Political leaders are still seeking support for the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Plan 2014, which has been circulating since November 2014.
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) writes an op-ed supporting Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Plan 2014 (Plan 2014), arguing that the plan will better regulate the waters of the North Country.
"Plan 2014 will better regulate water levels through the Moses-Saunders Power Dam as well as outline the conditions needed to change water levels and maintain the proper ecological balance," according to Congresswoman Stefanik.
"The current outdated water level plan" is "wiping out habitat" and "[clearing] a path for invasive species," according to Congresswoman Stefanik. "Plan 2014 would return Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence to more natural levels and a normal hydrologic cycle," writes Congresswoman Stefanik, "protecting our ecology and helping to preserve the long term health of the lake."
TheInternational Joint Commission referred Plan 2014 to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion in November 2014. A recent round of public outreach, including an online petition and Congresswoman Stefanik's op-ed, is attempting to drum up the final necessary support for the plan's approval.
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