The International Joint Commission Commissioner Dereth Glance - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The International Joint Commission Commissioner Dereth Glance Presentation to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative June 28, 2012 Manistique Harbor, (Brian Callahan, Luxgnos Photography) 1 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters.

Transboundary Basins Columbia River Basin Souris Rainy River Missisquoi Bay River Basin Basin Lake Champlain Saint. Croix River Basin St. Mary - Milk River Basin Red River Basin The Great Lakes and Waterways 2 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

IJC from Coast to Coast 3 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Harmonized Great Lakes Watersheds 4 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Origins of the Boundary Waters Treaty Cleveland The Hamilton Ohio Water Ontario Steel & Works Plant, Iron Company, July 4, 1903 1900 Toronto, Ontario 1896 5 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Origins of the Boundary Waters Treaty Schoellkopf Power Station Digging the St. Mary Canal Niagara Falls NY, 1895 Montana, 1908 6 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Regulatory Structures at Sault Ste. Marie Power Plants Control Works 7 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Regulation of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River 8 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Changes to Wetlands – Eel Bay, NY Lake Eel Bay – New York Ontario Meadow Marsh Cattail 9

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 10 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Benefits of Great Lakes Restoration 11 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Great Lakes Mayors = Great Lakes Leaders Town of the Blue Mountains, ON Grand Rapids, MI St. Catharines, ON 12 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

IJC Great Lakes Priorities 2012-2015 13 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Great Lakes Priorities Lake Erie 14 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Great Lakes Priorities Assessing Progress 15 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Great Lakes Priorities Strengthening Science 16 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Thank you to our host… http://www.worldmayor.com/ 17 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

For more information, visit: www.ijc.org 18 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters

Outline of Presentation � Watersheds Coast to Coast � Boundary Waters Treaty � Water Levels Regulation o Upper Great Lakes o Lake Ontario & St. Lawrence River � Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement � Benefits of Restoration � Great Lakes Cities Leading the Way � IJC Great Lakes Priorities 2012-2015 19 More than a century of cooperation protecting shared waters