THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that guidelines for national criteria which take into account long-term, bioaccumulative ecosystem effects as well as human effects be developed by U.S. EPA before the end of fiscal 1990, and that specific numerical criteria shall be established for particular organic chemicals and heavy metals -- with an emphasis on Clean Water Act priority pollutants and other chemicals deemed to have a significant impact on water quality and aquatic species -- at the rate of 22 chemicals per year for the next five years; AND

BE IT FURWER RESOLVED, that the U.S. General Accounting Office be asked to conduct a study to be completed by July 1990 that estimates costs and identifies funding options for a national (U.S.) Contaminated Sediments Fund and/or an expanded Super-fund and that such a study shall consider the following options: "user fees" or permit processing fees for harbor authorities, direct dischargers who contribute to the problem, commercial water users such as marinas, or the private firms with whom the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts dredging operations; fines levied against transportation and shipping industries for spills and discharges; and court revenues received through liability claims and enforcement actions against Clean Water Act violators; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Canada and the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec adopt uniform national guidelines and provincial criteria and standards for assessing the toxicity of contaminated sediment and that those criteria and standards take into account chronic and bioaccumulative effects on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River ecosystem; AND

Et Cetera.

THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVEil, that Great Lakes United's individual members and organizations, demand that the Government of Ontario immedidely institute an electricity eficiency programme aimed at reducing the ratio of electricity used per dollar Gross Provincial Product (GPP) by half; and immediately place an indefinite moratorium on the approval, planning or construciion of new nuclear power stations in the Province.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the preventative principle of zero discharge of contaminants be fully implemented through all laws, public policies and private practices; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that no new substances be introduced into the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem until they have been proven not to cause human health problems; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that responsible government agencies, including public health agencies, be held accountable and financially responsible for the commitments in and implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that research into the human health effects of Great Lakes water quality be a priority of research sponsored by the re at Lakes Protection Fund and projects sponsored by other organizations; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that research into human health effects focus on vulnerable populations, be interdisciplinary and include socioeconomic as well as neurological, biological and physiological aspects; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said research be a long-term responsibility and financial commitment of governments and that said research include comprehensive epidemiological studies incorporating the full range of exposure pathways; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that governments encourage and provide incentives for the development of alternatives to toxic substances causing human health effects; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United collaborate with groups at risk to develop information and educational programming to share wirh these groups; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that after the release of the State of the Great Lakes report being prepared by the Conservation Foundation and Institute for Research on Public Policy, Great Lakes United will sponsor an educational conference to inform the public of emerging public health issues and their implications; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United inform policy makers about public concsrns over emerglng health issues and seek their commitment to develop and implement additional appropriate measures to protect human health in the Great Lakes Basin.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the United States Congress to act quickly to extend the protective Coastal Barriers Resources System to undeveloped, eligible barriers, such as wetlands, bluffs, dunes and beaches, along the Great Lakes.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United concludes that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers have not managed Presque lsle in a manner consistent with National Natural Landmark status or with the responsibility that protects the unique natural values which led to its designation as a National Natural Landmark; AND

THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lskes United hereby respectfully requests that the United Slates Department of the Interior rescind the National Natural Landmark Status of Presque Isle.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the final adoption of 327 IAC 2-1 of the water quality rules for the State of lndiana as developed by the Water Pollution Control Board; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United opposes any and all legislative efforts in lndiana the intent of which is to undermine the progress mandated by the Clean Water Act, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the Great Lakes Governors' Toxics Substances Control Agreement toward the zero aischarge of toxics; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United will send a letter expressing its support for find adoption of 327 IAC 2-1 to the Indiana Water Pollution Control Board; to Governor Evan Bayh; to the chairs of the lndiana House Commirtees on Environmental Affairs, Natural Resources, Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture; to the Indiana Senate Committees on Environment and Consumer Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Public Policy, Finance and Commerce; and, to the Commissioner of the Deparrment of Environmental Management; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lakes United will support the ongoing efforts of clean water advocates in lndiana to press for additional protections in the water quality standards.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges participating states and provinces to create independent Great Lakes Protection Fund citizen technical advisory boards comprised of public members; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these citizen technical boards shall advise their representatives on the regional board of directors of the Great Lakes Protection Fund and consult with the regional technical advisory committee of the Great Lakes Protection Fund.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United petition Congress to increase the funding for federal Great Lakes research programs because of their losses due to inflation since 1980; these programs incfude, but are not limited to:

1. NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
2. EPA's Large Lakes Research Station, Grosse Ile, Michigan;
3. Great Lakes research programs funded through-the United. States Commerce Department's Sea Grant Program at universities in the Great Lakes Region;
4. US. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fisheries Center - Great Lakes, Arbor, Michigan
5. NOAA's Great Lakes Research Coordinating Office as specified in the 1987 Clean Water Act.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United support the full annual eleven million dollars funding level authorized in Congress to implement the Great Lakes Amendment to the Clean Water Act.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United set up a transboundary working group in conjunction with the Zero Discharge Alliance to develop a strategy for implementation of the air toxics provisions of the Clean Air Act and similar Canadian clean air initiatives and strategies for applying the policy of zero discharge to air toxics in accordance with Annex 15 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
 

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the member organizations of Great Lakes United encourage provincial, state, and federal agencies and academic institutions to proceed expeditiously with such research; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United and its member organizations request their regulatory agencies to implement, enforce and monitor voluntary and required actions by shippers and other users of Great Lakes resources, to prevent the further introduction of such exotic organisms; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that members of Great Lakes United organizations, and all users of Great Lakes resources in general, be encouraged to take all appropriate individual actions to prevent the further spread of such exotic organisms in the Great Lakes region.

WATER QUALITY RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION ON ZERO DISCHARGE TASK FORCE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United set up a Zero Discharge Task Force

A. Purpose
To build a zero discharge movement and constituency throughout the Great Lakes Basin by creating a basin wide Zero Discharge Alliance that includes individuals, grassroots community groups and other pro-environment groups throughout the basin.
1. Support and network zero discharge strategies and programs throughout the Basin.
2. Assist local community organizations.
3. Launch zero discharge campaign.
4. Develop productive and supportive relationship with labor.
a. Address displacement and job loss issues.
5. Any other activities suggested by the Task Force.

Over the next several months, the Zero Discharge Task Force will develop its terms of reference, the mechanisms for communication and support and a campaign. The Task Force's objective will be to launch the campaign in the fall with a Zero Discharge Alliance conference with the largest and broadest participation possible.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United and its member organizations support passage of a strong Michigan Scenic Rivers legislation and pass our concerns on to appropriate parties.