Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement

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intergovernmental accord international environmental agreement water resources management agreement

The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement is an international accord among the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces that coordinates the protection, conservation, and management of the shared Great Lakes–St. Lawrence freshwater resources.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement canonical	2
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Agreement	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T248512 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
Context triple: [Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, basedOn, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement]

A. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact is a U.S. interstate agreement that regulates the use and management of Great Lakes water resources to prevent diversions and promote sustainable, cooperative stewardship among member states.
B. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.
C. Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
D. Ottawa Agreements
The Ottawa Agreements were a series of 1932 trade accords within the British Empire that established preferential tariffs to promote intra-imperial trade and protect member economies during the Great Depression.
E. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system is a vast interconnected chain of freshwater lakes and the St. Lawrence River that forms one of the world’s largest inland waterways, linking the interior of North America to the Atlantic Ocean.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
Target entity description: The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement is an international accord among the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces that coordinates the protection, conservation, and management of the shared Great Lakes–St. Lawrence freshwater resources.

A. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact is a U.S. interstate agreement that regulates the use and management of Great Lakes water resources to prevent diversions and promote sustainable, cooperative stewardship among member states.
B. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.
C. Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
D. Ottawa Agreements
The Ottawa Agreements were a series of 1932 trade accords within the British Empire that established preferential tariffs to promote intra-imperial trade and protect member economies during the Great Depression.
E. Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system is a vast interconnected chain of freshwater lakes and the St. Lawrence River that forms one of the world’s largest inland waterways, linking the interior of North America to the Atlantic Ocean.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental accord ⓘ international environmental agreement ⓘ water resources management agreement ⓘ
addresses	climate and demand pressures on Great Lakes water resources ⓘ transboundary water management issues ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Agreement ⓘ linked to: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
appliesTo	Great Lakes Basin ⓘ linked to: Great Lakes region St. Lawrence River Basin ⓘ linked to: Saint Lawrence River
basedOn	ecosystem protection principles ⓘ precautionary approach to water management ⓘ principles of sustainable water use ⓘ
coordinatedWith	domestic implementing laws in U.S. Great Lakes states ⓘ implementing legislation in Ontario ⓘ implementing legislation in Quebec ⓘ
countryParty	Canada ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
environmentalFocus	aquatic ecosystem health in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ freshwater protection ⓘ
establishes	basin-wide conservation and efficiency objectives ⓘ common decision-making standards for water withdrawals ⓘ regional review procedures for certain water uses ⓘ
governs	bulk water transfers out of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Basin ⓘ large-scale water withdrawals from the Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
hasFullName	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ
jurisdiction	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin ⓘ linked to: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
purpose	conservation of shared water resources ⓘ prevention of harmful diversions of Great Lakes water ⓘ promotion of basin-wide water resource cooperation ⓘ protection of Great Lakes–St. Lawrence freshwater resources ⓘ sustainable management of water withdrawals ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
relatedInstrument	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
requires	cooperative data sharing among parties ⓘ implementation of water conservation measures by parties ⓘ periodic reporting on water use and conservation ⓘ
scope	groundwater resources in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Basin ⓘ surface water resources in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Basin ⓘ
shortName	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ linked to: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
subjectOf	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
subnationalParty	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan (most of state) Minnesota ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada Wisconsin ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → basedOn → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement → hasFullName → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement → shortName → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ

linked to: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement → alsoKnownAs → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Agreement ⓘ