Common use of Nutrients Clause in Contracts

Nutrients. The purpose of this Annex is to address the issue of excess nutrients and reduce harmful and nuisance algal blooms. GOAL 1: IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN ALGAL POPULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH A HEALTHY GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEM. Result 1.1 Improved understanding of sources, transport and fate of nutrients in the Great Lakes, with an emphasis on Lake Erie. Canada and Ontario will: (a) Improve knowledge and understanding of nutrient concentrations and loadings in Great Lakes tributary discharges, with an emphasis on Lake Erie tributaries; (b) Improve knowledge and understanding of phosphorus sources, the forms of phosphorus being discharged to the Great Lakes, and their seasonal characteristics; and (c) Enhance information on land use, soil and management practices relevant to excess phosphorus in the Great Lakes, with specific emphasis on Lakes Erie and Huron. Ontario will: (d) Conduct sub‐watershed and field scale research to support the ongoing development and implementation of new approaches and technologies for the reduction of phosphorus from agricultural sources; (e) Investigate the contribution of natural heritage features to reducing excess phosphorus from rural and agricultural landscapes; and (f) Support monitoring in priority watersheds to quantify land use‐water quality relationships, including conducting event based monitoring where feasible.