The Detroit Free Press reports that Gov. Granholm and seven other Great Lakes governors are in Wisconsin today and expected to sign a far-reaching pact aimed at protecting the water supply. The new deal (which will require approval by all eight state legislatures, Congress and the president to take effect) would do more than block water removal. It would require the states to develop water conservation plans, force industry to report water use, and establish review of new projects that permanently siphon large volumes of water. Water bottled in containers of less than 5.7 gallons wouldn't be subject to the "no diversion" rules providing an exemption for the bottled water industry.

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