GLIN==> "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.

Attached is 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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Attachment: water conservation comment final.doc
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