These basins they reference are fascinating to me.
I get the feeling these areas are very flat.
I think I remember something about reversing the flow of a river around that part of America.
California will seize on this as a precedent and will be along shortly to demand their “fair share” of water from the Great Lakes.
As a Michigander I have to say this is a bad idea. The Great Lakes Compact draws clear lines around who can draw from the Great Lakes and who can’t. If you’re outside the basin, you can’t.
Give one exception, and you’re almost obligated to consider others.
Here in Charlevoix, in northern Michigan, we draw our municipal water from a pipeline two miles offshore for our needs. I guess if the Cheese-heads need it, it’s a proverbial drop in the bucket.
While the amount is piddly it opens the door for other "exceptions" to be made.
During wet years that is not a problem but when we are having to dredge the canals to get them deep enough for the boats to go though and people are looking off their dock and seeing a mud flat rather then water it will quickly become a problem.
- 84% of North America's surface fresh water
- about 21% of the world's supply of surface fresh water
If you don't think that is a prize worth possessing, consider what you would want in a hot, dry desert?
Oil or drinkable, fresh Water?
> Any member of the Council can audit Waukesha’s records and withdraw from the agreement if violated.
That seems backwards.