Great Lakes Water Deal Reached - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction

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The eight states surrounding the Great Lakes have ratified a landmark pact that would further regulate the region’s water supply. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) on July 9 was the last of the eight U.S. governors to ratify the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, which provides guidelines for sustainable water use and “ensures that every Great Lakes governor has the power to stop a diversion,” Granholm says. The action now moves on to Congress for approval, while lawmakers in Canada have vowed to honor the pact. It was drafted in 2005 along with a companion plan that detailed about $20 billion of freshwater restoration projects. Funding has yet to be worked out. “Federal follow-through has been ...

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