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State of the Waters Report - 2002
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The first Region 5 State of the Waters Report is available. The report is introduced by the Regional Administrator's full remarks, contained in the foreword of the report, and a joint commitment statement signed by representatives from U.S. EPA Region 5 Water Division, the Great Lakes National Program Office, and the lead environmental Agencies in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. |
| The State of the Waters Report is a collaborative effort of Region 5 Water Division and its partners. It describes the status of waters within the Region and highlights the accomplishments of Regional partners in achieving their five shared water goals: support of healthy aquatic biological communities, maintenance and improvement of critical aquatic habitats, sustaining of fish populations with safe levels of contaminants, assurance of waters safe for swimming, and availability of safe drinking water supplies. This report and its specific sections pertaining to each of these five shared goals, as well as information on contacts and Web resources, are now available below in PDF file format. |
U.S. EPA Region 5 State of the Waters Report - 2002
(Complete Report) [File: sotw2002.pdf (5,900 KB)]
Major Sections of the Report
- Healthy Biological Communities
[File: sotw2002_communities.pdf (1,200 KB)]
- Critical Aquatic Habitats
[File: sotw2002_habitats.pdf (2,500 KB)]
- Safe Fish
[File: sotw2002_fish.pdf (570 KB)]
- Safe Swimming
[File: sotw2002_swimming.pdf (380 KB)]
- Safe Drinking Water
[File: sotw2002_drinkingwater.pdf (740 KB)]
- Contacts and Web Resources
EPA Region 5 Partners and Stewards
[File: sotw2002_contacts_back.pdf (260 KB)]
 EPA is also preparing a national State of the Environment Report |