Great Lakes Water Resources Compact
Senator Beverly Gard wants Indiana to sign onto the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact, and is supported both by businesses and environmental groups throughout the state. Only Minnesota and Illinois have so far ratified the agreement, but legislation is being discussed in Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Congress also must give its approval to the compact, which the Great Lakes states' governors and the premiers of Ontario and Quebec agreed to in December 2005, pending legislative approval. The compact will prohibit diverting water from the Great Lakes watershed, which holds 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water.
December 20, 2007 6:25 AM | Category: Great Lakes