Comments on: Great Lakes Compact update

By: The Center for Michigan Articles » Protect the Great Lakes? Maybe Later

The Center for Michigan Articles » Protect the Great Lakes? Maybe Later — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:00:29 +0000

[...] It's been two years since the governors of all the Great Lakes and leaders in Canada agreed on the Great Lakes Compact. Among other things, the compact helps insulate the Great Lakes from future water diversions. To become law, the compact requires ratification by all state legislatures and Congress. Minnesota ratified it in February and it's moving through several other state legislatures. Bills were introduced in the Michigan Legislature this summer. With only a handful of session days all summer and a big budget headache to solve this fall, when will the Michigan Legislature deal with the Great Lakes Compact? [...]

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:06:36 +0000

Indeed James, I’d be in a tough spot to get into a lot of the details over proposals to pull water into the Milwaukee suburbs just outside of the Great Lakes watershed or even those who talk about taking water off to Southern Wisconsin in lieu of removing radon from the groundwater. Wisconsin is where many people expect the toughest fight of any of the eight states, but proponents I’ve talked with all seem optimistic as well.

By: James Rowen

James Rowen — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:43:11 +0000

Wisconsin is having a much tougher slog that you suggest:
This matter is covered extensively on my blog:
http://thepoliticalenvironment.blogspot.com/

By: The Great Lakes Wire » Great Lakes Compact update

The Great Lakes Wire » Great Lakes Compact update — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:18:15 +0000

[...] Great Lakes Compact update: “The efforts to create fair and consistent rules for responsible Great Lakes water use has continued on since Minnesota ratified the Great Lakes Compact in February. Here’s a quick status update from the other seven Great Lakes states:” [...]