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LAKE SUPERIOR BINATIONAL PROGRAM
Keep Your Lake Clean
Lake Superior is well worth protecting. Whether you are at anchor in Old Man's Pocket near Rossport, under sail off the Slates, on a tiny beach big enough for only your kayak and tent, or berthed at one of the excellent marinas or havens spaced between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay, all Superior boaters are connected by this one great lake. Practice common sense, and environmentally sound boating and camping. This way, Lake Superior will remain a place of challenge and enjoyment for all boaters.
This logo is that of the Lake Superior Binational Program
a cooperative effort between federal, state and provincial agencies, regional stakeholders and special interest groups to restore and protect the
Lake Superior Basin.
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Lake Superior is a unique, vast resource of fresh water that has not experienced the same levels of development, urbanization and pollution as the other Great Lakes. It is because of its relatively pristine character that the International Joint Commission recommended Lake Superior be designated as a demonstration area where discharges of persistent bioaccumulative substances would not be permitted. In response to this challenge, the governments of Canada, the United States, Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario and Wisconsin developed the Binational Program to Restore and Protect the Lake Superior Basin, also called the Lake Superior Binational Program.
The Binational Program is complemented by other programs such as cleanup or remedial action plans (RAPs) for the areas of greatest environmental concern around the Lake. Other activities include habitat restoration projects, protection activities such as special designations for protecting the Lake's pristine character, phasing out toxic substances, and educational activities. The Binational Program is administered by the Lake Superior Programs office in Thunder Bay.
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Citizens, industries and municipalities around Lake Superior have become increasingly interested in the state of their Lake. All pulp and paper facilities on Superior's northern shore have installed secondary treatment systems that meet or exceed federal and provincial regulations. Municipalities are also taking a keen interest in the environment and many are making efforts to improve secondary sewage treatment plants in the near future.