| Abstract |
Section 118(c)(6) of the CWA as amended directs the Administrator of the USEPA to submit to Congress a comprehensive annual report on progress in implementing the GLWQA, program plans for the subsequent year, and long-term prospects for Great Lakes recovery. This is the first Annual Report to Congress on Progress in Implementing the GLWQA. It provides an overview of GLWQA objectives, the state of the Great Lakes, and accomplishments relating to resource management plans, remedial programs, and demonstration projects for eliminating pollution in the Great Lakes Basin. It also addresses environmental surveillance and research programs and effort to increase interagency cooperation. Overall, much progress has been made in responding to the new Congressional directives. Institutional relationships have been strengthened, environmental research and information programs have been improved, and foundations have been developed for remediating specific pollution problems. The restoration of the Great Lakes is certain to be a long-term process, however, with the most difficult challenges remaining. |
