The time has come to step up and join the other states in our region and protect Lake Erie by passing the Great Lakes Compact as introduced by Representative Dolan in HB 416.

Unfortunately Senator Grendell has introduced SB 291 as an alternative. If the Ohio Senate moves forward with SB 291 and refuses to pass the real Great Lakes Compact four years of negotiation would be undone and Ohio will miss a golden opportunity to protect its largest resource.

Please contact your State Senator today and urge them to pass the Great Lakes Compact (HB 416) without amendment:

Ohio Senate

The Ohio House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed the Great Lakes Compact. This is a fantastic bipartisan statement that Ohio is committed to protecting Lake Erie.

The Great Lakes Water Resources Compact (Ohio House Bill 416) promises a comprehensive law for Ohio and the other Great Lakes states to control the use of Great Lakes basin water.  Without the Compact, Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes will remain vulnerable to schemes to siphon water away to the arid Southwest or other parts of the globe.