| NOTE: Each of these links will open a new browser window. Return to this page by closing the new window after viewing the linked website. International Joint Commission - "Federation Challenges Binational Leadership on Water Use," Lake Michigan Federation
- "IJC HEARS CONCERNS OVER TASK FORCE REPORT," by Annie MacDowell, Great Lakes Radio Consortium, January 27, 2003
- "A 'Small' Withdrawal? Perrier plan raises critical questions about fresh water supply", by Andrew Guy, Michigan Land Use Institute, April 23, 2001
- International Joint Commission (Canada and U.S.) report: www.ijc.org/ijcweb-e.html
- "The Great Lakes: An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book" - Jointly
produced by the Government of Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, this is a fantastic resource for general Great Lakes information, with tremendous graphics on varied topics. Third Edition 1995. - IJC (International Joint Commission) recommends moratorium on bulk removals and sales of Great Lakes water, Media Release, August 18, 1999 at 11:00 a.m.
Other related studies and reports - The U.S. Geological Survey would like to announce a new Web site that may be of interest to you. They have just finished the most comprehensive Web site about "The Water Cycle" anywhere. It features a wonderful diagram of the natural water cycle and an in-depth discussion of each of the 15 topics on the diagram. And, the diagram is available in over 54 languages! The URL is: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle.html
- THE UN WORLD WATER DEVELOPMENT REPORT, Water for People, Water for Life
- "Spring Water vs. Borehole Wells," National Springwater Association
- "A 'Small' Withdrawal? Perrier plan raises critical questions about fresh water supply", by Andrew Guy, Michigan Land Use Institute, April 23, 2001
- "Water Use and Ecosystem Restoration: An Agenda for the Great Lakes and
St. Lawrence River Basin" Great Lakes United, Canadian Environmental Law Association, National Wildlife Federation, Lake Michigan Federation, Stratégies St-Laurent, December 2000 - "The Importance of Ground Water in the Great Lakes Region, Figure 5," Water Resources Investigations Report 00 - 4008, by N.G. Grannemann, R.J. Hunt, J.R. Nicholas, T.E. Reilly, and T.C. Winter, US Geological Survey, Lansing 2000.
- "The Importance of Ground Water in the Great Lakes Region," Water Resources Investigations Report 00 - 4008, by N.G. Grannemann, R.J. Hunt, J.R. Nicholas, T.E. Reilly, and T.C. Winter, US Geological Survey, Lansing 2000 (you will need Acrobat Reader® to view this file).
- "The Effect of Ground-Water Withdrawals on Surface Water," from "Ground Water and Surface Water A Single Resource," by T.C. Winter, J.W. Harvey, O.L. Franke, and W.M. Alley, US Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 1998.
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