged with assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of Great Lakes programs...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Linking Local Watershed Management Efforts Across the Lake Ontario Basin
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Linking Local Watershed Management Efforts across the Lake Ontario Basin was the title of the 5th annual conference of the Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance (FLLOWPA) held October 18-19, 1996 in Rochester, New York. The conference also functioned as the first public meeting of...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Practical Methods to Protect and Enhance Habitats - Conference Summary Report
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On May 3, 1996 a Practical and Cost-Effective Watershed Management Conference was held in Livonia, Michigan. The conference attempted to move beyond theory to practice by presenting practical and cost-effective methods for implementing watershed management.
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1993-95 Priorities and Progress Under the Great Lakes Water Quaity Agreement - Chapter 1
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The Water Quality Board, as a participant in the development and execution of the 1993-95 Great Lakes Priorities of the International Joint Commission, had direct involvement in the pollution prevention, pulp and paper, groundwater and pesticides issues described in this chapter. In addition, the...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Practical Steps to Implement an Ecosystem Approach in Great Lakes Management - Workshop Report
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In November 1994 a binational workshop was convened by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada, in cooperation with the International Joint Commission and Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan), to identify practical steps that could be taken in a timely fashion to implement...
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Conseil de la qualité de l'eau des Grands Lacs

Focus Volume 16, Issue 1 (March/April 1991) - Commission Approves List/Delist Criteria for Great Lakes Areas of Concern
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The International Joint Commission approved the guidelines for listing and delisting Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. These guidelines are the result of months of work coordinated by the Great Lakes Water Quality Board and input from more than 200 interested citizens and...
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