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Congress asked to stop Great Lakes diversion

Midwest politicians fear water could go elsewhere

By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer

The movement to protect Great Lakes water is shifting to Congress.

In a letter to the eight Great Lakes governors, 53 members of Congress from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York pledged to support the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.

This agreement, recently approved by the legislatures in the eight states, is designed to prevent water from being diverted out of the Great Lakes basin to drought-plagued regions in the South and West.

''We congratulate you on enacting the compact in all eight Great Lakes states. Recognizing this accomplishment, please know we will support and continue to push for final ratification of the compact in Congress,'' said the letter, which was spearheaded by U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Carl Levin, D-Mich., co-chairmen of the Great Lakes Task Force.

Other signers included U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and U.S. Reps. Betty Sutton, D-Copley; Tim Ryan, D-Niles; Steven LaTourette, R-Bainbridge Township; and Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Shaker Heights.

Also pledging support were U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.

Voinovich said he intends to introduce the compact in the Senate this week.

He hailed the compact as a comprehensive management strategy and said he looks forward to its passage by Congress.

The agreement would effectively ban most major diversions of water from the Great Lakes, including water from Lake Erie for central and southern parts of Ohio.


Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.

The movement to protect Great Lakes water is shifting to Congress.

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