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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Agreement	1
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement	1

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 Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Agreement
appliesTo	Great Lakes region ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River Basin
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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
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 self-link ⓘ
jurisdiction	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin
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 River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
subjectOf	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
subnationalParty	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Minnesota ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ surface form: Quebec Wisconsin ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Agreement

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 self-link ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement