Great Lakes Water Withdrawal: Legal and Policy Issues

Viña, Stephen R. ; Sheikh, Pervaze A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Water resources;    Water allocation (Policy);    Water use;    Great Lakes;   

RP-ID  :  RL32956
RP-ID  :  RL32956 2005-06-20

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Report discussing the legal and policy issues regarding the Great Lakes region of the United States.According to the Summary: "This report describes the characteristics of the Great Lakes, the interests they support, and possible threats to lake levels.It analyzes the current laws and policies that regulate the diversion, withdrawal, and consumptive use of water from the Great Lakes.Also included is a discussion of the draft Agreement and Compact and the various positions voiced by interest groups.This report concludes with a general discussion on the relationship between compacts, federal law, and the Congress."