The Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act workshop group studied the Presidential allocation of $475 M in 2010 for multi agency Great Lakes Restoration. This specific act is another effort to coordinate the complex issues and statutes which affect the Great Lakes. "With an estimated 84% of the US's fresh water supply, the Great Lakes are a critical resource" (Congressional Research Service). The group assessed the discrepancies between the amount of funding allocated by the Collaboration Implementation Act and the amount of funding necessary for state and local governments to provide comprehensive action. Some controversies that they presented were the unknown long-term impact of some of the proposed solutions and reality that some sites may require more time, financial resources, and technical assistance. In order to move forward, the group concluded that potential disagreements over proper technology and scientific approach need to be resolved and that implementation should be pragmatic in order to find the compromise between cost and protection.