In Your State

The Coalition works with conservation leaders in states around the Great Lakes region to advance our goal to secure federal funding to restore and protect the lakes. Our partners in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York are the backbone of our restoration advocacy. Our state leaders visit members of Congress both in Washington, D.C., and in district offices to talk about the importance of the Great Lakes to our drinking water, jobs, health, and way of life.

Below you will find the water infrastructure needs in each state, as well as the Coalition’s state leads (if applicable) and a link to read need-based stories and restoration success stories for each state.

Water infrastructure data from the EPA’s “Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2012 Report to Congress” and the agency’s 2018 “Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment.”

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative data from glri.us website with inclusion of all projects through March 31, 2024. Number of projects and amounts include both state-based and cross-state collaborations.