regional policy-based solutions to this persistent problem, informed by the latest scientific research; and
WHEREAS, the different approaches that states and provinces in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region take to address the problem of nutrient pollution include innovative ideas that may serve as models for other jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, the mission of the GLLC is to take coordinated, regional action to solve problems affecting water quality in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region, gathering the best science-based ideas from studies and putting them into practice so that the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River continue to provide a plentiful source of clean, affordable water to the region’s residents, businesses, and industries; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the members of the GLLC do hereby commit to collaborate regionally on policy measures in the states and provinces to reduce nutrient pollution that has the potential to affect all water bodies in the region; and be it further RESOLVED, that the specific measures recommended for the states and provinces to implement will be delineated in a GLLC action plan developed by the Caucus’s Task Force on Nutrients, which will include as members the 2019 class of Birkholz Fellows and will lead the GLLC’s work on this important issue; and be it further RESOLVED, that the GLLC’s Task Force on Nutrients will assess progress toward this regional goal annually for a two-year period and will seek to identify opportunities for continued collaboration to further reduce the impact of nutrient pollution on the region’s water resources.
Adopted by the GLLC Executive Committee on December 11, 2019.
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