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Dave Dempsey, Aug. 13, 2006
While walking the cobblestone beaches of the North Shore this summer, you might want to ponder these questions: Would Minnesota ever sell a piece of Lake Superior? Or give it away?
The answer might seem self-evident, but it is not. In fact, a compact signed by the Great Lakes states last December leaves it up to each one whether to allow the sale of Great Lakes Basin water. A counterpart agreement does the same for Ontario and Quebec.
Billed as a historic pact to promote Great Lakes water from being exported, the pact could have the opposite effect. By allowing water exports to be legal as long as they're in containers under 5.7 gallons (20 liters) in volume -- an exemption created for the bottled-water industry -- the agreement leaves the states vulnerable to water raids of all kinds. Minnesota can lessen the risk of the Great Lakes Water Sale by passing a law next year that goes beyond the regional agreement.
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