Accountability, Education, Monitoring, Evaluation, Communication and Partnerships
Get ready for the fall launch of the newest resource for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Congress specifically required EPA to develop an accountability system to track this unprecedented level of funding. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Accountability System (GLAS) is the primary mechanism for collecting information to monitor and report on Great Lakes...
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Lidar is a laser-based technology used to map land, beach, and underwater elevations. Planes equipped with lidar sensors have been surveying much of Lake Superior’s nearshore bathymetry since early July, and as of August 12, 2010, this bathymetric lidar data collection effort is complete. Over 900 linear kilometers of data were collected in forty-seven...
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This 2-hour interactive session includes discussion of real world examples of QAPP review. Also during the interactive session, individuals with experience reviewing quality documentation discussed their procedures, approaches, and challenges. Marion Kelly – Office of Water Amberina Khan & Kevin Bolger – Region 5 Craig Palmer, Molly Middlebrook Amos, Judy Schofield, Lynn Walters, Marguerite...
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This two-hour instructional session describes approaches and tools to assist in completing a review as well as understanding the necessary components of quality documentation. A short homework case study will be provided to participants and will be discussed in a 2-hour interactive session Day 2. Marion Kelly – Office of Water Amberina Khan &...
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A 2-hour instructional session provides the purpose, goals, and approaches to developing project-level quality documentation. The session details the necessary components of quality documentation while providing real world examples of addressing these components. At the close of the class, a short homework case study will be provided to participants that will then be...
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Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency President Obama has made restoring and protecting the Great Lakes a national priority. To meet the goals we’ve set the President proposed and Congress approved hundreds of millions of dollars for community-based projects to revitalize and protect the Great Lakes. These investments we are making will...
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Great Lakes Accountability System Information Collection Request was approved by Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2010 OMB acted on ICR 2379.01 – Great Lakes Accountability System, OMB control number 2005-0001. This ICR was Approved. Through the Information Collection Request process required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, we have sought to ensure...
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On July 6th, he National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posted contract solicitation WC133R-10-0839 for the Near-term Design of the Great Lakes Coastal Observing System. The contract is to be the confluence of three similar and complimentary initiatives and programs and a funding opportunity for business community to participate in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. ...
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Predicting harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA’s Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health (CEGLHH) launches the Lake Erie Experimental HAB Forecast System for the second summer. A nowcast and forecast depicting current and future (48 hour prediction) locations of blooms, as well as...
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Nearshore water depth is an important scientific data set needed by waterfront communities and coastal managers. These groups have many uses for the bathymetric data, such as examining bluff and lake bed erosion, supporting restoration efforts, analyzing stamp sands for remediation, studying fish habitat, and examining the potential impacts of lake level drop. The...
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