Information about the upcoming public forums on the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement negotiation has now been posted on the binational.net Web site. Please note that they are requesting that individuals register for the forums and/or Webinar, and links to do so are included.  Please also note that the background material is simply a PDF of the presentation that will be used at the forums.  Scroll down to download it. A summary of key information on the site follows. The direct link to the information on the Web site is:

http://binational.net/glwqa_2011public_e.html

The Toronto meeting will be held on September 8, 2011 at the Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario (The Royal Sutton Ballroom) from 1pm to 5pm (EDT).

Register via Email at glwqa-aqegl@ec.gc.ca * Please include your name, affiliation and contact information.

The Chicago meeting will be held on September 13, 2011 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois (Illinois Room, 12th Floor) from 9am to 1 pm (CDT).

Register via Email at glwqa@glnpo.net * Please include your name, affiliation and contact information.
The Public Webinar will also be held on September 13, 2011 from 2pm to 5 pm (EDT) /1pm to 4 pm (CDT). To register for the Webinar, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/782986200

The presentation that will be presented at the public forums and webinar is available through this link.

• Negotiations to Amend the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) BINATIONAL PUBLIC FORUM (pdf, 420kb, 33p)

Instructions for submitting written comments are:

You can provide written comments on the significant changes being contemplated for an amended GLWQA until September 20, 2011.  Please refer to the presentation above to review the amendments under consideration.  To submit your comments to Canada’s and the United States’ Chief Negotiators, send them, along with your name, affiliation and contact information, to:

            glwqa-aqegl@ec.gc.ca AND glwqa@glnpo.net

*Attachments are allowed.