Water Treatment
What we track: percentage of water supplies meeting treatment requirements Prior to distribution to water customers, sources of drinking water are treated to ensure that high-quality water is delivered from treatment plants (which may be owned by local governmental...
Harmonization of species regulations draft copy
Assessing regional consistency in the regulatory policies to restrict the introduction and spread of priority aquatic invasive species.
Harmful Algal Blooms
Tracking the severity of the cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom (HAB) in western Lake Erie
Lead in Drinking Water
This is a test metric that includes some options of different ways we can show material on the site.
Stormwater management
This is a test metric that shows some of the ways we can display information on Blue Accounting.
Maritime shipping cargo
Coastal wetland acreage
This metric relies on work of the pilot Coastal Wetlands issue and is presented here only to test functions within the new website.
Phosphorus throughout the year
Tracking the annual amounts of phosphorus contributed to Lake Erie by ten priority rivers to the western and central basins of the lake. Limiting the annual total phosphorus load helps keep oxygen concentrations in the bottom waters of Lake Erie at an acceptable level and avoid hypoxia or “dead zones.”
Phosphorus in spring
Tracking the amounts of phosphorus contributed to Lake Erie by eight priority rivers in the spring (March 1 through July 31) by year. Rain and snowmelt during this season drive bloom severity later in the summer.