Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement Supporting Documents

The Great Lakes Charter Annex agreements are intended to implement the 2001 Great Lakes Charter Annex, in which Ontario, Quebec and the eight Great Lakes U.S. states committed to protect and manage the waters of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin through agreements that set a common standard for decisions about proposed water uses.

The two agreements - reached after difficult negotiations - provide a framework for each province and state to pass laws that put in place the new protections for the waters of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin. Portions of the agreements are effective immediately. Others will be phased in over time.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (Dec. 13, 2005): A binding agreement between the eight Great Lakes States

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement (Dec. 13, 2005): Good faith agreement between eight Great Lakes States and the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec

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