Ohio state legislature approves Great Lakes Compact
June 12, 08 by TheFleetIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Source: Toledo Blade
COLUMBUS - After three years of rough seas, a landmark agreement binding eight states in their protection of Great Lakes waters sailed through the Ohio Senate and House yesterday on its way to Gov. Ted Strickland’s signature.
“This has been a long road, but well worth the effort,” said Mike Eckhardt, policy director of the Ohio League of Conservation. “Ohio has finally joined with the other Great Lakes States and is committed to protecting Lake Erie.”
Ohio is the seventh state whose legislatures have voted to ratify the landmark agreement designed, in cooperation with the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, to dramatically reduce the chances that the lakes’ water could be diverted in the future to thirstier regions of the nation or globe.
“If people want our water, they are more than welcome to bring their jobs and families here to Ohio. Only then will we be happy to share our water,” said Sen. Mark Wagoner (R., Ottawa Hills).
