On December 13, 2005, the Great Lakes governors and premiers approved the agreements to implement Annex 2001. The Annex Implementing Agreements will help improve the health and economic vitality of the Great Lakes and will protect the Great Lakes for future generations.
The agreements include the following:
- The Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement (the Agreement), a good-faith agreement among the Great Lakes states, Ontario and Québec; and,
- The Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (the Compact), an agreement among the Great Lakes states that will eventually be passed into law through an interstate compact.
The governors and premiers gave their approval by signing the Agreement and endorsing the Compact at the Council of Great Lakes Governors’ Leadership Summit, which was held December 12-13, 2005, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Thanks to public comment and comments received by the Advisory Committee, this proposal includes substantial improvements to earlier draft agreements.