THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls upon all U.S. and Canadian Jurisdictions on Lake Superior to ban the use of chlorine and chlorine compounds used for de-lignification and bleaching by the paper industry on Lake Superior; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United views this as a litmus test issue in determining whether or not political leaders and regulators are willing to comply with the visionary spirit of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; AND

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports a ban on the use of chlorine and chlorine compounds for de-lignification and bleaching by the paper industry throughout the Great Lakes/ St. Lawrence River Basin, throughout North America and throughout the world.

THEREFORE BE I T RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the U.S. and Canadian Governments not to dispose of contaminated sediments in the open waters of the Great Lakes; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Corps of Engineers must abide by state water quality standards t o the extent mandated in Section 404 of the Clean-Water Act in determining the Federal Standard for the disposal of dredged sediments.

THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED, that GREAT LAKES UNITED place a high and immediate priority on obtaining new funding to support the work of the Labor/Enviranment Task Force, with the objective of supporting paid staff time and providing other necessary resources; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that GREAT LAKES UNITED will introduce and promote the principle of worker compensation and economic protection as well as other options in all its pollution
prevention policies and initiatives; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the GREAT LAKES UNITED'S Taskforce on Labour and the Environment will take responsibi1ity for reviewing and evaluating current worker protection and compensation programs as they exist in the Great Lakes Basin with the future task of providing further policy recommendations to the Board as required.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls upon the Congress of the United States to proceed deliberately in reauthorizing the Clean Water Act, and to oppose the numerous bills that would weaken wetland protection provisions of the Act, particularly Section 404; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Congress explicitly include wetland protection in the Clean Water Act Goal Statement, and that the current regulatory definition of waters of the United
States be amended to presume that all waters and wetlands are susceptible to use in interstate commerce; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the list of activities regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act be expanded to include all activities that may damage or degrade wetlands such as draining, dredging, channelizing, flooding, placement of floating and piling supported structures; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Section 401 should be amended to expressly broaden the protections provided by this section to include wetlands, and direct states to address physical and biological alterations of aquatic areas, as well as chemical pollution; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Nationwide permit program should be substantially revised to control ongoing cumulative wetland losses, specifically to (1) eliminate Nationwide General Permit No. 26, (2) comply with Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines, and (3) prohibit using multiple general permits to avoid the acreage limitations of other general or individual permit requirements.

THEREFORE BE I T RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United opposes the James Bay hydropower project until its effects on native cultures and the environment are fully addressed by New York State and Canada in a comprehensive environmental study; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports Assembly Bill 2162A as a step towards the State of New York becoming responsible consumers of electricity and for the protection of the environment; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United commends Assemblymen William B. Hoyt and Maurice D. Hinchey for their leadership in introducing Assembly bill A2162A.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United urges the Great Lakes governors to withhold approval of Lowell's water diversion proposal; AND

BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVED THAT, alternatives should be publicly examined in more detail, including the alternative for the state to commit to supporting construction of a pipeline to re-divert the water back into Lake Michigan (as was agreed to in the Wisconsin case) and also water conservation methods that will be used with timetables for implementation of these measures.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls upon the governments of the United States, Canada, Ontario, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota to immediately implement a moratorium for new or increased discharges of persistent toxic pollutants to Lake Superior until the International Joint Commission recommendation has been implemented; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the governments use their statutory authority to designate Lake Superior as an Outstanding National Resource Water (ONRW) for persistent toxic pollutants, the highest protective status given to water bodies under the U.S. Clean Water Act, and that the Lake be given a similar protective status under Canadian law; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the governments immediately schedule a phase out of the use of chlorine in the pulp and paper industry to eliminate the major point source of persistent toxic pollutants to Lake Superior; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the governments take other appropriate action to implement the International Joint Commission recommendation for Lake Superior as a demonstration area.

BE I T FURTHER RESOLVED,

that the governments fund this public consultation process; AND

BE I T FURTHER RESOLVED,

that the Canada-Ontario Agreement formally ensure that the public is consulted in all actions undertaken to implement the Remedial Action Plans.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,  that the U.S. and Canadian governments ensure that the public is involved in the implementation of all U.S. and Canadian Remedial Action Plans;

AND

THEREFORE BE I T RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United and other environmental organizations be formally included as full participants in the renegotiation of the Canada-Ontario Agreement.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, where the current effluent level of a discharge is below the permitted level for a particular parameter, any permit reissued shall require the current discharge level to be the new permitted level; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the wildlife criteria shall be designed to protect the most ecologically sensitive species; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the human health criteria shall be designed to protect high risk populations, including heavy consumers of fish and sensitive groups such as newborns and the elderly; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, as part of the implementation procedures, any permit which regulates discharges of bioaccumulative, persistent compounds shall include a sunset provision to phase out the use of the compound; therefore achieving zero discharge; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, any new or reissued permit must include a pollution prevention plan developed by the discharger and approved by the permitting agency; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, all aquatic, wildlife and human criteria shall be expanded to include protection from reproductive, neurological, and other non-cancer effects.

THEREFORE, Great Lakes United strongly opposes political intervention in this or any other
wetland permit case and urges EPA Administrator Reilly to let his Regional Administrator's
decision stand.