Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which was last amended in 1987, is no longer sufficient.
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The signing of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement by the United States and Canadian governments and the use of the International Joint Commission to aid in the implementation of the agreement have been the hallmark of progress in terms of institutional arrangements.
Canada sign pacts on environmental protection WASHINGTON - The United States and Canada signed three agreements yesterday to improve cooperation on Great Lakes water quality, smog that crosses national borders and environmental research.
State and federal regulatory officials who spoke at the meeting were Bruce Baker, director, Bureau of Water Resources Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, William Busch, Great Lakes coordinator, Illinois EPA; Stuart Hunt, counsel, Great Lakes Water Quality Coalition; Joan Karnauskas, branch chief, Standards and Applied Sciences Branch, Water Division, EPA Region V; and Patricia Speth, executive director, Great Lakes Water Quality Coalition.
Since the Great Lakes have "unique characteristics and needs," in the words of SPI's Pattock, and regional businesses have complained of differing rules for different Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative (GLI) was proposed by EPA's Chicago office.
