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Sustaining the Waters of North America

Explore the importance of North America's water resources, including lakes, rivers, wetlands, and the Great Lakes. Learn about the multi-jurisdictional agreement to manage these resources and the principles of water conservation and management. Discover how we can protect these vital resources for future generations.

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Sustaining the Waters of North America

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  1. Sustaining the Waters of North America Todd Ambs President, River Network October 18, 2010

  2. Wisconsin Water Resources • 15,000 lakes • 84,000 miles of rivers • 5.3 million acres of wetlands • 1,000 miles of great lakes shoreline • Groundwater resources– 100 feet deep

  3. We have a responsibility to future generations “The ultimate test of a persons conscience may be the willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will never be heard.” Gaylord Nelson

  4. A Watershed Time for Great Lake’s Waters

  5. Great Lakes • 20% of world fresh surface water • National and international resource • Critical resource for economy, recreation and environment • Vast region of interconnected fresh surface water • 8 Great Lakes States and 2 Provinces

  6. Agreement Significance Ten jurisdictions across international boundaries agreeing to manage largest surface freshwater resource in the world collectively. First multi-jurisdictional agreement of this magnitude in the world.

  7. Compact Fundamentals • Monitoring and reporting • Water conservation • Management of in basin water use • Withdrawal • Consumptive Use • Prohibition on diversions • Straddling community/county exceptions

  8. Water Conservation • Tiered program with increasing requirements • Voluntary to greatest rigor • Out of basin, in basin, straddling community/county, large water losses • Details in rulemaking

  9. Diversions • Applications must be consistent with water supply service area plan • Meet decision making standard • Straddling community and county requests likely coming

  10. Watershed Approach The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment.Gaylord Nelson

  11. Eighty percent of life is showing up.Woody Allen

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