Lake Titicaca

Protection and
TITLE
Restoration of the Great
Lake Titicaca
Lakes – Lessons from
Canada’s domestic presentation
Canada
Lake Titicaca
May 14, 2014
Michael Goffin
Regional Director General Ontario
Michael Goffin
Environment Regional
Canada Director General
May 13, 2014
for Ontario
Environment Canada
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Outline
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Water governance in Canada
Working binationally
Domestic coordination
Nutrients / Harmful and toxic algal blooms
Mining and contaminants
Waste
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In Canada, responsibility for water is shared
by multiple levels of government
FEDERAL
Fisheries
Navigation
Shipping
Transboundary
LOCAL /
MUNICIPAL
(SUBNATIONAL)
PROVINCIAL
Drinking / wastewater
systems
Land-use planning
Water allocation / use
Pollution control
Water quality standards
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Two federal governments, eight U.S. States,
one province, each with multiple agencies
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Complex governance requires cooperative approaches.
Binationally, we agree on end points...
Domestic
cooperation
Cooperative
science
Binational
objectives
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…and domestically, coordination between
federal and provincial governments is essential
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GREAT
TheTHE
Great
LakesLAKES
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Harmful algal blooms are not a new problem
in the Great Lakes
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However Algal and cyanobacterial blooms
have been increasing since the late 1990s…
Lake Erie
2011
Lake Erie algal bloom 2011,
visible from space
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Federal and provincial programs and policies
to limit Phosphorus loadings continue
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… and coordinated action is required again.
Great Lakes Nutrient Initiative
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Chemicals Management
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Randle Reef, Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern
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Canada’s regulatory approach to mining and
release of heavy metals
Richmont Island Gold Mine and Mill
(Lake Superior Basin)
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Solid waste management
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Burning of waste / micro-plastics
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