The Great Lakes Water Wars |
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| Author:
| Annin, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55963-087-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | Island Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $84.99 |
Book Description:
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For over a century the Great Lakes have been the target of controversial diversion schemes to sell, send, or ship water to thirsty communities, sometimes far from the source. In 2008, eight US states signed the historic Great Lakes Compact designed to protect the region's precious freshwater resources. Now water diversion controversies of a different kind are pitting communities and states against one another. Will the water wars ever be settled?
For over a century the Great Lakes have been the target of controversial diversion schemes to sell, send, or ship water to thirsty communities, sometimes far from the source. In 2008, eight US states signed the historic Great Lakes Compact designed to protect the region's precious freshwater resources. Now water diversion controversies of a different kind are pitting communities and states against one another. Will the water wars ever be settled?