Annex 4 Nutrients

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Annex 4 Nutrients is a component of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that sets out binational commitments and strategies to control nutrient pollution and reduce problems like algal blooms in the Great Lakes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annex to international agreement
environmental policy instrument
addressesIssue eutrophication
harmful algal blooms
nearshore water quality degradation
oxygen depletion
aimsTo prevent further degradation from nutrient enrichment
restore and maintain the chemical integrity of the Great Lakes
appliesTo Great Lakes region
surface form: Great Lakes Basin
basedOn science-based nutrient management approaches
countryInvolved Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
focusesOn nitrogen loadings
nutrient management
phosphorus loadings
governs monitoring of nutrient conditions
nutrient load reduction targets
reporting on nutrient management progress
hasGeographicFocus Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
hasPurpose control nutrient pollution in the Great Lakes
protect Great Lakes water quality
reduce algal blooms in the Great Lakes
hasScope binational commitments
coordinated nutrient reduction strategies
lake-specific nutrient objectives
implementedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada

United States government
surface form: Government of the United States

provincial and state agencies in the Great Lakes Basin
legalFramework Canada–United States Great Lakes environmental cooperation
monitoredBy International Joint Commission
partOf Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
relatedTo Annex 10 Science
Annex 2 Lakewide Management
requires cooperative monitoring and assessment
development of domestic action plans
targets agricultural nutrient losses
nonpoint source nutrient runoff
point source nutrient discharges
urban stormwater nutrient inputs
timeframe long-term nutrient reduction and management

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