Great Lakes basin definition

Great Lakes basin means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River upstream from Trois−Rivieres, Quebec.

Great Lakes basin means the waters defined as "Great Lakes" and "Great Lakes System" as defined in 40 CFR 132.2*.

Great Lakes basin means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence river upstream from Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada.

Examples of Great Lakes basin in a sentence

• The proposal maximizes the amount of water withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin that will be returned to the source watershed and minimizes the amount of water from outside the Great Lakes basin that will be returned to the source watershed.

• The department shall specify goals and objectives for the waters of the Great Lakes basin that are consistent with the goals under s.

• Mandatory and voluntary conservation and efficiency measures for the waters of the Great Lakes basin that are necessary to implement subs.

• The department shall issue one or more general permits to cover withdrawals from the Great Lakes basin that average 100,000 gallons per day or more in any 30−day period but that do not equal at least 1,000,000 gallons per day for any 30 consecutive days.

• The probable degree and duration of any adverse impacts caused or expected to be caused by the proposed withdrawal and use, under foreseeable conditions, to other lawful consumptive uses or nonconsumptive uses of water or to the quantity or quality of the waters of the Great Lakes basin and water dependent natural resources, and the proposed plans and arrangements for avoidance or mitigation of those impacts.

• Cooperate with the other Great Lakes states and provinces to develop and maintain a common base of information on the use and management of the water resources of the Great Lakes basin and to establish systematic arrangements for the exchange of such information.

• Cooperate with the other Great Lakes states and provinces in developing a long−term plan for developing, conserving and managing the water resources of the Great Lakes basin.

• Any other information required by the department by rule.(b) Great Lakes basin; consultation required.

• The anticipated effects, if any, that the withdrawal will have on existing uses of water resources and related land uses both within and outside of the Great Lakes basin or the upper Missis- sippi River basin.

• That granting the application will not impair the ability of the Great Lakes basin or upper Mississippi River basin to meet its own water needs.

More Definitions of Great Lakes basin

Great Lakes basin means the waters of the Great Lakes, their connecting and tributary waters and the St. Lawrence River as far as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock at Montréal in the Province of Quebec.

Great Lakes basin means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River upstream from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, within the jurisdiction of the parties. The boundary of the Great Lakes basin is derived from the Subbasin (8-digit) 4th level hydrologic units from the digital Watershed Boundary Dataset for the State of Wisconsin, consisting of geo-referenced digital data and associated attributes created in accordance with the "FGDC Proposal, Version 1.0 - Federal Standards for Delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries 3/01/02.”

Great Lakes basin means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, upstream from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, consisting in New York state of the Lake Erie-Niagara River, Lake Ontario minor tributaries, Genesee River, Seneca-Oneida-Oswego River, Black River, St. Lawrence River and Lake Champlain drainage basins.

Great Lakes basin means Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron (including Georgian Bay), Michigan and Superior, their connecting and tributary waters and the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers and their tributaries as far east as the lower exit of the St. Lambert Lock. (bassin des Grands Lacs)