Thank you.
I mentioned calling for the designation of the Great Lakes as a special region in the context of CEPA because there is a large population and large industrial density there in terms of the scale of generation of chemicals, plus a long residence time delay that keeps the chemicals there.
To answer your question about blue-green algae blooms in the Great Lakes region, in fact, we are seeing a resurgence of them. I don't think those toxins are addressed under CEPA. They're naturally produced toxins. It's complicated, but they are a consequence of increased nutrient loadings to the lakes, zebra mussel filtration, and changes in the ecosystem dynamics.
Yes, we are seeing those types of toxins, particularly in the near-shore waters, causing taste and odour problems in the drinking water of the Great Lakes. I can't comment on whether that's a matter that CEPA could address, because it really is one of nutrient control.