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Great Lakes: A Coordinated Strategic Plan and Monitoring System Are Needed to Achieve Restoration Goals

GAO-03-999T Published: Jul 16, 2003. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2003.
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The five Great Lakes, which comprise the largest system of freshwater in the world, are threatened on many environmental fronts. To address the extent of progress made in restoring the Great Lakes Basin, which includes the lakes and surrounding area, GAO (1) identified the federal and state environmental programs operating in the basin and the funding devoted to them, (2) evaluated the restoration strategies used and how they are coordinated, and (3) assessed overall environmental progress made in the basin restoration effort.

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Environmental monitoringFederal aid programsFederal fundsstate relationsProgram managementState programsWater pollution controlWater qualityLakesRestoration