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EPA Collecting Data to Assess Lake Ontario
NEW YORK (June 20, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
collecting important data from April to September 2023 using its two largest
research vessels, the Lake Guardian and the Lake Explorer II. EPA will collect
data on water quality and the plant and animal life in the lake. The data is
being collected in a joint effort by federal and university partners to assess
the health and quality of Lake Ontario. It is part of an initiative called the
2023 Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI).
“Lake Ontario is a precious resource that we share with Canada, and it faces
many threats that require our urgent attention and action,” said Regional
Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “Our action to collect this data on Lake
Ontario will help us identify the most pressing challenges and opportunities
and further support our efforts to protect and restore this great lake for
current and future generations.” 
The CSMI is a binational effort to coordinate enhanced monitoring and research
activities across the Great Lakes to address specific science priorities for
each lake that are established by the Lake Partnerships under the Lakewide
Management Annex of the US-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The
monitoring and research activities will include more than 70 binational
activities in Lake Ontario during 2023, implemented to address priority themes
of nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, habitat and species, and
invasive species.
The Lake Guardian and Lake Explorer II are funded by the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The GLRI was launched in 2010 to accelerate
efforts to protect and restore the world’s largest system of fresh surface
water. For more information about the GLRI visit, http://url6130.epa.mediaroom.com/ls/click?upn=-2BroytcZInNRyuFbAvAoN5dtC9sskXoMDGwHJNlDnfL8-3DZKZO_mLoYh0p4AWg4foFr5HgrZ1QioQ33bLwdnQ-2BsYGKFX9mApcfdQmv0-2Bvkdf9kq-2BlYjEFlv6BXvtOM7Fe2o-2FO4Jk1-2FHdmRbjW0WaBU3-2BOtZh3E3qYobHTcuRQQX3tf7uq06a3aEghO-2BCoP2z9oph6XO2R6JMq8z-2FokBYUOKSThMWCWqKnL3fhN-2FOHomN3A-2Ff4LQOCRNPtPVgY42rSwuYsucCgypCDPuT-2BQFpJRUf8mAyF8oo1KdLH14Sdug7QgFEulJNvfZ8l-2BADKk-2BQVICBgQXlQ-3D-3D