State of Michigan Domestic Action Plan 2018-2025
This Domestic Action Plan (DAP) for Lake Erie serves as a guiding document for Michigan to achieve a healthier Lake Erie ecosystem. The plan commits to the Western Basin of Lake Erie Collaborative Agreement and Annex 4 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, focusing on specific objectives such as reducing nutrient loadings by 20 percent by 2020 and 40 percent by 2025 from the Detroit River, River Raisin, and Michigan's portion of the Maumee River. Key actions involve maintaining and achieving reductions from wastewater treatment facilities, investing in research on harmful algal blooms, implementing best management practices, expanding partnerships, increasing Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) implementation, enhancing public outreach, and promoting wetland restoration. The plan utilizes an adaptive management strategy to allocate resources and measure progress towards reducing harmful algal blooms, eliminating hypoxia, and reducing Cladophora growth.