United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 97 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-515 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515 P0b002ee18038dcfa f:d03515 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515 GAO-03-515 Environmental monitoring Environmental policies International agreements Strategic planning Water quality Water resources conservation Land management Great Lakes Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Other Written Product A06801 The five Great Lakes, which comprise the largest system of freshwater in the world, are threatened on many environmental fronts. To address the extent of progress made in restoring the Great Lakes Basin, which includes the lakes and surrounding area, GAO (1) identified the federal and state environmental programs operating in the basin and funding devoted to them, (2) evaluated the restoration strategies used and how they are coordinated, and (3) assessed overall environmental progress made in the basin restoration effort. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515.pdf GAO-03-515 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-515 Other Written Product GAO-03-515; Great Lakes: An Overall Strategy and Indicators for Measuring Progress Are Needed to Better Achieve Restoration Goals; Environmental monitoring Environmental policies International agreements Strategic planning Water quality Water resources conservation Land management Great Lakes Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Public Law 101-596 Public Law 106-541