Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

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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.

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Generate an image of the 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.)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental governance instrument ⓘ
interstate compact ⓘ
water resources agreement ⓘ
allowsException limited diversions for intra-basin transfers under conditions ⓘ
limited diversions for straddling communities under strict conditions ⓘ
appliesToRegion Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin ⓘ
appliesToWaterBody Great Lakes ⓘ
St. Lawrence River ⓘ
basedOn Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ
cooperatesWith Province of Ontario ⓘ
linked to: Ontario

Province of Quebec ⓘ
establishesBody Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ⓘ
governingBody Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ⓘ
hasJurisdiction United States ⓘ
hasPurpose establish cooperative water management among member states ⓘ
prevent diversions of Great Lakes water outside the basin ⓘ
promote sustainable use of Great Lakes water resources ⓘ
protect and conserve Great Lakes ecosystem ⓘ
includesMechanism periodic assessment of cumulative impacts of withdrawals ⓘ
public participation in decision-making ⓘ
regional review of certain water use proposals ⓘ
legalStatus federal law of the United States ⓘ
memberState Illinois ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
principle adaptive management based on best available science ⓘ
improvement of Great Lakes water and water-dependent natural resources ⓘ
no significant adverse impact to Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
precautionary approach to water management ⓘ
prohibits most new or increased diversions of water outside the Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
regulates diversions of water out of Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
water consumptive uses in Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
water withdrawals in Great Lakes Basin ⓘ
relatedTo Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
International Joint Commission ⓘ
requires review of new or increased water withdrawals above thresholds ⓘ
state-level water management programs ⓘ
water conservation and efficiency programs ⓘ
requiresApprovalBy United States Congress ⓘ
subjectMatter environmental protection ⓘ
freshwater resource management ⓘ
interstate water allocation ⓘ
regional governance ⓘ

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

Great Lakes → governedBy → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement → subjectOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement → relatedInstrument → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council → basedOn → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Compact Council → jurisdiction → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Compact Council → overseesImplementationOf → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Compact Council → administers → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Compact Council → legalBasis → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
Chicago Area Waterway System → legalFramework → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ