Thirsty States, Lust for Region’s water!
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008The Headline in the “DATELINE” section of yesterday’s Bay City Times
“Whether diverting Lake Erie or other Great Lakes water to bail out our dried-up fellow states, is PREPOSTEROUS, or possible, is a matter of differing opinions.”
Well my take on it is: We’ve allow so much water to dump out through Chicago and Port Huron, that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are horribly low. (The Yooper’s are doing things to protect Lake Superior, Thankfully) Fishing, boating, and tourism are really feeling the pinch. Yes, Lake Erie might currently have high water, but, DUH, that’s because it’s full of water from Lake Huron. Noah Hall, and environmental law professor at Wayne State University in Michigan says “I think a large scale diversion of water from the Great Lakes is very likely, sooner than later“. David Naftzger, executive director of the Council of Great Lakes Govenors say’s ” A water grab is virtually assured“ . A Georgia congressman, proposed a Federal Commission to oversee all water matters, including the Great Lakes, (now isn’t that a slick way to steal control of our regions natural resources).
That, and the Great Lakes Compact, an interstate and Canada agreement to prevent water diversions, is being held up by the Ohio Senate and Wisconsin House of Representatives. (What do you suppose THEY have to gain by draining off the Great Lakes?)
Add this, to all the news about invasive species trashing the Great Lakes and no one wanting to do anything about it,, I’m putting off all thoughts of shopping for a bigger and better fishing boat. It’s looking like, the more boat I own, the deeper it will get stuck in the mud, where Lake Huron USED TO BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!