If they want the water they have to move here. You can no longer divert water from the great lakes basin. There are Federal statutes and a compact with Canada banning the exporting of water from the great lakes basin. This protects the lakes from being sucked dry.

These requlations were hard fought for and should not be repealed. They are protecting the future of the Great Lakes.

A summary of current diversions and the the regulations put in place to prevent future diversions.
http://www.glwi.uwm.edu/ourwaters/do...rsionsCWeb.pdf