Impairment Assessment Report

Detailed individual assessment reports (20 to 200 pages) are being written for each of the 14 potentially impaired beneficial uses in Lake Erie.  The reports are being treated as independent documents and are being released as they are completed.

Each report identifies the assessment criteria, the time period assessed, references used, locations of known impairments, and causes and/or sources of the impairment, if known.  Any informational gaps and additional questions that must be addressed before further assessment can be accomplished are noted in each report.

These reports were produced by the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) and are not the product of any particular government agency.

• Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption  
• Report No. 3 - Tainting of Fish and Wildlife Flavor
  (pdf 355kb)
• Report No. 4 - Degradation of Fish Populations  
  (pdf 45kb)
• Report No. 5 - Degradation of Wildlife Populations and Loss of Wildlife Habitat
• Report No. 6 - Fish Tumors or Other Deformities  
  (pdf 221kb)
• Report No. 7 - Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems
• Report No. 8 - Degradation of Benthos
• Report No. 9 - Restrictions on Dredging Activity
  (pdf 96kb)
• Report No. 10 - Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae
• Report No. 11 -  Drinking Water Consumption Restrictions or Taste and Odor Problems
  (pdf 94kb)
• Report No. 12 -  Recreational Water Quality Impairments  Part 1 (pdf 0.9Mb),
  Part 2 (pdf 2.3Mb), Part 3 (pdf 1Mb)
• Report No. 13 -  Degradation of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Populations (pdf 704kb)
• Report No. 14 - Added Costs to Agriculture and Industry (pdf 26kb)
• Report No. 15 - Degradation of Aesthetics
  (pdf 75kb)
• Report No. 16 - Loss of Fish Habitat

• Summary of Beneficial Use Impairment Conclusions Chart (pdf 27kb)

If you would like a printed copy of a report, contact Rita Garner in the United States or Marlene O'Brien in Canada.

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