Will there be some flexibility for communities located on or near the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin?
Under strictly defined circumstances, it is possible that communities located on or near the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin could obtain an exception from the ban on diversions. Communities that straddle the Basin and communities in straddling counties would only be eligible if the water is used for public water supply purposes. Depending on the location of the water use, an escalating series of other strict eligibility requirements would also have to be met, including requiring water remaining after use to be returned to the Basin, requiring the proposal to undergo regional review before it may be approved, and in some instances unanimous approval must be given before an exception can be granted. January 2006 2 When reviewing a straddling county proposal, substantive consideration will be given to whether there is scientific evidence that the community’s existing groundwater supply is hydrologically interconnected to the waters of the Basin. There is recognition of a practical i
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