Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council

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governing body interstate compact agency water resources management organization

The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council is an interstate governing body of Great Lakes states that coordinates and regulates the sustainable use and protection of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin’s shared water resources.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council canonical	2
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body	2
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council (Compact Council)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T248520 — 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 Water Resources Council
Context triple: [Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, establishesBody, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council]

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. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
C. St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Water Resources Council
Target entity description: The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council is an interstate governing body of Great Lakes states that coordinates and regulates the sustainable use and protection of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin’s shared water 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. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
C. St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ interstate compact agency ⓘ water resources management organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council (Compact Council)
appliesToJurisdiction	Great Lakes region ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin
basedOn	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
bindingOn	party states to the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body provincial governments in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region of Canada ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess	votes of the governors of the member states ⓘ
establishedBy	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact enabling legislation in member states ⓘ
governs	implementation of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact in member states ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	regional water withdrawal decisions subject to the Compact ⓘ
implements	standards for water withdrawal, consumptive use, and diversion under the Compact ⓘ
legalForm	interstate compact ⓘ
meetsAt	various locations within the Great Lakes region ⓘ
memberState	Illinois ⓘ Indiana ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Minnesota ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
policyArea	freshwater ecosystem protection ⓘ regional environmental cooperation ⓘ
purpose	coordinate the sustainable use of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin water resources ⓘ promote cooperative water management among Great Lakes states ⓘ protect and conserve the waters of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin ⓘ regulate water withdrawals and diversions from the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin ⓘ
regionServed	Midwestern United States ⓘ Northeastern United States ⓘ
sector	environmental protection ⓘ water resources management ⓘ
shortName	Compact Council ⓘ
significantEnvironmentalFeature	Great Lakes ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River
topic	interstate water governance ⓘ sustainable water use ⓘ water conservation ⓘ water diversion regulation ⓘ
website	https://www.glslcompactcouncil.org/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → establishesBody → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ⓘ

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact → governingBody → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council (Compact Council)

Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council → cooperatesWith → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body

Compact Council → cooperatesWith → Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council ⓘ