Annex 1 Areas of Concern

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Great Lakes management designation environmental policy concept

Annex 1 Areas of Concern is a section of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that identifies and addresses specific geographic locations within the Great Lakes Basin where water quality and ecosystem health are significantly impaired and require targeted remediation efforts.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Annex 1 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Great Lakes management designation ⓘ environmental policy concept ⓘ
aimsTo	improve water quality in the Great Lakes ⓘ protect aquatic ecosystems ⓘ protect human health ⓘ restore impaired beneficial uses ⓘ
appliesTo	Great Lakes region ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin
concerns	beneficial use impairments ⓘ ecosystem degradation ⓘ water quality impairment ⓘ
focusesOn	site-specific contamination and degradation issues ⓘ
geographicScope	Canadian portions of the Great Lakes Basin ⓘ United States portions of the Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
governedBy	binational commitments under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ
hasCriterion	significant impairment of ecosystem health ⓘ significant impairment of water quality ⓘ
hasOutcome	delisting of Areas of Concern when criteria are met ⓘ
hasPart	geographically defined locations in the Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
hasPurpose	guide restoration and protection actions in the Great Lakes ⓘ identify locations with significantly impaired ecosystem health ⓘ identify locations with significantly impaired water quality ⓘ prioritize targeted remediation efforts ⓘ
implementedThrough	remedial action plans ⓘ
isDefinedIn	Annex 1 Areas of Concern self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Annex 1 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
monitoredBy	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ surface form: Canada–United States Great Lakes agencies
partOf	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ
relatedTo	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes restoration programs binational monitoring and reporting ⓘ
requires	assessment of beneficial use impairments ⓘ development of site-specific remediation measures ⓘ
supports	collaboration among federal, state, provincial, and local partners ⓘ prioritization of funding for remediation ⓘ
timeScope	long-term restoration and monitoring ⓘ
usedBy	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States binational Great Lakes governance ⓘ

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Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → hasAnnex → Annex 1 Areas of Concern ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Annex 1 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement