Deer Lake Area of Concern
Deer Lake was designated as an Area of Concern under the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. On Oct. 30, 2014, EPA announced that Deer Lake had been removed from the binational list of AOCs. $8 million from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative helped remediate and restore this AOC.
About Deer Lake AOC
Restoring Deer Lake AOC
Latest News
On Oct. 30, 2014, EPA announced that Deer Lake had been removed from the binational list of AOCs. The Deer Lake Area of Concern is the first U.S. site in the Lake Superior basin to be delisted.
- News release: “EPA Announces Removal of Two Toxic Hotspots on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan from Binational List” (Oct. 30, 2014)
- Great Lakes AOCs Status Map
- High-resolution photos of the Deer Lake AOC:
