All eight states surrounding the Great Lakes have signed the Great Lakes Compact, an agreement to protect, preserve, and keep in tact all of our available freshwater today in Saugatuck, MI. Two Canadian provinces, Quebec and Ontario, have passed an almost identical agreement. The compact is off toWashington where there is little doubt it will be approved.
I was also glad to read that MI groundwater will be closely monitored too. If you remember there was lack of agreement on that between the House and Senate when signing MI’s new water bills. What was accomplished:
· Regulations ensuring that water users do not excessively harm aquatic resources by taking too much water.
· The adoption of conservation principles to be utilized by large water users.
· More public input into decisions about large-scale water uses that might impact local ecosystems.
· Overall, 75% of Michigan’s surface waters will be protected from harmful withdrawals. Use of the remaining waters will be subject to rules ensuring availability to all parties for reasonable use.
But I have still been concerned about the 25% of surface groundwater that goes unprotected. One quarter of our entire surface water falls under ambiguous rules that will be enforced by whom?
Well it looks like the governor also signed bills to manage the use of surface ground water in Michigan via a computer system that will determine when and where business can make withdrawals. This might help with enforcing the rules. Kudos for that!
Read the latest: http://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/706004.html
Have you actually read the pact? Of course the liberal newsmedia like to TELL us what this proposed/passed legislation does/doesn’t do, but how many people actually get to read these things before they’re crammed down our throats? I’d hazard a guess, and educated guess no less, that it impedes our fellow Michiganders’ usage and enjoyment of our water somehow or another. Despite what they’ve told us…
Have at it. Here it is in full: http://www.glc.org/about/glbc.html
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