GLIN==> Council of Great Lakes Governors Announces Public Comment Opportunity

The Council of Great Lakes Governors is pleased to invite public comment
from March 25-April 27, 2009, on draft water use information reporting
protocols for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.  The draft protocols
are available at
http://cglg.org/projects/water/WaterUseInformationInitiative.asp

 

Comments should be directed to comments at cglg.org or mailed to:

 

Ms. Lisa Wojnarowski, Program Manager

Council of Great Lakes Governors

35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1850

Chicago, Illinois 60601

 

The Great Lakes Governors and Premiers signed the Great Lakes--St. Lawrence
River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement on December 13, 2005.  In
the Agreement, the Governors and Premiers committed to gather and share
Water use information.  This information will assist the Great Lakes States
and Provinces in beginning to improve scientific understanding of the Waters
of the Basin, the impacts of Withdrawals from various locations and Water
sources on the Basin Ecosystem, understanding of the role of groundwater,
and to clarify what groundwater forms part of the Waters of the Basin.  It
will also provide the basis for adaptive management.  

 

The draft protocols now available for public comment were jointly drafted by
staff from the Great Lakes States and Provinces in order to develop
recommendations for how information will be reported to the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence River Water use database.  They also include draft guidelines for
water users to report water use information to the relevant State or
Province.  The draft protocols reflect input from Tribes and First Nations,
and regional stakeholders.  

 

Comments are invited on all aspects of the draft protocols and, in
particular, how water use information for intra-basin transfers should be
reported.  Following a review of the public comments, revisions will be
considered to the drafts.  For more information, visit www.cglg.org.

 

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