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Great Waters Research Collaberative (GWRC)
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The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC) is a collaboration whose objective is to end the problem of ship-mediated invasive species in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System. The near term objective is to significantly accelerate research, development and implementation of ballast water treatment system for ships that operate in the Great Lakes.
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Continuation of efforts from 2015 plus shipboard certification tests of 2 ballast water management system.
Continuation of efforts from 2015 plus shipboard certification tests of 2 ballast water management system.
Conducted bench-scale testing of 2 promising fresh water ballast water treatments.
Funds have been used to further the current efforts that address the curtailment of aquatic invasive species within the Great Lakes as associated with ballast water operations and other aquatic invasive species issues associated with commercial shipping.
Several multi-year research projects were completed: Assessing effectiveness of potential emerging or alternative viability assessment methods for BWMS biological efficacy evaluation; Determining effectiveness of assessment methods for evaluating the mortality and/or viability of eggs and resting stages of organisms exposed to ballast water treatment; Determining if there is a method that can be used to accurately assess the environmental acceptability of treated and neutralized ballast water upon discharge, and; Determine whether environmental monitoring sensors exist that are accurate, are capable of measuring parameters of interest to commercial vessels (followed by piloting them in port conditions).
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
