President Nixon and Prime Minister Trudeau signing the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in 1972

The LaMP

The Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) is a management strategy growing out of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the Clean Water Act. The goal of the Lake Michigan LaMP is to restore and protect the beneficial uses of the Lake, such as safe beaches, clean drinking water, and healthy fish and wildlife populations. The LaMP addresses these goals by focusing on reducing pollutants and planning for the entire Lake Michigan ecosystem.

The LaMP is coordinated by U.S. EPA in partnership with other federal agencies and tribal, state, and local governments. An agency Technical Coordinating Committee and its subcommittees interact with the Lake Michigan Forum to ensure that the LaMP is aligned with the concerns and priorities of the public.

To view the 2006 Lake Michigan LaMP, click here.