Michigan department of environment, great lakes, and energy (egle) will participate with the development and implementation of lakewide action and management plans (lamps) for lakes superior,…

Michigan department of environment, great lakes, and energy (egle) will participate with the development and implementation of lakewide action and management plans (lamps) for lakes superior, michigan, huron, and erie as well as the remedial action plans (raps) for michigan's areas of concern (AOC). Activities:activities include: providing a lake coordinator for each of the four great lakes in michigan to strategically identify and develop the priorities, partnerships, and participation necessary to implement each lamp; collaborating with and organizing the great lakes efforts of multiple michigan state agencies to implement priority lamp actions, monitoring and reporting; and coordinate and oversee management of michigan aocs, including 1) removal of beneficial use impairments and the delisting of aocs; 2) communications with local stakeholders on the preparation and implementation of raps (primarily through local public advisory councils); and 3) AOC restoration efforts.subrecipient:subawards will be provided to support public advisory committees to engage stakeholders in the AOC process, to perform studies an analyses in support of AOC and lamp programs, and for coordination and engagement of stakeholders in the lamps. Outcomes:communities in the watershed will benefit from improved water quality as a result of making informed decisions to meet the needs of these communities through the development and implementation of programs and projects of the lamps for the lakes bordering the state, as well as the raps for michigan's aocs.