There isn’t one single…

There isn’t one single authority in charge of the Great Lakes. Governance lies in public trust, not ownership, managed in layers with shared responsibilities between Canada and the US.

With the exception of Lake Michigan, every Great Lakes state shares water directly with Canada through treaties that define responsibility and stewardship, existing to define who is accountable for how humans use, protect, and manage it.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers becomes the quiet backbone of the Great Lakes, managing critical infrastructure and engineering decisions that keep the system functioning as a whole.

Under the Public Trust Doctrine, the individual states and provinces do not own the Great Lakes; rather, they hold the water and submerged lands in trust for the public and are legally obligated to manage them for long-term use and protection.

The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Compact, (shared rules established for how Great Lakes water is managed within the (watershed) basin), was reinforced in 2008.

International Joint Commission, created by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. When either country proposes major projects that could affect shared waters, the IJC has the authority to review those proposals and require changes or limits when necessary. It serves as a binational referee, making sure decisions on one side of the border do not unfairly harm the other.

The Goulais River is a major tributary of Lake Superior. The effluent released from (said) WWTP, directly effects the Lake, introducing numerous pollutants ranging from micro plastics to pharmaceuticals.

This project SHOULD not be approved until ALL parties are well informed. One would imagine that it would be illegal otherwise.