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A federal-provincial assessment of water supply and use has been initiated for the Great Lakes basin. The study is intended to assess current and future water use within a study area covering each of the four sub-basins of the Great Lakes, the Ontario portion of the Ottawa River basin and the upper St. Lawrence River basin relative to ground and surface water supplies and ecological requirements. The effort will improve understanding of the diversity of water resource conditions across the Canadian Great Lakes basins and the sensitivities of the system to potential climate change and variability. This project will feed directly into a Great Lakes Commission effort to develop a Water Resources Management Decision Support System for the Great Lakes (U.S. and Canada). A Study Team has been established and is made up of representatives from Environment Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Conservation Ontario. This Study Team has developed an official 4½ year project plan which is attached. The primary goals of the study are:
An Advisory Committee made up of interested agencies and stakeholders has been established. If you are interested in the study and would like to join the Advisory Committee, please refer to the Advisory Committee page. |
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