The purpose of this management assistant agreement (MAA) between new york state department of environmental conservation (DEC) and the U.S. Environmental protection agency (EPA) is to support…

The purpose of this management assistant agreement (MAA) between new york state department of environmental conservation (DEC) and the U.S. Environmental protection agency (EPA) is to support commitments for specified outcomes and outputs under the great lakes water quality agreement's (glwqa) ten annexes, with special focus on annex 1 areas of concern (AOC) and annex 2 lakewide management and lakewide action and management plans (lamps).activities:new york state department of environmental conservation will utilize this management assistance agreement for planning, implementation assistance, and coordination of federal great lakes restoration initiative (glri) funded projects performed by various federal, state and local organizational partners in new york state.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables include development of the lake ontario lakewide action and management plans (lamp), in concert with other tribal, state, and federal partners. 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 policies and projects of the lake ontario lamp, as well as the remedial action plans (raps) for new york's areas of concern (AOC). The intended beneficiaries are all those who live, recreate, or work in new york's five area's of concern (aocs), buffalo river, niagara river, eighteenmile creek, rochester embayment and ST. Lawrence river at massena/akwesasne.