The Great Lakes Water Quality Board Regional Poll results provide a snapshot of Great Lakes residents’ views on the importance to protect the environmental health and water quality of those lakes.
The poll reveals a need to protect Great Lakes water quality for leisure and recreation, fish and wildlife, and the economy.
The board polled Canadian and US residents in the Great Lakes basin.
The poll showed Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario were deemed in much poorer condition than Huron and Superior.
Ninety percent of those polled said it’s important that the health and water quality of the Great Lakes be protected.
Thirty-five percent say federal governments are responsible for the health of the Great Lakes and 29% feel all of us share the responsibility.
More people polled feel it’s important for individuals to protect the lakes. (84%, up from 78% in 2015.)
Ninety percent of those polled said it’s important that the health and water quality of the Great Lakes be protected.
Thirty-five percent say federal governments are responsible for the health of the Great Lakes and 29% feel all of us share the responsibility.
More people polled feel it’s important for individuals to protect the lakes. (84%, up from 78% in 2015.)
The top concerns were as follows:
1. algal blooms
2. invasive species
3. sewer runoff
4. flooding
5. climate change
The report has been submitted to the International Joint Commission.
