world’s most abundant freshwater reservoir? Or will the debate de-

teriorate into legislative constipation, divisiveness, conflict—and

ultimately—failure? Can the Great Lakes states and provinces join

together on behalf of one of the world’s greatest resources? Or will

the region—and the lakes themselves—die a death of a thousand

cuts? This book tries to help answer those questions by revisiting a

series of regional diversions and water-use controversies. These case

studies help illustrate the weaknesses in the current Great Lakes

water-management system. And they help explain why there is

growing demand to implement new policies to protect the Great

Lakes’ globally significant and precious water resources. Nothing

less than the regional culture, economy, and environment are at

stake.

To H a v e a n d H a v e N o t

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