Lake Erie LAMPs and Associated Reports

Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of Canada and the United States have committed to restore and maintain the physical, biological and chemical integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes.

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Lakewide Action and Management Plans (LAMPs)
LAMP Annual Reports
Lake Erie Areas of Concern
Other Plans and Reports

Lakewide Action and Management Plans (LAMPs)

The Lake Erie Management Plan (LAMP) is a binational action plan for restoring and protecting the Lake Erie ecosystem. The Lake Erie Partnership develops and implements the LAMP. U.S. EPA and Environment Canada lead the Partnership. It facilitates information sharing, sets priorities, and helps coordinate binational environmental protection and restoration activities.

The next Lake Erie LAMP will be issued in 2018. Until then, the Lake Erie Partnership will be assessing the state of the lake, measuring progress against existing LAMP goals and objectives, and promoting management actions to address identified problems.

Lake Erie LAMPs

Lake Erie LAMP Annual Reports

LAMP annual reports highlight accomplishments and progress in achieving LAMP goals during the previous year; they identify LAMP-related activities including outreach, monitoring, and protection and restoration actions.

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Lake Erie Areas of Concern

Ashtabula River AOC - DELISTED
Black River AOC
Buffalo River AOC
Clinton River AOC
Cuyahoga River AOC
Detroit River AOC
Maumee AOC
Presque Isle Bay AOC - Pennsylvania - DELISTED
River Raisin AOC
Rouge River AOC
Niagara River AOC
Wheatley Harbour AOC - Canada - DELISTED

Other Plans and Reports

Lake Erie Binational Phosphorus Reduction Strategy (PDF) (32 pp, June 2019, 881 K, About PDF)
U.S. Action Plan for Lake Erie
Biodiversity Strategies
Lake Erie Binational Nutrient Management Strategy (30 pp, 2010, 2 MB, About PDF)
Lake Erie BUI Assessment Reports 1997-2000
Lake Erie Water Quality 1970-1982: A Management Assessment