• Including HABs in the LBMWQ study is designed to protect the health of the members of the public whose drinking water source is the Great Lakes, as well as recreational users of the lakes. [...] xii After reviewing the findings and recommendations from the Synthesis workshop, the IJC project leads have developed a set of next steps for the LBMWQ study over the next 3-4 years, as follows: • In 2023-2024, develop the round-robin exercise with the established laboratory network identified in the workshops and determine whether the pilot project will be executed as part of the 2024 CSMI, deve. [...] The original study took place decades before the establishment of ECCC, USEPA, and signing of the GLWQA (1972) and passage of the US Clean Water Act (1972) and the Canada Water Act (1970). [...] In 1913, the IJC conducted a detailed microbial water quality study of the fecal-related pollution of the boundary waters of the Great Lakes, and the potential link between disease and sewage pollution (IJC 1918). [...] 7 1.5 Role of IJC and its boards Noted at the outset of the project by the IJC, the HPAB advises and supports IJC, as well as facilitating the planning of the study and socializing the plan with U.
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Table of Contents
- Foreword 2
- Towards a Great Lakes Microbial Source Water Quality Assessment 2
- Phase 1 – Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Study Project 3
- Phase 2 – Implementing the Great Lakes Microbial Source Water Quality Assessment (GL-MSWQA) 5
- Table of Contents 7
- List of Tables 8
- List of Figures 8
- Executive Summary 9
- 1.0 Introduction 16
- 1.1 Project background 16
- 1.2 Project overview 18
- 1.3 Project goals 20
- 1.4 Geographic extent 22
- 1.5 Role of IJC and its boards 23
- 2.0 Review of Molecular and Genomics Tools 24
- 2.1 Microbial source tracking tools 24
- 2.1.1 Background 24
- 2.1.2 Workshop findings and recommendations 25
- 2.2 Harmful algal bloom tools 31
- 2.2.1 Background 31
- 2.2.2 Workshop findings and recommendations 36
- 2.3 Ecosystem health and metagenomics tools 39
- 2.3.1 Background 39
- 2.3.2 Workshop findings and recommendations 41
- 2.4 Research priorities 44
- 2.5 Key recommendations 46
- 3.0 Scope of Large Basin Microbial Water Quality Study Plan 47
- 3.1 Readiness of molecular and genomic tools for microbial source water quality assessment 47
- 3.2 Potential participating and collaborating partners 48
- 3.3 Great Lakes laboratory network and capacity 50
- 4.0 Principles and Framework for Implementation 52
- 4.1 Study implementation phases 53
- 4.1 Laboratory round robin 53
- 4.3 Lake St. Clair-Detroit River-Western Lake Erie developmental pilot project 54
- 4.4 Recommendations on potential funding sources 58
- 4.5 Recommended policy, regulation or voluntary mechanisms 59
- 4.6 Implementation process and organizational structure 59
- 4.6.1 Next steps 64
- 5.0 References 65
- 5.1 Additional resources provided during workshops 71
- 6.0 Appendices 79
- Appendix A. Workshop Participants Summary Table. 80
- Appendix B. Workshop Summaries of Findings and Recommendations. 85
- Appendix C. Summary of Some Genomic Studies in the Great Lakes (non-comprehensive) 86
- Appendix D. Detailed Laboratory Network Table 87
