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Noon Wednesday: Uncharted Waters for Lake Superior

By Marisa Wojcik | Here & Now

September 8, 2021 • Northern Region

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A proposal in Bayfield County to bottle and sell water from the Lake Superior watershed taking advantage of a loophole tests the mettle of the Great Lakes Compact, which regulates certain water diversions among eight states. Professor Dave Strifling, director of the Water Law and Policy Initiative at the Marquette Law School, explains legal and environmental ramifications of the proposal.

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