Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

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Canada–United States agreement binational treaty environmental agreement

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 2012 Protocol	2
Annex 2 Lakewide Management	1
Annex 3 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement	1
Annex 6 Aquatic Invasive Species	1
Canada–United States Great Lakes agencies	1
Canada–United States Great Lakes governance framework	1
Great Lakes Executive Committee	1
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annexes	1
Great Lakes restoration programs	1
Lakewide Management Committees	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canada–United States agreement ⓘ binational treaty ⓘ environmental agreement ⓘ
appliesTo	Great Lakes ⓘ Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin
countrySignatory	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
establishesBody	Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Executive Committee Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lakewide Management Committees
focusesOn	aquatic habitat connectivity ⓘ climate change impacts on the Great Lakes ⓘ groundwater ⓘ habitat and species protection ⓘ invasive species ⓘ nearshore water quality ⓘ nutrient management ⓘ pollution prevention ⓘ toxic substances reduction ⓘ
geographicScope	Canada–United States border region ⓘ Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system
hasAnnex	Annex 1 Areas of Concern ⓘ Annex 10 Science ⓘ Annex 11 Notification and Response ⓘ Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern ⓘ Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Annex 2 Lakewide Management Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern ⓘ Annex 4 Nutrients ⓘ Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels ⓘ Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Annex 6 Aquatic Invasive Species Annex 7 Habitat and Species ⓘ Annex 8 Groundwater ⓘ Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	binding executive agreement between Canada and the United States ⓘ
monitoredBy	International Joint Commission ⓘ
purpose	protect ecosystem health of the Great Lakes ⓘ protect water quality of the Great Lakes ⓘ restore ecosystem health of the Great Lakes ⓘ restore water quality of the Great Lakes ⓘ
relatedTo	Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ International Joint Commission ⓘ
requires	binational cooperation ⓘ periodic reporting on progress ⓘ public participation ⓘ
subjectOf	Great Lakes water quality management ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canada–United States border region → environmentalCooperationFramework → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → establishesBody → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Executive Committee

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → establishesBody → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lakewide Management Committees

Great Lakes → governedBy → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → hasAnnex → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Annex 2 Lakewide Management

Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement → hasAnnex → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Annex 6 Aquatic Invasive Species

Great Lakes region → hasCooperationFramework → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 8 Groundwater → implementedUnder → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 2012 Protocol

Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern → isAssociatedWith → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annexes

Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern → isComponentOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement 2012 Protocol

Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts → isUnder → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canada–United States Great Lakes governance framework

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

this entity surface form: Canada–United States Great Lakes agencies

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

Annex 10 Science → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 11 Notification and Response → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 12 Chemicals of Emerging Concern → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 4 Nutrients → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 5 Discharges from Vessels → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 7 Habitat and Species → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 8 Groundwater → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

Annex 9 Climate Change Impacts → partOf → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Great Lakes restoration programs

Annex 3 Chemicals of Mutual Concern → relatedTo → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Annex 3 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 → relatedTo → Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ⓘ