Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

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environmental governance instrument interstate compact water resources agreement

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–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes Basin Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin
appliesToWaterBody	Great Lakes ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ surface form: St. Lawrence River
basedOn	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Ontario ⓘ surface form: Province of 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 (most of state) ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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

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