Great Lakes water is one of the things that make Michigan a great place to live. Under a legal principle dating back centuries - the public trust doctrine - you and all the citizens of the Great Lakes states own the waters of the Lakes and the navigable streams that feed them.
Public ownership of Great Lakes waters assures that Michigan's elected officials must manage and protect the waters of the lakes and the submerged lands below them in the public interest. This protects your right to fish, swim, boat on, drink and enjoy the waters of the lakes.
But now that legal principle is threatened.
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050818/OPINION02/508180336/1
Posted by Dave at August 18, 2005 02:40 PM