GLIN==> 2005-06 Water Use Data Available Online

The Great Lakes Regional Water Use Reports for 2005 and 2006 are available
on the Great Lakes Commission website at
<http://www.glc.org/wateruse/database> www.glc.org/wateruse/database.  Data
can also be queried online at
<http://www.glc.org/wateruse/database/query.html>
http://www.glc.org/wateruse/database/query.html.  The Commission would like
to extend its appreciation to the states and provinces in providing this
information.  

 

The Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database was established by the Great
Lakes states and provinces in response to a recommendation in the Great
Lakes Charter of 1985 that calls for a uniform, consistent base of data of
Great Lakes water withdrawals, diversions and consumptive uses. Beginning in
1987, water use data have been submitted to the repository on an annual
basis and reports provided to assist the jurisdictions in Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence River water resources planning and management. As specified by the
Water Resources Management Committee in its 1987 report, Managing the Waters
of the Great Lakes Basin, the database catalogs withdrawals by water use
category, sub-basin and jurisdiction. The database became operational in the
summer of 1988 following a multi-year cooperative effort. Design and
development involved input from many state, provincial, and federal
agencies, with the U.S. Geological Survey providing much of the leadership.

 

A Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database to provide comparable water use
information on withdrawals, diversions and consumptive use is also called
for under Article 4 of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water
Resources Compact and

Article 301 of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water
Resources

Agreement, approved by the states and provinces in 2008. Under the Compact
and Agreement, the parties (states and provinces) are required to report
water use information to the regional database repository, with aggregated
information made available to the public on an annual basis. For more
information on progress of the Compact and Agreement, check the Regional
Body website for updates at  <http://www.glslregionalbody.org/>
http://www.glslregionalbody.org 

 

The Great Lakes Commission works closely with states and provinces to
collect the data for the regional repository. The states and provinces
gather the data through their water use permitting or registration programs.
These programs allow the states or provinces to gather data from the
previous year.  Data for the years 2007 and 2008 are expected to be
collected, compiled and published in 2010.

 

Becky Pearson 
Senior Program Specialist 
Great Lakes Commission 
2805 S. Industrial Hwy., Suite 100 
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 
Ph: (734) 971-9135 
bpearson at glc.org 

 
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