THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United urge the provincial and state governments of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to give integrated watershed planning legal standing in water management instruments, including the Planning Act and Provincial Policy Statement, the Water Resources Act, Clean Water Act, and Conservation Authorities Act;

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lakes United urge the state and provincial governments of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to quantify the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits of green infrastructure, and that such accounting be inclusive of any savings realized from the extended life of existing grey infrastructure;

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lakes United urge municipalities and the state and provincial governments of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to set ambitious, achievable performance measures and targets to ensure sustainable water resources on a watershed and aquifer basis; such targets will take into consideration human, economic, and ecosystem needs;