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What's New Technology tapped for water protection regulation Tri-Cities Business Review (7/17) Michigan's adoption of the Great Lakes Compact and related legislation positions it as a national leader in water resource protection, state leaders agree. Study follows the water The Port Huron Times-Herald (7/15) A study by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the largest consumptive loss of water in the Great Lakes basin is due to irrigation of farm crops. Milwaukee called upon to launch water initiatives Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/15) Local business and university leaders pressed for a new home for the Great Lakes WATER Institute and expansion of internships for college students at local companies that specialize in water technologies during a Milwaukee economic summit Monday. GL Compact goes to Washington The Environment Report (7/14) There's a new agreement that says the Great Lakes water has to stay in the Great Lakes. It's been approved now by all eight of the states and the two Canadian provinces that border the Lakes. Chicago area reaching limit on fresh water supply Chicago Tribune (7/14) With an estimated 2.2 million more people expected to live in Northeastern Illinois by 2030, the bottom-line question becomes not mortgage availability or zoning densities or commuting expenses but whether there will be enough water to go around and at what cost. Governor Doyle urges Congress to act on Great Lakes Compact Daily Kenoshan (7/12) Governor Doyle, Chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, today called on Congressional leaders to act swiftly to ratify the historic Great Lakes Compact. On July 9, 2008, eight Great Lakes States completed their ratification of the compact. To become law, Congress must now provide its consent.
General Resources A Primer on Fresh Water Environment Canada Designed for educators, communities and organizations in a position to develop learning resources to enable Canadians to better understand their environment. An Advocate's Field Guide to Protecting Lake Michigan Alliance for the Great Lakes After two years of research by organizations around Lake Michigan, this guidebook identifies basinwide threats; it is organized into three chapters: habitat restoration, toxic elimination and land and water conservation. Drought Fact Sheets Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water saving tips for different industries. Michigan Water Use Reporting Program Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan and the other states and provinces in the Great Lakes Region have enacted laws that require major water users to report water withdrawals made within the Great Lakes Basin. This information provides an environmental baseline for managing water resources in a more integrated manner and strengthens the legal basis for opposing unwarranted diversions of Great Lakes water to other regions of the country. Properties of Water Environment Canada's Freshwater Web The Great Lakes Charter: Principles for the Management of Great Lakes Water Resources Council of Great Lakes Governors Water Use in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web
Databases Water databases and tools in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web
Management The Management of Water in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web Includes information about bulk water removal and export, floods, water conservation, modeling and more. Water Supply Management Options for Northeastern Illinois University of Illinois at Chicago A report offering critical information about the Chicago metro region's water supply resources, the legal and institutional framework for Great Lakes diversion, and unique primary research materials, such as the Great Lakes Mediation Memorandum of Understanding between Illinois and the other Great Lakes states. Water Sustainability Canadian Environmental Law Association CELA conducts extensive work on issues of water quality and quantity in the Great Lakes and beyond. View their collections of detailed and summary materials on diverse issues of water quality, quantity, management and protection.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Water GLIN: Environmental Research in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Local Planning in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Watersheds in the Great Lakes Region
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