Public input meetings will be held throughout the Upper Great Lakes in the summer of 2011 to present a “status report” on the second and final phase of the International Upper Great Lakes Study.

This comment area is an opportunity for you to express your views on the impacts of fluctuating Great Lakes water levels, and offer input on information to be presented at the summer public meetings.

For more information on Phase 2:

• View the Summer Public Meetings Schedule
• View Public Meeting Presentation
• View Progress Report using Flash Viewer
• View and Download Progress Report using Adobe PDF

Phase 2 of the Study is examining whether the regulation plan for Lake Superior outflows at Sault Ste. Marie can be improved to provide additional benefits for important interests and consider a changing climate. Phase 2 also includes an exploratory look at the impacts of water level restoration options for Lake Michigan-Huron, and an examination of multi-lake regulation in the context of climate change.

If you are unable to attend one of these meetings, please feel free to submit your comments below on the Phase 2 portion of the Study. If you attend one of these meetings, and have further comments, you also can include them below.

Comments from the public will inform a final, peer-reviewed Phase 2 Study report that is to be submitted to the International Joint Commission in March 2012.