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Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978
The Agreement, first signed
in 1972 and renewed in 1978, expresses the commitment of each country to
restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of
the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem and includes a number of objectives and
guidelines to achieve these goals. It reaffirms the rights and obligation
of Canada and the United States under the Boundary
Waters Treaty and has become a major focus of Commissionactivity.
Great
Lakes Charter Agreement of 1985
The
Great Lakes Charter is a non-binding agreement between the Great
Lakes Governors and
Premiers of the Great Lakes States.
The Governors and Premiers
of the Great Lakes States and Provinces jointly find and declare that;
The water resources of the Great Lakes Basin are precious public natural
resources, shared and held in trust by the Great Lakes States and Provinces."
U.S.
Enviromentel Protection Agency
In July of 1970, the White House and Congress worked
together to establish the EPA in response to the growing public demand
for cleaner water, air and land. The EPA offers a conprehensive History
of the EPA. The Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water
(OGWDW)
along with EPA's ten regional drinking water programs, oversees implementation
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is the national law safeguarding
tap water in America
The
Blue Planet Project is an international effort begun by The Council
of Canadians to protect the world's fresh water from the
growing threats of
trade and privatization.
The Water
Resource Center (WRC) is a contractor-operated
facility at EPA Headuarters providing document delivery,information
/referral, and reference services to public users and
EPA staff interested in Office of Water
Program information.
The
Great Lakes Glossery of Terms a comprehensive
list of the terms used.
| Great Lakes Fact :Lake Michigan is the third largest of North America's Great Lakes, and is the only one entirely within the United States, while Canada shares sovereignty over the other four lakes. The lake is therefore the largest freshwater lake in the United States. |
Great Lakes United An international coalition dedicated to protecting and restoring the Great Lakes - St.Lawrence River ecosystem
Sustainable Waters Task Force Mission:To prevent bulk water diversion and export from the Great Lakes basin and to reform basin water withdrawal law so that it protects and restores the Great Lakes ecosystem: Final Objective, a lifting of the moratorium and the placement of a ban on export and diversion of bulk water from the Great Lakes basin ( glu.org)
New York Sea Grant Extension A state and federally-funded programs providing science-based information to people making and influencing decisions for the wise development, management and use of our coastal resources - now and in the future. Extension specialists work with a variety of audiences along Lakes Ontario,Erie, Champlain and the St. Lawrence and Niagara River coasts on these issues:
The CUBE
Public Works! is CUPE’s campaign to defend jobs and public services against
privatization and contracting out.
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01/14/03