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Article: Statement on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact.(Week Ending Friday, August 1, 2008)(Speech)(Brief article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- August 4, 2008
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July 28, 2008
I congratulate the Governors and legislatures of the eight States that border the Great Lakes on their conclusion of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Made in the spirit of cooperative conservation, this compact is the result of many years of close coordination and consensus building that resulted in the compact's approval by the eight Great Lakes States and two Canadian Provinces.
The Great Lakes are a national treasure. They were vital to the exploration of this continent and have long supported commerce. Today, more than 33 million people live in the States and Provinces ...