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Groundwater in the Great Lakes Region What's New | General Resources | Education | Management | Reports | Related Resources 
What's New Congress asked to stop Great Lakes diversion The Akron Beacon Journal (7/22) 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. U.S. lawyer warns water pact will deplete Great Lakes The London Free Press (7/22) A top American environmental lawyer says the fine print of an accord meant to protect the Great Lakes opens the way for the “privatization” of the world’s greatest source of fresh water. COMMENTARY: Protecting the Great Lakes Chillicothe Gazette (7/22) We have made great progress in cleaning up and protecting the lakes, and we must continue that progress. Preserving the Great Lakes is not only necessary to protect one of our nation's greatest natural resources - but it's also necessary for Ohio's hurting economy. Using your grey water The Record (7/21) You probably don't drink water out of your toilet. But you could, because it's the same clean water that pours from your taps. This is a massive waste of costly drinking water, John Jackson says. Technology tapped for water protection regulation Tri-Cities Business Review (7/17) Michigan's adoption of the Great Lakes Compact and related legislation positions it as a national leader in water resource protection, state leaders agree. Study follows the water The Port Huron Times-Herald (7/15) A study by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the largest consumptive loss of water in the Great Lakes basin is due to irrigation of farm crops.
General Resources The Importance of Ground Water in the Great Lakes Region U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Ground water is a major natural resource in the Great Lakes region because it indirectly contributes more than 50 percent of the stream discharge to the Great Lakes. This report is an excellent evaluation of ground water conditions and issues in the region, illustrated with numerous figures and maps.
Education 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater U. of Illinois College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service Topics include reducing contamination risks from fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, managinge pests with an integrated pest management program, improving chemical application, evaluating a site with groundwater protection in mind, and testing and treating water. A Primer on Fresh Water Environment Canada Designed for educators, communities and organizations in a position to develop learning resources to enable Canadians to better understand their environment. Groundwater Education in Michigan Program Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation The GEM program helps people understand the relationship between their actions and the quality of their environment, particularly groundwater. GEM has a network of community groups and universities across the state who initiate projects and share information about protecting groundwater. Groundwater Education Strategy Great Lakes Commission This document lays out a framework to promote groundwater education programs in the region made up of findings of the Groundwater Education Task Force and its education roundtables.
Management Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Pesticides and Groundwater Strategy Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Describes the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's strategy, principles for addressing the protection of groundwater through the implementation of Best Management Practices and other prevention activities and plans for groundwater monitoring, information dissemination and recordkeeping. February 1996.
Reports Groundwater Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) From The Changing Illinois Environment: Critical Trends, 1994.
Related Resources GLIN: Rivers and Lakes in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Water Quality in the Great Lakes Region
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