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The International Joint Commission
More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters.
Commissioner Dereth Glance Chicago Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Seminar/Webinar
January 23, 2013
Manistique Harbor, (Brian Callahan, Luxgnos Photography)
Low Water Levels
More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters 2
Hydrological Components of GLs Water Supplies
More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters 3
Adaptive Management
“He stood there like a house by the side of the road.”
More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters 5
Indicators: Ice Cover Decline
More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters 7
Seasonal average ice cover declined by 88 percent on Lake Ontario.
Indicators: PCBs in Great Lakes Trout
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More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters