Protect the St. Lawrence River!
- by: Save The River
- recipient: International Joint Commission
Stop Destructive Water Levels Management on the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario!
Since the completion of the Moses-Saunders hydropower dam 50 years ago, the ecosystem of the St. Lawrence River has suffered consistent losses to its globally significant biodiversity due to unnatural and damaging water levels regulation. Since the dam was completed, water levels have been artificially constrained causing a loss of biodiversity in coastal wetlands and significant impacts to many fish species and nesting water birds.
Scientists estimate that up to 80% of the critical wetland habitat in the region has been destroyed or significantly damaged because of the current water levels management plan.
We need your voice to let the International Joint Commission (IJC) know that a damaging management plan is unacceptable for the River and Lake. The IJC has a responsibility to implement a sustainable water levels management plan that will protect and restore the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes for generations to come.
We the undersigned call on the International Joint Commission (IJC) to protect the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario by implementing Plan B and restoring natural water levels fluctuation to the River and Lake.
For fifty years, the ecosystem of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario has suffered consistent losses to its globally significant biodiversity due to unnatural and damaging water levels regulation. These losses were recently quantified in the IJC%u2019s own 5-year, $20 million study. Scientists involved in that study have estimated that up to 80% of the critical wetland habitat in the region has been destroyed or significantly damaged. This study also identified a clear path forward %u2013 Plan B . This plan was endorsed by a majority of the scientists involved in the study as well as residents and elected officials from throughout the North Country. It would be irresponsible of the IJC to ignore the results of a multi-million dollar, scientifically-based study process and to disregard needs of the regional ecosystem.
We urge the IJC to make the responsible decision and select Plan B . For too long, the River environment has suffered at the expense of a few narrow interests. This one action, selecting Plan B , will have a direct positive impact on the ecosystem of the River and Lakes. The IJC has the opportunity as well as an obligation to take action to restore Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, one of North America%u2019s greatest River systems.
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