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Michigan Statewide Public Advisory Council

Introduction

Michigan's 14 Areas of Concern

SPAC Members and Alternate Members

Michigan Areas of Concern NEWS newsletter

Publications

2008 Status Report and Legislative Agenda (PDF)

Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern (PDF)

Draft Assessment
of Fish and Wildlife Beneficial Use Impairments

RAP Documents for Michigan's Areas of Concern

An Action Agenda for Restoring Michigan's Great Lakes Toxic Hot Spots (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions about Michigan's Areas of Concern (PDF)

Fact sheet on the Great Lakes Legacy Act (PDF)

Workshop Summaries:

(July 2006)

(Feb. 2006)

(July 2004)

(June 2003)

(Nov. 2002)

More "Areas of Concern" publications...

Products

Virtual Library of Remedial Action Plan Resources

U.S. AOC Delisting Principles Guidelines

International Joint Commission Status of Restoration Activities in Great Lakes Areas of Concern

Senate Great Lakes Conservation Task Force: 2002 Final Report

Overview of Assistance Needed for Michigan's Areas of Concern (PDF)

An Overview of U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern (PDF)

RAP Recommendations and Contacts for Michigan's AOCs (PDF)

Selected Resources on Contaminated Sediments in the Great Lakes (PDF)

SPAC Mission and long-term strategic plan (PDF)

Great Lakes Information Network

Areas of Concern (AOCs)

Funding and Grant Sources

Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs)

Remedial Action Plans (RAPs)

Questions?

Comments or questions about the Michigan Statewide Public Advisory Council? Contact Matt Doss at mdoss@glc.org

The Latest and Greatest for the Great Lakes
Innovations in Assessment, Monitoring and Restoration of Beneficial Uses in Great Lakes Areas of Concern
November 22, 2002 at Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, MI

Worskshop Overview
The workshop reviewed federal and state programs for assessing, monitoring and reporting on progress in restoring beneficial uses in the Areas of Concern designated under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The workshop included case studies of the latest technologies and management approaches for restoring environmental quality in the Great Lakes and a review of guidelines for delisting the Areas of Concern. It also reviewed options for setting quantifiable restoration goals for beneficial use impairments to help participants objectively document progress in restoring their beneficial uses, up to and including the eventual "delisting" of the Areas of Concern.

Proceedings

Workshop Proceedings (PDF)
Includes introduction, welcoming remarks, presentation abstracts and key points, and the following appendicies:

Appendix A: Workshop Program
Appendix B: Presentations (see below)
Appendix C: Participants List
Appendix D: Delisting Principles and Guidelines

Presentations

Addressing Beneficial Use Impairments in Great Lakes Areas of Concern: Background and Issues for Consideration

Assessing Beneficial Uses (PDF)
Dr. Gail Krantzberg, International Joint Commission
KrantzbergG@windsor.ijc.org

Assessment and Monitoring in the Great Lakes Areas of Concern:

U.S. Geological Survey (PDF)
Steve Rheaume, U.S. Geological Survey
sheaume@usgs.gov

Maintenance Dredging of Federal Navigation Projects (PDF)
M. Pam Horner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
Pam.Horner@lre02.usace.army.mil

Supporting the RAP Process with Sediment Modeling (PDF)
James P. Selegean, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
James.P.Selegean@usace.army.mil

State of Michigan Surface Water Quality Monitoring (PDF)
Gary Kohlhepp, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
kohlhepg@michigan.gov

Documenting Progress in Restoring Beneficial Uses in the Areas of Concern:

Assessing Progress Role of the IJC (PDF)
Dr. Gail Krantzberg, International Joint Commission
KrantzbergG@windsor.ijc.org
Restoring U.S. Areas of Concern: Delisting Principles and Guidelines (PDF)
Mark Elster, U.S. EPA-Great Lakes National Program Office
elster.mark@epa.gov

Presque Isle Bay (PDF)
Lori Boughton, Pennsylvania Office of Great Lakes
lboughton@state.pa.us

The Challenge of Reaching Delisting Targets in a Changing Ecosystem (PDF)
Keith Sherman, Severn Sound RAP
ssrap@csolve.net

Impairments Related to Water Quality Conditions:

The Use of a Cooperative Agreement Approach to Win Stakeholder Involvement (PDF)
Sylvia Heaton, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
heatons@michigan.gov

Assessing Aquatic Ecology Elements Relevant to Beneficial Use Impairments in Great Lakes Areas of Concern (PDF)
Reuben Goforth, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
goforthr@michigan.gov

Monitoring Zooplankton Populations (PDF)
Stephanie Carman, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
carmans@michigan.gov

Lower Connecting Channels Flow Model (PDF)
Bradley B. Brogren, Michigan Public Health Institute
brogrenb@michigan.gov

Beach Monitoring: Practices, Problems and Prospects (PDF)
Richard Whitman, USGS Great Lakes Science Center
richard_whitman@usgs.gov

An Environmental Forecasting System for Beach Closures (PDF)
Guy A. Meadows, University of Michigan
gmeadows@engin.umich.edu

Impairments Related to Fish and Wildlife:

Developing Fisheries Objectives for Lake Huron AOCs (PDF)
Dave Fielder, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
fielderd@michigan.gov

Colonial Waterbird Populations and Contaminant Studies in Herring Gulls: Assessing Beneficial Uses of Wildlife (PDF)
Chip Weseloh, Canadian Wildlife Service
chip.weseloh@ec.gc.ca

For a Dollar an Acre (PDF)
Mark Elster, U.S. EPA-Great Lakes National Program Office
elster.mark@epa.gov

Habitat Recovery for Lake Sturgeon on the Detroit River (PDF)
James Boase, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
james_boase@fws.gov

Landscape Conservation for Waterfowl and Water Quality (PDF)
David Brakhage, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
dbrakhage@ducks.org

Saginaw Bay Restorations of Fish and Wildlife Habitat (PDF)
Barbara Lercel, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
lercelb@michigan.gov