E-M:/ "annex" water conservation comment needed

[Reg Gilbert <reg@glu.org>]

Dear Great Lakes citizen,

Please consider commenting on a draft collective effort by the eight
Great Lakes states and the two Great Lakes provinces to improve their
water conservation programs.

The deadline for comment is Friday, June 8.

The draft effort -- a list of "conservation objectives" the ten
provinces and states are supposed to attempt to meet -- starts the
process of fulfilling one of the key elements of the recent
"annex" agreements to prevent water diversion and local water
abuse. The bulk of the commitments made in the annex agreements await
approval by the legislatures of the states and provinces. However, a few,
including the commitment to write collective conservation objectives,
went into effect as soon as the documents were signed in December
2005.

In summary, the draft conservation objectives are a tremendous
disappointment and need extensive revision to make any serious difference
in the region's water future. Please comment on the conservation
objectives to help assure they are substantially revised before they are
finalized later this year.

Connect to


http://www.glu.org/english/documents/water_conservation_comment.doc
to download a document that includes all you need to comment on
the draft conservation objectives:

--detailed background information

--a letter and separate critique of the conservation objectives for
sign-on by organizations or for use as a basis for separate comment by
organizations or individuals

--the draft conservation objectives as released by the
governments

We hope you can co-sign (if you represent an organization) or can find a
few moments to comment separately.

Thanks.


Reg Gilbert

on behalf of

Alliance for the Great Lakes
Canadian Environmental Law Association
Great Lakes United
National Wildlife Federation

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Great Lakes United

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