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0 Great 01D commission ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1971 W 1,@ Ivi I? TIP,' OcCIDEW-i-ALF FRAN C E 14t, /W. S .4A frInts o r A. CANADA BAlm I i-wou, de It X.i,ww .17,;S. __j, t'-w -M.-Y.- F, wpr- 1. Lit-' ISS Ij-XISC,4AIINI; le 4w .1.4 VTF I'R 'p"t 45-- W. V 14 L --v c Hu i z o -.N, w Aga N 'T &Wjg@ Fr jt p S lip U Dr6'.it -1,7"," V_ C 4 AVw F. A--- M--, '@W mpA, 4, GB 4- 1627 "ikesBas ,G8 G759 or 1971 ,It It A -.,0 The Great Lakes Basin Commission is a river basin commission under the enabling act, Public Law 89-80- "Each river basin commission shall ... submit to the Council and the Governor of each participating State a report on its work at least once each year. Such report shall be transmitted through the President to the Congress." To their Excellencies: The Governors of Illinois, The Commission has maintained full awareness Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, of its Great Lakes-St. Lawrence area as one of high Pen1sylvania, and Wisconsin; and to the Water Re- concern to two.Nations, eight States, one Province sources Council for transmittal to the Congress and numerous agencies. The Commission has been through the President of the United States: successful in progressing in its own tasks, particu- The Great Lakes Basin Commission, during the larly that of coordination, without impinging year ended June 30, 197 1, continued its imple- upon the authority of any Federal agency or State mentation of Congressional policy on water and or its officials or the International Joint Commis- related land resources in the Great Lakes Basin. sion of the United States and Canada. To this end the Commission has encouraged all in- On behalf of the Commission, I wish to express terested individuals and parties to p4rticipate in a my gratitude for the continued support you have comprehensive and coordinated approach to the given to all our efforts. conservation, development and utilization of such For the Commission, resources in the United States portion of the Basin. The Annual Report for Fiscal Year 197 1, sub- mitted herewith, reviews Commission activities Frederick 0. Rouse, Chairman related to four basic responsibilities. These are: � Serving as principal agency for the coordi- nation of all water resource planning in the Basin. � Preparing the basic comprehensive ', coordi- nated, joint plan for Basin water and related land resources. � Recommending a long-range schedule of priorities for resource-related programs and projects. � Fostering additional studies necessary for preparation of the basic plan. Table of Contents Coordination ......................... I Great Lakes Basin Framework Study ....... 5 Related Activities ..................... 12 Limnological Systems Analysis ........... 13 The Great Lakes States ................. 14 Finances ............................. 19 The Year Ahead ....................... 21 This annual report is printed on 100% recycled paper. "Each such commission ... shall serve as the principal agency for the coordination of Federal, State, inter- state, local and nongovernmental Coordination plans for the development of water and related land resources in its area . . ." -Public Law 89-80. The Great Lakes Basin Commission in fiscal year Mr. Rouse was a member of the U.S.-Canadian 1971 undertook numerous activities related to its Joint Working Group set up to consider govern- coordination responsibility. Perhaps the most mental responses to the IJC report recommenda- significant, because of potential impact on virtually tions. He played a leading role in opening sub- all aspects of Great Lakes water resources manage- group membership to State participation and ment, was GLBC participation in United States- urged all Basin States to take a vigorous interest in Canadian discussions and actions centering on subgroup activity. boundary water matters. Reports of the subgroups and the Joint Working The Commission was also represented in several Group were substantially completed prior to the multi-national meetings on water resource plan- U.S.-Canadian ministerial meeting in Washington ning. This has proved valuable as a means of main- on June 10. Negotiations are expected to follow taining awareness of new trends, procedures, and this meeting, and-after supporting actions by the techniques offering possible advantageous applica- States and Provinces at the second Great Lakes tion in Great Lakes Basin planning. Environmental Conference, August 16-17, 197 1 - an executive agreement between the two nations Expectedly, however, coordination activities to will be signed. which major time was given were those directly connected with ongoing planning for the Basin. The two governments contemplate a new refer- This included, beyond coordination of the many ence to the IJC for water quality studies and action agencies and parties engaged in Framework Study in the remaining boundary waters. and other GLBC projects, coordination involving various regional, local, and special studies which Great Lakes Environmental Conference, Toronto will affect the Basin. Ontario's Prime Minister, John Robarts, called a Summaries of these several activities follow. Great Lakes Environmental Conference of Great Lakes States and Provinces, September 1970 in International Joint Commission Toronto. The Canadian and U.S. Federal govern- The Great Lakes Basin Commission endorsed, in ments, Great Lakes Basin Commission, and Great general, the International Joint Commission report Lakes Commission were also represented. Major attention focused on interjurisdictional ways of on "Pollution of Lake Erie-Lake Ontario and the International Section of the St. Lawrence River." solving common pollution problems affecting This report-urging a more comprehensive, multi- Canadian and United States interests in the Great purpose, and coordinated approach recognizing all Lakes. water uses on a long-range basis-was seen as an The State and Provincial conferees confirmed a important first step toward achieving an acceptable level of water quality in the Great Lakes system. "total commitment to achieve environmental quality in the Great Lakes." They urged Canada The Great Lakes Basin Commission considers and the United States to "significantly strengthen that direct representation of all affected States the powers of the International Joint Commission" should be provided on the international water for this purpose, and recommended the IJC be quality board proposed in the IJC report. In keep- given an expanded and overall role in matters of ing with this concept, GLBC Chairman Frederick environmental quality. The proposed IJC role 0. Rouse encouraged all States to participate fully would include exchange of information, review of in activities preparatory to the proposed interna- standards for uniformity in regulations, enforce- tional executive agreement that would implement ment, surveillance, and reports on adequacy of report findings and recommendations. pollution control programs. I Coordination An ad hoc action group of participating govern- International Field Year on the Great Lakes ments is being established to initiate and support An International Field Year on the Great Lakes such action. A second meeting of the conferees is has been scheduled for Lake Ontario for the period planned for 1971. April 1, 1972, through March 31, 1973, in connec- tion with the International Hydrological Decade. Water Management Research Group, OECD The purpose of the field year is to obtain basic The Water Management Research Group of the data to increase understanding of one of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and world's largest fresh water lakes-and thereby in- Development met jointly with the Great Lakes crease knowledge applicable to all the Great Lakes. Basin Commission in July, 1970, at St. Clair, United States leadership in the field year is Michigan. This Group has members from most of assigned to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric the 21 OECD nations. The meeting at St. Clair Administration, Department of Commerce was one of three sessions in North America, the (NOAA). Canadian coordination is provided by others having been held at Washington, D.C., and the Canada Centre for Inland Waters in Burlington, Hamilton, Ontario. Ontario, a facility of Canada's Department of the In the joint sessions, GLBC Commissioners pre- Environment. sented North American solutions to basic water GLBC members and staff have assisted NOAA in management problems. Topics emphasized were: planning and coordinating this international effort choice of approach, criteria, and definition of for the first truly detailed look at one of the Great objectives in water management; procedures for Lakes. The real benefits from this effort will be in choice of alternatives; multi-State jurisdictional improved management of the Lake Ontario basin, problems; determination of administrative responsi- and the basins of the other Great Lakes as well. bilities among authorities; and integration of ob- The beneficiaries will be the Canadians and Ameri- jectives of special interest groups into total water cans who live within the Great Lakes Basin. management programs. Also considered were: whether differences can be resolved by economic Coordination with Other Studies methods; how to agree on %@ater resources manage- Northeast Ohio Water Resources Study ment programs of benefit to whole region if some Ohio, in fiscal year 1971, completed 90 percent interest groups are seriously harmed; information transmission to appropriate decision-making per- of its Northeast Ohio Plan with final decisions on sons; determination of who pays for water manage- project alternatives for regional solutions to water ment. problems. The Water Management Research Group voiced This planning effort has been closely coor- surprise at the multiplicity of approaches for water dinated with that of the Corps of Engineers and resource planning and management in North GLBC. As part of Ohio's regional planning, interim America and especially in the United States. They basin water quality plans were produced for all of also commented on the lack of uniform standards Ohio's portion of the Lake Erie basin and are in resource management. The Commission cited undergoing review and certification. Final regional reasons for this diversity -including the present plans will include fully developed basin water dynamic situation regarding institutional arrange- quality plans to meet Federal EPA regulations for ments for water resource management and the 1973. Alternatives to the Grand River Reservoir desire of people for arrangements tailored to their for regional water control were explored by the individual problems and to the existing organiza- Corps of Engineers with the Northeast Ohio Ad- tions. visory Council. 2 Coordination Southeast Wisconsin River Basin Study, Type IV process of final drafting at the end of the fiscal The Coordinating Committee for this study ac- year. Two public hearings, held in December of cepted the GLBC staff's suggestions that the study 1970 by a committee of the Michigan State be updated. The objectives are to reflect current Legislature, provided information regarding status thinking on environmental considerations and to and plans for the Grand River Basin and possible consider water quality, fish, and wildlife, so that future requirements of the State of Michigan for the resulting basin plan for water and related land implementing the plan. resources would be more comprehensive. Procedures and time and work requirements for Subsequently, the Plan Formulation Subcom- the expanded needs of the study were reviewed by mittee was asked to estimate the cost and time re- the Coordinating Committee in June 197 1. An quired to develop alternative plans minimizing structural developments and emphasizing environ- amended plan of work was drawn and submitted to mental and water quality enhancement. The Grand the lead agency, the USDA Soil Conservation River Basin Coordinating Committee decided to Service, for approval. Indications are that an ex- develop an addendum to the plan formulation tension will be granted. The Study, active since appendix, with the additional work required by 1968, is expected to be completed by July 1, 1973. Army and other Federal agencies to be funded by Elkhart River Basin Study the Department of Defense. The plan formulation appendix with the adden- At the request of the State of Indiana, the dum and the main report were prepared in draft U.S. Department of Agriculture was authorized form for review by the Coordinating Committee. to make a cooperative Type IV investigation and survey of the Elkhart River Basin in Indiana. The Pere Marquette River Study study, begun in fiscal year 1971, will require three This study seeks inclusion of this Michigan river years. All principal water and related land func- in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to tions will be studied and a plan formulated. protect and enhance the river's unique quality and Projects will not be authorized as a result of these maintain the river area in its natural condition. studies, but the plan will propose specific projects The study, led by the USDA Forest Service, pro- and programs to be staged over a period of time. gressed to the stage for classification of the Pere The Elkhart River Basin Study is being managed Marquette as provided in Public Law 90-542. by a coordinating committee under joint leader- ship of the State of Indiana and the USDA's Soil Tentative agreement regarding boundaries for Conservation Service. The GLBC staff is repre- the area, the scenic/recreation classifications, and sented on the Coordinating Committee by the management and development policies on areas Executive Director. owned or controlled by public agencies was reached at an April 1971 meeting of the Study The Elkhart River is a portion of Great Lakes Task Force. Following policy review by the Michi- Basin Planning Subarea 2.3. Plans developed for gan Department of Natural Resources and public the Elkhart River Basin should be useful as a por- meetings, recommendations for Wild and Scenic tion of the GLBC comprehensive coordinated River classification are anticipated early in fiscal joint plan for the area. year 1972. Ir Grand River Type 2 Study GLBC was among agencies reviewing and com- The plan formulation appendix and main report menting on the initial management recommenda- of the Grand River Study, Michigan, were in the tions proposed for the Pere Marquette. 3 Coordination Genesee River Basin Study of the fiscal year 1972 budget to the Office of The final report of the Genesee River Basin Management and Budget. A revised budget Coordinating Committee was accepted for review request, a revised general schedule, and a revised by GLBC early in fiscal year 197 1. This was in preliminary plan of study were provided. keeping with the Commission's responsibility to The change to a Level B study may decrease review, circulate, comment upon, and forward overall cost of the Maumee River Basin Study by reports on ongoing comprehensive studies within approximately $200,000. However, to accelerate the Great Lakes Basin. data collection and analysis, funds requested for As received, the report is comprised of a sum- the first fiscal year were increased from $569,000 mary report and 14 appendixes, as well as a New to $714,000. York State supplement. It presents a plan of struc- In September of 1970 the Chairman learned that tural and non-structural measures for development the Maumee River Basin Study would be submitted and use of water and related land resources of the for a new start in fiscal year 1972 at a level of Genesee River Basin. The Coordinating Com- $300,000. This reflected budgetary constraints mittee recommends adoption and implementation set by the Office of Management and Budget, and of its plan. the Water Resources Council's new policy that Besides making its own review, GLBC distrib- first-year activity should be preparation of an uted the report to member States and agencies adequate plan of study and a coordinated budget. and the International Joint Commission for their This study was not included in the President's comments. The GLBC report on the Genesee Budget for fiscal year 1972. River Basin Study, two addenda, and the report of The Commission has resubmitted a request for the Coordinating Committee, were transmitted to the study to begin in fiscal year 1973. State agen- the Water Resources Council in February of 1971. cies have supported initiation of the Maumee River The addenda present a summary of the Coordinat- Basin Study with the Office of Management and ing Committee report and the environmental Budget and in the Congress. The Governors of impact report required by the National Environ- 'Ohio and Michigan have endorsed the Study to the mental Policy Act. President. As proposed, the Study would comple- Copies of the GLBC report were provided to the ment and augment previous planning by. State, Governors of member States, heads of member Federal, and local agencies. agencies, and the International Joint Commission. Priorities Report Maumee River Basin Study As a time-and-cost saving alternative to produc- More detailed studies of the Maumee River ing a new report, the Commission in 1971 elected Basin have been repeatedly requested in recent to reprint the long-range schedule of priorities years by the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. first published in 1970. This decision takes into These requests led to a GLBC proposal that a Type account current Water Resources Council review of 2 Maumee River Basin Study be initiated in fiscal format, content, and schedules for such reports, year 1970. Action on this proposal is summarized and the expectation that biennial publication will here. meet the purposes of the priorities reports. The Water Resources Council in August 1970 requested that the proposal be revised to a Level B Study -reflecting a Water Resources Council policy statement dated July 22, 1970-prior to submittal 4 "Each such commission ... shall prepare and keep up to date ... a comprehensive, coordinated, joint Great Lakes Basin plan for Federal, State, interstate, local and nongovernmental Framework Study development of water and related resources . . ." -Public Law 89-80. Completion of the Great Lakes Basin Frame- Goals and Objectives work Study-to serve as the foundation for a Through its staff, the Great Lakes Basin Com- comprehensive, coordinated, joint plan-is the mission developed an approach to the formulation Commission's principal current project. Progress of broad goals and general objectives, as well as on this Study, although slowed by current econom- techniques for presenting them to Work Groups ic restrictions on all planning activities, has been and other planners, and for assigning priorities to substantial. objectives. The work moves in four overlapping general Broad goals are defined as those economically, phases: socially, or politically desirable for a geographic � Goals and objectives supportive of the basic area, as stated by individuals or groups. General national obj ectives- Economic Development, objectives are defined as general requirements for Regional Development, Environmental Quality- performing actions which, when achieved, advance are determined by the Commission. the system toward the broad goals previously defined. � Basic data on resources and needs are collected The Appendixes and processed; projections are made for the Study's target years of 1980, 2000, and 2020; Of the 24 Framework Study appendixes, two special-purpose plans and programs are drawn. were in an early review stage at fiscal year end and There are 23 Work Groups active in this phase. five more were ready for Commissioner review. First drafts of nine others had been reviewed, and � Alternative multiple-purpose programs and eight were being accelerated for first-draft sub- measures to solve Basin problems of water and mission. related land resource needs are developed by Plan Formulation Task Forces. Data projections Virtually all agencies taking part in the study and plans prepared by Work Groups are used operated under budget and staff limitations in fis- and the alternatives offered are consistent with cal year 197 1. Some agencies were in a position, the basic planning objectives. however, to give high priority to leadership in in appendix preparation. Typical of these ap- � Work Group findings are reported in a series of pendixes were: Appendix 2, Surface Water specialized appendixes. Task Force recommen- Hydrology; Appendix 3, Geology and Ground dations as finally adopted by the Commission Water; and Appendix 5, Mineral Resources. These will be published in an appendix. compilations of data and findings were available as needed by the several Task Forces. The Commission staff is involved in each of these somewhat sequential but overlapping phases. Other appendixes -including 22, Aesthetic & Staff participation ranges from overall coordina- Cultural Resources; and 23, Health Aspects- tion to Task Force leadership, from technical re- received lower priorities. Preliminary work and view and editing of appendix drafts to supervision assembly of materials has begun on each, and of report printing. development will be accelerated in the coming year; none warrants reporting at this time. Publication plans for the Study call for an inter- im report to appear early in fiscal year 1972. Com- The scope of Work Group activities in the past pletion and printing of the full Framework Study year is indicated in the Study appendixes. High- is targeted for late in the fiscal year. lights are presented in the following sections. 5 Great Lakes Basin Framework Study Appendix 4: Limnology of Lakes and Embayments Localities of lower water quality are identified, This is a synthesis of current knowledge of the and both causes and effects are cited. Causes in- limnological processes of the Great Lakes, their clude municipal discharges of untreated or partly harbors and embayments, and of upland lakes. treated wastes, industrial waste discharges, and Rather than lake-by-lake data arrays, the appen- sediment and nutrients carried by rivers into the dix emphasizes the dynamic interrelationships of lake. There are marked chemical, temperature, the natural processes of these waters as part of the and turbidity differences between Saginaw Bay Basin environment. waters and those of Lake Huron proper. Subjects, processes, and regions needing further The Work Group anticipates continued refine- study for resource planning purposes are identified. ment of data and recommendations in a second Existing and potential water resources problems draft of this appendix. A factor is the substantial are also defined. additional input on problems and solutions ex- pected in the proposed United States-Canadian Appendix 6: Water Supply- reference to the International Joint Commission Municipal, Industrial, and Rural for detailed study of water quality in Lakes Huron Projections of water supply needs and availa- and Superior. bilities, as prepared by Work Group 6, take full Appendix 8: Fish account of current trends encouraging recircula- tion and reuse of water. Overall, each Lake basin A statistical and analytical review and forecast of the Region is seen as having gross water re- of the Great Lakes fishery resource, its markets, its sources more than ample for future demands- problems and their solutions is provided by this given proper resource management and develop- appendix. ment to match demands of economic and demo- Mercury contamination is identified as a major graphic growth. problem. Possible solutions are summarized as Recommended means of meeting future needs calling for identification and rigorous control on range from education, by encouraging more mod- mercury sources within the Basin; improved moni- erate consumer use of water, to conservation by toring of mercury in fish, aquatic life, and the storing excess surface waters in depleted under- environment; and expanded research in toxicology, ground aquifers. Also recommended is the en- human health hazards, and environmental cycling couraging of inland dispersal of industry by of mercury. development of regional water supply facilities. Preliminary recommendations for the fishery The New York program for inter-municipal public resources include: immediate review of FDA pesti- water supply systems is cited as an example of this cide tolerance levels on fish; application of pro- approach. cessing methods that reduce pesticide content in Appendix 7: Water Quality fish; and studies to determine how thermal pol- lution impacts on aquatic organisms. These This appendix surveys water quality and pollu- studies, in turn, would determine cooling methods tion control in the Great Lakes Basin in terms of requirements for electric power generating plants current conditions and influences, future problems using Great Lakes water for cooling. foreseen, and recommended solutions. The volume on Lake Huron, first of five to be produced, is Appendix 9: Commercial Navigation typical in scope. This aspect of the Framework Study is particu- Lake Huron water quality, Work Group 7 re- larly challenging because overriding needs of the ports, is generally excellent-but not uniformly so. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation sys- 6 Great Lakes Basin Framework Study - ----- tem must be considered concurrently with regional water supply, water quality, shore erosion, recrea- needs. Related studies in progress in 1971 include: tion, and aesthetic and cultural-are emphasized � Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Navigation in this appendix. Work Group I I also notes the Season Extension Program-seeking more ef- many ongoing studies, such as that of the IJC, fective use of existing facilities so as to reduce dealing exclusively or in significant part with water costs and attract new traffic. level questions. The regulation schemes, structural and non-structural alternatives, and assessments of � Deepening of channels, locks, and harbors to economic effects emerging from these studies are accommodate larger, more efficient carriers. of obvious importance to the Great Lakes Basin � Great. Lakes water levels study related to navi- Framework Study. gation, power, and shore property damage. The appendix describes numerous means for � Lake Erie-Ontario Waterway studies to deter- possible use in effecting desirable levels and flows. mine capacity needs for the system. Structures, for example, are identified as pertinent to navigation by controlling ice in critical areas, to � St. Lawrence Seaway duplicate locks study, to power generation by ice control near Niagara, to provide adequate system capacity. aesthetics by maintaining adequate flow at the These major studies are yielding the recommen- American Falls. Suggested non-structural ap- dations as to priorities and development programs proaches include a permit system for large water to be presented in the appendix. withdrawals from the Lakes, modification of weather conditions, and investigation of methods Appendix 10.- Power for control of evaporation rates. The Power Work Group presents extensive data Appendix 12: Shore Use and Erosion and a cohesive text discussing power demands and Work Group 12 sees the basic problem in plan- requirements of the Basin through the year 2020. ning Great Lakes shoreline use as the need to Current controversy on cooling water use in elec- allocate limited shoreline resources among pro- tric power generation is given ample review. The jected and competing economic, recreational, and Work Group finds that the primary requirement to environmental demands. In the large urban areas ensure a continuing satisfactory electric power this allocation is already committed, but signifi- supply for the Great Lakes Basin is the establish- cant opportunities still remain in rural areas. ment of compatible ecological, environmental, and land use criteria for generating plants. In addition to data on shoreline use and develop- Clamor for immediate remedy of environmental ment alternatives, the appendix presents an analy- problems could lead to serious power shortages, the sis of the nature and extent of shoreline erosion Work Group believes, by disrupting the orderly and flooding damages. The analysis covers more addition of required capacity. A study to develop than 3,664 miles of U. S. lakeshore and 1, 129 acceptable criteria, and legislation based on the miles of inland shore, excluding connecting rivers findings, is urged as a guide for modification of and the St. Lawrence. One purpose of this analysis existing generating plants, redesign of plants not is to provide a base for application of shoreline yet in operation, and design of future plants. zoning requirements. Concurrent with the Framework Study appen- im Appendix H.- Levels and Flows dix, the Work Group in 1971 prepared for the International concern on Great Lakes levels and Great Lakes portion of a National Shoreline outflows and the involvement of multiple inter- Study an inventory of erosion and protection ests-including hydroelectric power, navigation, needs. 7 Great Lakes Basin Framework Study Appendix 13: Land Use and Management measures, both structural and non-structural, cri- Projecting trends of land use and needs in the teria weighed include problem urgency, physical Great Lakes Region through 2020, the Work features, existing development, and area needs. Group concludes; Environmental effects of suggested measures hold � Urban and built-up areas will increase slightly primary consideration. in some planning subareas and dramatically in The Work Group recommends an accelerated others. effort to expand and enforce flood plain manage- � The agricultural land base is adequate to meet ment programs. Any effort to prevent all flood the Region's share of national food and fiber damages is judged unrealistic by the Work Group requirements, with more land in agriculture who believe an economically justifiable degree of after 2000. flood protection consistent with environmental considerations and other resource needs can be � Forest land acreage will decline with urban achieved in flood plain management. expansion. The Work Group sees improved urban land Appendix 15.- Irrigation data and coordination as a primary need for land This appendix deals only with irrigation for use planning. Urban and regional information crop benefits. Neither its projections nor its pro- systems, composed of multiple political juris- posals include irrigation based on use of sewage dictions, are recommended. Also recommended is effluent, which practice is primarily regarded as a a local-State-Federal cooperative program of tech- water quality measure yet to be evaluated. nical assistance on soil and water resource manage- Currently only about one percent of the Basin's ment for urban areas. total cropland is irrigated. Most of this is by on- Development of a comprehensive land use farm systems which utilize stream flows as the policy for the Great Lakes Region is proposed. major sources of supply in the four planning sub- This would be coordinated with any national land areas around Lake Michigan. Projections indicate use policy such as that recently introduced in the an approximate doubling of irrigated acreage by Congress, and State and local policies. 2020 with the same general conditions continuing. It is noted that only about four percent of the Appendix 14: Flood Plains total potentially irrigable land in the planning This appendix appraises present and future subareas considered is expected to be so improved. flood problems involving the flood plains of rivers Maps and supplementary data are provided to within the Great Lakes Basin. It reflects investiga- identify areas where soil and ground water condi- tion of flood plain location, land use, and intensity tions are most favorable for irrigation development. of problems-the latter stated in actual or estima- The great value of irrigation is identified by the ted average annual flood damages. The Work Work Group as improved quality and yield in Group notes that: crops, with increased income to the farmer, with- � Despite added protection works, flood damages out a need for additional high-value land. Water are increasing at a rate faster than in the past. needs are expected to be minimized by high- � Encroachment of the flood plains continues efficiency operations having equally minimal im- without significant change. pact on quality of stream flows and ground water. � Major flood problems exist in urban and highly Appendix 16: Drainage developed agricultural areas across the Basin. Great Lakes Basin agricultural and urban lands In proposing alternative damage reduction with drainage problems-lands whose agricultural 8 7' production or use as urban land base is reduced or Appendix 18: Erosion and Sedimentation limited by excess water in the soil profile-are This study of Basin erosion and sedimentation identified in this appendix. The extent and sever- finds significant differences in average erosion ity of the problem is described for the various rates in the several planning subareas. It also planning subareas, with specific data reported for indicates the likelihood that damages from erosion metropolitan areas. and sedimentation are far greater than has been The Work Group finds drainage problems on 12 generally believed. Beyond the known problem million acres of Basin agricultural land. Nearly half of sedimentation in harbors, the Work Group of this lies in the Lake Erie subregion. The Work reports extensive problems relating to health Group projects a need for applying local and on- aspects, recreation, and organic sediment and farm drainage measures to 3.3 million acres in the water quality. 50 years to 2020 in order to improve farming ef- The Work Group concludes that conventional ficiency and increase productive capacity. programs for erosion control, even if intensely Serious soil wetness conditions are forecast to applied, may not reduce sediment levels enough be problems for urban development in ten metro- to meet future standards. Among possible solu- politan areas, as demands are projected to 2020. tions, it suggests: Shortage of available land base.is noted for Chicago * Programs for minimum tillage and use of cover and Detroit; considerable development on wet crops with row crops in agriculture. soil types is projected for Saginaw-Bay City, 0 Erosion control ordinances, uniformly applied, Detroit-Ann Arbor, Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria. The in both urban construction and agricultural Work Group recommends zoning and proper land activities. use management as the prime means for assuring * Increased desilting and flocculating facilities satisfactory urban development on wet soil in reservoirs, to improve water quality by re- conditions. ducing levels of suspended solids in the water. Appendix 17: Wildlife Appendix 19: Economic and Demographic Studies Habitat needs and other problems related to This appendix presents historical data and pro- wildlife in the Great Lakes Basin are reported in jections of population, employment, income, and this appendix. Also presented are the 23 potential production in the Great Lakes Basin-the deter- solutions considered by Work Group 17 as means minants of future requirements for water resource for satisfying projected needs for adequate wild- development. These future water requirements life. Requirements are forecast on the basis of will be guides in preparation of programs for com- indicated trends plus such data as hunter use, prehensive development of water and related land number of hunting days, and habitat needs meas- resources to meet Basin needs in a timely and ured by acres. efficient manner. Feedback from the plan for- mulation phase of the Framework Study will be The Work Group sees lack of public access to incorporated in final economic-demographic wildlife areas as the major restriction on hunting projections. and other wildlife-related activities in the Great Lakes Basin. It recommends a program to expand Economic and demographic data are developed public access. Also recommended are intensified for current and past periods and their trends State and Federal programs to acquire public hunt- shown. Interrelations among the variables are ing and other recreational rights on lands that can indicated; so are the regional and national econ- supplement those currently open to public use. omies. The data are based on selected base years 9 Great Lakes Basin Framework Study in the 1960-70 period; preliminary projections are 0 Legislation to permit class actions by citizens for the target years 1980, 2000, and 2020. or local or State agencies-as another means for securing relief from action damaging the envi- To aid other Work Groups in their estimates of ronment. future water and related land demands, Work Group 19 projected all needed components of 0 Screening of all new compounds for industrial demographic and economic factors for each 10- or home use-to determine environmental year period through 2020. Industries which use effects before marketing. large amounts of water-those engaged in food, 0 Legislation supportive of protection and proper textile, chemical, paper, petroleum, electric power development for groundwater resources. production, and primary metal manufacturing- were separately identified. All estimates were pre- 9 Strengthening of land-related regulatory rneas- pared for each of the 15 planning subareas, with ures-to permit effective, hand-in-hand manage- population projections in greater detail to permit ment of both water and functional land use. further breakdown as necessary. Appendix 21: Outdoor Recreation Preliminary projections developed by Work This Work Group foresees demand for outdoor Group 19 are currently under review prior to pub- water-oriented recreation activities in the Basin lic release. nearly tripling between 1970 and 2020. For six Appendix 20: Law, Policies, and Institutional such activities, it found the 1970 level of recrea- A rrangemen ts- Federal and State tional development capable of satisfying 64 per- cent of requirements. Levels of development pro- The Federal portion of this appendix reviews posed by the Work Group are expected to satisfy basic constitutional clauses governing water re- 80 percent of estimated recreational needs in 1980 sources management, development, and preserva- and 2000, and 74 percent of projected 2020 needs. tion; statutory and case laws pertaining to 14 aspects of water resources; policies of general con- Greatest recreational demand is seen to be con- servation, development, and use of water; and centrated in the major population centers. But the public institutional arrangements. Essentially Basin's most extensive water areas are too distant similar reviews are presented for each State in the from the urban centers to be utilized effectively Great Lakes Basin. and directly to satisfy. this concentrated demand. The Work Group notes the differences in ap- The appendix proposes both development proach to water resource management and plan- and management means for meeting recreation ning, the numerous governments, agencies, and needs. Development opportunities include expan- parties assigned powers and responsibilities It sion of existing facilities; new parks near urban points out both overlap and diffusion of powers areas as well as at reservoirs; acquisition of access and responsibilities as detrimental to efficient plan- sites and harbors on lakes and streams; acquisition ning and management for water resources. of Great Lakes islands; acquisition of land for Corrective actions suggested by the Work Group National, State, and local trails systems. Manage- include: ment opportunities include time and area zoning for use of water surfaces; preservation of scenic, Consolidation of agencies at all levels to historic, and biotic areas; and enlargement of simplify existing water resource organization- National and State programs for wild, scenic, and to end duplication of functions, to foster recreational rivers. Encouragement of private- grouping of functions, to facilitate coordination sector development of recreational facilities is of programs. also proposed. 10 Great Lakes Basin Fratnework Stody Plan Formulation State, local, and Federal planning agencies, as well as the Work Groups, are carrying on this work. The difficult task of plan formulation has begun Formal plan formulation will be finished on in all portions of the Basin. At the close of fiscal schedule only if personnel of State and Federal year 1971 formal plan formulation was most ad- vanced in the Lake Erie basin, with one planning agencies and the Great Lakes Basin Commission subarea essentially complete and another well start- adjust priorities of assignments. ed. Plan formulation relating to Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Ontario is in various stages. -77 V ;P0014*', "0_0 V_71'77@ "Each such commission ... shall serve as the principal agency for the coordination of Federal, State, inter- state, local and nongovernmental Related Activities plans for the development of water and related land resources in its area . . ." -Public Law 89-80. Public Involvement the public doesn't know or understand it cannot The Commission endorses broad public partici- support, one of the functions of the Communicator pation throughout the planning process. To this is to increase public awareness and resulting public end, general guidelines for public involvement have involvement. The goal of increasing public been developed. Basic goals, objectives, problems, acquaintance with the need for environmental or solutions-as analyzed and reported by pro- planning in the Great Lakes Basin suggests that the fessional planners-are offered for public dis- mailing list of the Communicator will greatly in- cussion. crease when fiscal budgets permit this to occur. At year end, the number of requests to receive the A public involvement program has been recom- Communicator on a monthly basis was increasing mended for each planning subarea of the Basin. rapidly, indicating a strong public desire to learn First-draft technical papers on alternative frame- more about environmental planning in the Great works would be the base of such programs. Plan Lakes Basin. Formulation Task Forces would lead these public discussions of planning subarea proposals as they Great Lakes Basin Library relate to Basin problems, needs, and alternative This library has been designated a Selective solutions. The mechanics of these meetings are Federal Depository Library. As a result, numerous being worked out by the Commission staff and the difficult-to-obtain materials dealing with water and member States. related land resources planning are made promptly Communicator available without cost to the Commission. July 1970 marked publication of the first of The library was established in 1968 to meet the 12 monthly issues of an official public informa- needs of the Commissioners, their staffs, the GLBC tion bulletin, the Communicator. On a six- or staff, the Work Groups, Task Forces, and other eight-page mini-format (7" x 9") the Communi- planners, for basic and pertinent reference materi- cator, during fiscal year 197 1, established itself as a als. Topics of concentration are the Great Lakes source of Great Lakes Basin Commission informa- Basin and the Great Lakes States; water and land tion, as well as an instrument for effecting a new in their several resource, use, and management dimension of liaison among the Commission leader- aspects; legislative and planning reports, frame- ship, staff, and Commissioners and Work Groups, work and river basin studies, and similar reference Task Forces, related professionals, legislators, and tools. Subject-cataloging and a data bank card the general public. index system make all references readily available when needed. Textual materials included various combinations of descriptions of the Commission's work and related State and Federal activities, as well as staff and guest technical articles. The Communicator served generally to enhance the views and under- standing of its readership regarding institutional arrangements, enabling legislation, technical advances, ongoing studies and parallel interests as they concern water and related land resources planning for the Great Lakes Basin. Over the year's period, circulation increased to 3,800 and is projected to be much larger by the end of fiscal year 1972. On the theory that what 12 "Each river basin commission shall ... make such studies and investigations Limnolo as are necessary and desirable in carrying out the policy ... and Systems Analysis accomplishing the purposes. . . of this Act . . ." -Public Law 89-80. The Great Lakes comprise a large complex data may limit the proposed modeling effort. The natural hydraulic system whose physical, chemical, third part of the Study surveys existing models for and biological subsystems interrelationships have the various physical, chemical, and biological sub- not been completely analyzed. However, to effec- systems in the Lakes-including models developed tively coordinate planning for water and related specifically for the Great Lakes as well as many land resources of the Great Lakes Basin, the Coin- developed for other bodies of water. mission has continuing need for some means of After completion and evaluation of the results evaluating the potential effects on the Great Lakes of the first three tasks, development of a demon- themselves of management alternatives proposed stration model will illustrate to the Commission and considered in the planning process. the utility of several projected levels of modeling The Commission has decided that a rational to satisfy the needs of the Commission and its means of projecting changes in the Great Lakes member agencies. The final task, following a under various management strategies is needed and GLBC decision on. the level of modeling to be desirable. A two-phase program is addressed to pursued, will comprise preparation of detail speci- fulfilling this need. The Phase I Study, officially fications for the Phase 11 model development entitled Limnological Systems Analysis of the program. Great Lakes: Phase I - Preliminary Model Design, The GLBC Limnological Systems Analysis sees is a pioneering effort. This Study is designed to the Great Lakes Basin as a complete system for specify the required output from and needed input improved long range planning application. This to a proposed mathematical analysis which will approach is substantially different from that being integrate existing mathematical models of the applied in Sea Grant programs at the University of physical, chemical, and biological subsystems, Wisconsin, the University of Michigan, and State' define new models to be developed, and insure that University of New York/Cornell. Those Sea Grant projected output will be most relevant to the needs programs look at small portions of the Great Lakes of the Commission and its member agencies. system in great detail. Through close coordination, The proposed models will allow Great Lakes the GLBC approach, which differs also from that planners to test on the simulated Lakes the effects of the forthcoming International Field Year on the of contemplated plans quickly at relatively low Great Lakes, is highly complementary to the other expense. The models will also provide valuable programs. guidance for research and data collection activities The contract for the Phase I Study was signed in by identifying areas where too much or too little January 19 7 1. By year's end the contractor had data are being collected, evaluating the frequency progressed substantially toward identifying needs of measurements, and identifying those areas and problems, data sources, and available models, where additional scientific research might have the and model evaluation using a demonstration model greatest impact on current and projected problems. of a portion of a Great Lake was imminent. The Phase I Study is being performed under Results of the study should be available at the end contract by an environmental engineering consult- of fiscal year 1972. ing firm and is composed of five main parts. The first involves defining the needs of GLBC member agencies for output from the proposed modeling effort. The second task is a survey of the many agencies, institutions, and organizations which collect and archive Great Lakes data-to identify data sources and determine how availability of 13 "In recognition of the need for increased participation by the States in water and related land resources planning to be effective, there are hereby authorized ... grants to States The Great Lakes States to assist them in developing and participating in the development of comprehensive water and related land resources plans." -Public Law 89-80. Each of the eight States of the Great Lakes The Division of Waterways, Department of Basin is actively participating in the Framework Public Works and Buildings, was designated by the Study and other work of the Commission. In Legislature as the agency to monitor and regulate addition, several are contributing to similar activi- Lake Michigan water withdrawal in keeping with ties of other river basin commissions. All are Supreme Court requirements for these with- simultaneously developing their State plans and drawals by Illinois. programs for comprehensive water resource man- agement. With the Metropolitan Sanitary District, the Soil Conservation Service is conducting a Type IV The following reports by the several States study in northeastern Illinois, southeast Wisconsin, present highlights of fiscal year 1971 activity im- and northwest Indiana. pacting upon water and related land resources planning. The State of Illinois participated in several task forces of the Great Lakes Basin Framework Study in fiscal year 1971 as well as the deliberations of 111iftois the International Joint Commission on pollution control in the Great Lakes. VA During fiscal year 1972, the Natural Resource Development Board, as directed by statute, will make its biennial assessment and report on Illinois Richard B. Ogilvie, Governor Flo' water resource problems. The Conservation Department is updating the State recreation plan The Illinois Water Survey Division of the to meet requirements of the Federal Bureau of Department of Registration and Education is Outdoor Recreation by June of 1972. currently studying the potential of recharge of sandstone aquifers utilizing effluents from tertiary waste treatment plants. Indiana In fiscal year 1971 the Natural Resource Development Board established a projects task force of professionals from each member agency to review and report on Federal natural resource planning; environmental impact statements on re- Edgar R. Whitcomb, Governor source, highway, and airport projects; and State planning and project development related to A Type IV study on the Elkhart River basin was naturalresources. actively supported by the State of Indiana during Among other State activities the Institute of fiscal year 197 1. Indiana is performing the study Environmental Quality is conducting various types in cooperation with the U.S. Soil Conservation of environmental research in northeastern Illinois. Service, the principal Federal agency involved. Completion is expected in 1973. Basin water quality plans required by the Fed- eral Environmental Protection Agency under the By Executive Order, the Environmental Coordi- 1970 Quality Act and its subsequent modifications nation Commission and Advisory Council were are being developed by the Environmental Protec- established. The Commission has overall responsi- tion Agency. bility for analyzing, evaluating, and coordinating 14 The Great Lakes States, public and private efforts for maintaining and im- the areas of enforcement, information data col- proving the ecology of the State. lection, and financing. The Department of Natural Resources estab- Governor Milliken instituted a State Environ- lished a procedure for review of environmental mental Impact review procedure. This requires statements for all Federal-State projects. In the each State agency to review all its major activities field of pollution control, legislation was enacted to determine their effects on the environment. barring dumping of trash on any public property, including streams and lakes. Legislation banning Specific attention was directed during fiscal open dumps became effective, as did legislation year 1971 to Michigan's Shorelands Protection and controlling open burning of refuse. Management Program. A comprehensive inven- tory of all Great Lakes shoreline features has been On a Statewide basis the Department of Natural entered on county maps. In addition, a complete Resources published "The Indiana Outdoor Recrea- photographic inventory of the shore is now avail- tion Plan, 1970-1975" and initiated a stream fish- able. An engineering study will identify high risk ery inventory. shoreland erosion areas, determine protection best suited for each, and recommend management The Federally subsidized Flood Plain Insurance programs needed for most appropriate use of Program was initiated during 1971 and several these erodible areas. communities submitted applications to participate. Michigan's Clean Water Bonding Program ac- Indiana continued its roles in Work Groups and celerated construction of numerous sewage treat- other aspects of the Great Lakes Basin Framework ment projects and collecting sewer projects. The Study as well as the development of an Indiana municipal pollution abatement campaign now in State Water Plan. progress under the Water Resources Commission is several times the size of the State's highway program. Michigan Minnesota William G. Milliken, Governor Wendell R. Anderson, Governor This was a significant year for environmental programs in Michigan, particularly for water resource management. A Wild Rivers Program Minnesota, during fiscal year 1971, published was enacted, as was the Shoreland Management the third in a series of bulletins leading to develop- Program, both with provisions for State backup of ment of a comprehensive framework plan for water local zoning actions. The Vessel Pollution Control and related land resources of the State. Leader- Act, requiring on-board retention of sewage by ship in preparing the planning document was pro- commercial vessels as well as recreational water- vided by the Task Group of the Water Resources A craft, won nearly unanimous approval by the Coordinating Committee. This third publication Legislature. Passage of a "Truth in Pollution identifies existing and possible future (1970 to Statute" strengthened water pollution control in 2020) problems. It describes resource programs 15 The Great Lakes States and projects suggested by Federal-State regional mental Planning Director and the Water Resources planning organizations and reviews the time table, Planning Director can insure proper coordination planning policies, and costs associated with these and full use of State personnel and facilities. programs and projects. The study presents alterna- tive programs and projects from a State viewpoint. Next year the Water Resources Coordinating It discusses environmental concern and Federal Committee will begin formulating the framework cost sharing in selecting programs and projects. It plan containing program and project priorities for delineates information deficiencies and State the State. A fourth bulletin in its planning series planning policy questions. will indicate needed investigations, special studies, and data collections necessary as a base for the Under the 1969 Flood Plain Management Act, framework plan. This publication can be com- counties, cities, and villages were given the respon- pleted within two years following publication of sibility to adopt and administer flood plain man- policies to guide the planning activities. These are agement ordinances, following determination of still in the formative stages. flood plain and floodway areas within their jurisdictions. New York Within the year's comprehensive planning activi- ;67-wm ties Minnesota: � Supported the river basin commissions in preparation of alternative plans to provide multiple choices for resource development. � Assisted in development of institutional Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor arrangements toward a Great Lakes U.S.- Planning by the Department of Environmental Canadian pollution control board for coor- Conservation progressed significantly during the dinated water quality control actions to have first nine months of fiscal year 1971 toward for-, direct representation by States and Provinces. mulation of regional plans for development and � Initiated recommendations for new Federal management of water and related land resources funding policies for river basin commissions. throughout the State. Federal-State, interstate, and regional water resources board planning con- � Undertook policy-level review of functional tinued to place emphasis on environmental quality appendices produced by the four river basin objectives, while retaining concern for regional planning organizations operating in Minnesota. development goals. During the last three months � Initiated a study of basic data to support a of the fiscal year, progress was slowed due to comprehensive water and related land re- drastic budget cuts. source planning program including 50-year The Erie-Niagara Board, one of the State's I I projections. regional boards, completed its comprehensive basin � Began a study of planning policy initiatives plan, and a public hearing on the plan was held resulting from the 1971 session of the State June 29, 1971. Eight Boards are well on the way legislature. to development of plans; two have taken prelimi- In Minnesota, the Water Resources Coordinating nary steps toward plan formulation. Committee is the State mechanism for coordinating At year end a tentative plan for the Oswego water and related land resource planning with work basin is under review by the four regional boards done under Federal grant programs. The Environ- concerned. Of major importance is a multipurpose 16 The GrlegtLakes Stateg lake level regulation scheme. Identification of Oneida Lake to reduce algae growth and to retard needs and capabilities is underway for the Gen- eutrophication. esee River basin. Twelve technical investigations for Regional Ohio Board studies were initiated in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers using Federal funds. Project planning studies for Sandridge Reservoir in the Erie-Niagara basin and Stannard Reservoir in the Genesee River basin were joint Federal-State efforts during the year. New York's John J. Gilligan, Governor involvement in other Federal-State efforts includes the North* Atlantic Regional Water Resources In fiscal year 1971 Ohio continued to progress Study (NAR) and the Northeastern United States with the concept of regional water planning. By Water Supply Study (NEWS). Long-range water year end the Northeast Water Development supply investigations for six upstate areas in New Plan was 95 percent complete. This is the second York are underway through NEWS. of five proposed 50-year regional water develop- In the cooperative program with the U.S. Soil ment plans. With the northwest plan (1967) and Conservation Service for improvement of small the northeast plan the State's entire Lake Erie watersheds, construction of one project was com- drainage area will be covered. The central, south- pleted, one project was approved, planning assist- east, and southwest plans are currently being ance was approved for two others, and three work designed. Ohio's investigation into water develop- plans were completed. ment of the regions is in close cooperation with Great Lakes Basin Framework Study groups. Other major staff responsibilities during the year were: review of project environmental im- Other Ohio activities in the Lake Erie drainage pact statements, State public water supply and area were: completion of the groundwater study comprehensive sewerage studies, Office of Manage- for northeast Ohio; completion of the interim ment and Budget Circular A-95 reviews, and Hous- water quality river basin plans for the Grand, ing and Urban Development 701 programs. Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Huron, Vermillion, Black, and Sandusky Rivers; formation of a council of 96 Scheduled for fiscal year 1972 is completion of northeast Ohio residents and State and Federal plan formulation and report preparation for four government representatives to assist in the area's planning subareas of the Great Lakes Basin in New water plan; a study of the Maumee River for pos- York State. Regional Board studies at the Type 11 sible State and Federal scenic river status; a study level will continue at a slower pace for Planning of the Grand and Upper Cuyahoga for possible Subareas 5.1 and 5.3, and a Board plan for PSA 5.2 State scenic river status. (Oswego River basin) is scheduled for completion. It is anticipated that comprehensive water re- To help prevent further deterioration of Lake sources planning will continue within a new depart- Erie, the Corps of Engineers has initiated a dredg- mental framework to encompass all aspects of en- ing disposal program. In the future, contaminated vironmental planning. spoil from the ten largest harbors of Lake Erie will be deposited in contained areas. The Ohio Depart- Studies scheduled to be initiated relate to pos- ment of Natural Resources is aiding in selection of sible diversion of two southern streams around disposal sites. 17 The Great Lakes States Pennsylvania Wisconsin Milton J. Shapp, Governor Patrick J. Lucey, Governor Water resource planning activities in fiscal Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources year 1971 were concentrated in continued develop- significantly broadened its comprehensive plan- ment of Pennsylvania's State Water Resources Plan, ning activities during fiscal year 197 1. Major and participation in six regional planning studies. activities included: publication of "A Prospectus for Wisconsin Water Resources Planning"; prepara- For the State Water Resources Plan, work com- tion of interim basin plans for certification of pleted and reports published were: Water Re- Federal Environmental Protection Agency con- sources Inventory No. 1, "Dams, Reservoirs, and struction grants for municipal waste treatment Natural Lakes in Pennsylvania;" inventories of facilities; preliminary preparations for a Wisconsin Statewide water consumption and potential flood Water Resources Planning Data Network to include damages; computer model for population alloca- economic, demographic, and cost analysis pro- tion in hydrologic zones; and the report, "Frame- jections, and standard locator codes. work Objectives for the State Water Resources Plan. " Other accomplishments included preparation of Activities were continued toward completion of a layman's guide entitled "A Basic Guide to Water inventories for groundwater availabilities and for Rights in Wisconsin;" 96 percent completion of the fish species and habitats. These included inter- flood plain ordinancing program; initial installa- agency coordination efforts toward water quality tion of fixed water quality monitoring stations in management planning in conjunction with the the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers; and a great deal of State Water Resources Plan and as specified by the cooperative planning through the Great Lakes Environmental Protection Agency, beginning with Basin Commission. Pennsylvania's portion of the Lake Erie basin. Looking toward fiscal year 1972, Wisconsin is Planning activities in fiscal year 1972 will con- strongly emphasizing a balanced and well- tinue in the two general areas mentioned. Com- integrated planning program. Significant programs prehensive plans for river subbasins will be initiated scheduled call for: development of a State concept for the continued development of the State Water plan, using a systems analysis to relate air, solid Resources Plan and will include local public in- wastes, and water resources management planning; volvement in plan formulation processes. Urban activation of general cost analysis of water and areas will be given priority to expedite the devel- sewage rates; preparation of final basin plans for opment of interim water quality planning for the 35 river basins, to meet Federal EPA guidelines by Federal Environmental Protection Agency. Com- 1973; and publication of the Department of prehensive plans for major river basins will be Natural Resources Program Plan. developed from those of the subbasins, and the Statewide plan will come from those of the major basins. 18 "The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and Vft@ disbursements. The accounts shall be , 2 audited at least annually ... and the jiv inances report of the audit shall be included in and become a part of the annual report of the commission." -Public Law 89-80. BALANCE SHEET - GENERAL FUND LINSCHEID & AUSTIN CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS June 30, 1971 SUITE 416 PEOPLES BANK WATER STREET BUILDING PORT HURON, MICHIGAN 48060 Assets November 3, 1971 Cash $166,997 Advances and deposits 5,252 Prepaid expenses 2,419 Great Lakes Basin Commission Grants receivable: United States Government 10,000 City Center Building State of Wisconsin 45,000 220 East Huron Street State of Minnesota 5,000 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 60,000 Less allowances 5,000 55,000 $229,668 We have examined the financial statements of the General Fund and the Plant and Equipment Fund of the Great Lakes Basin Commission for the Liabilities and Reserve year ended June 30, 197 1. Our examination was for Future App.Lopriations made in accordance with generally accepted audit- Accounts payable $ 5,278 ing standards, and accordingly included such tests Reserve for encumbrances 60,000 of the accounting records and such other auditing Accrued payroll 4,996 procedures as we considered necessary in the Reserve for retirement plan 2,413 circumstances. Payroll taxes 2,986 Total Liabilities 75,673 In our opinion, the accompanying balance sheets Reserve for future and statement of reserve for future appropriations appropriations 153,995 present fairly the financial position of the General $229,668 Fund and the Plant and Equipment Fund of the Great Lakes Basin Commission at June 3 0, 197 1, and transactions affecting the reserve for future BALANCESHEET appropriations for the year then ended in conform- PLANT AND EQUIPMENT FUND ity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with the preceding year. Assets Furniture and equipment $ 21,898 Library books 12,807 Certified Public Accountants $ 34,705 Source of Funds Appropriations for unrestricted $ 34,705 General Fund revenues 19 Finances RESERVE FOR FUTURE APPROPRIATIONS GENERAL FUND Balance at July 1, 1970 $269,941 Revenues: United States Government grants $160,000 State government grants 180,000 340,000 Provision for loss of grants 5,000 335,000 604,941 Exp@nses- Salaries and wages $212,749 vF rF Payroll taxes 6,038 Retirement annuities and disability insurance 13,937 Hospitalization insurance -8,966 241,690 Annual report 7,900 Public education 16,960 Accounting and legal 4,200 Contractual services 2,093 Equipment rental 14,243 Insurance 513 Limnological systems analysis - Phase I contract 60,000 Library: Salaries 12,195 Books! 2,786 Expenses 868 15,849 Furniture and equipment 4,774 .4- Meetings and conferences 4,643 Printing and reproduction 16,063 Repairs and maintenance 1,248 Rent 25,041 Supplies and postage 6,915 Telephone and telegraph 7,945 Travel 20,810 Miscellaneous 59 450,946 BALANCE AT JUNE 30,1971 $-153,995 20 The Year Ahead The events and accomplishments of fiscal year those for the Grand River and the Elkhart 197 1, trends developed during the year, and River. schedules for next-phase segments of ongoing * Preparation of a new report on long-range work provide a base for forecasting the year ahead. The Great Lakes Basin Commission's expectations schedules of priorities for Basin resource pro- for fiscal year 1972 include: grams and studies. Close cooperation with the International 0 Greater participation in national water policy Joint Commission and the U.S. State Depart- development through closer cooperation with ment in activities leading to an international the Water Resources Council and State and agreement on water quality in the Great Federal water officials. Lakes-St. Lawrence River boundary waters. Completion of Phase I of the Limnological Economic stringencies leading to a decreased Systems Analysis Study, and decisions on the participation by the several States in the work intensity and level of the Phase 11 mathemati- of Basin planning, possibly to the point of a cal modeling. more-than-desirable utilization of the Com- Is Initiation of more intensive studies on specific mission staff in plan formulation. problem areas-such as the Maumee River (The earliest practicable completion of the Basin-following completion of the Frame- Framework Study, however, remains a Com- work Study. mission target and commitment.) Long-range planning of additional steps for Intensified staff coordination of ongoing re- the earliest practical production of a com- views for comprehensive studies, such as prehensive coordinated, joint plan. GREAT LAKES BASIN SUBBASINS OIE AT LAKES BASIN COMMISSION EIINNESO TA LEG LAKE SUPERIOR"@, ------- ONW10 EEI'6119,AN Z @!SCONN LAKE@U- IGAN Ej, AKE 7C yp @RK ILLINOIS IN IANA HIO 21 Greatlakes Basin Commission NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CTR LIBRARY City Center Building 220 East Huron Street 3 6661B 14111303 7 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 MembeisWp Frederick 0. Rouse, Chairman Clifford H. McConnell, Vice Chairman L Federal Agencies Department of Agriculture Department of the Army Department of Commerce Environmental Protection Agency Federal Power Commission Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of State (pending) Department of Transportation States State of Illinois State of Indiana State of Michigan State of Minnesota State of New York State of Ohio Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State of Wisconsin interstate Compact Great Lakes Commission ow,