Reply #41: Lack of rain is the big problem in the Lakes. [View All]

There is a huge drought going on in the area surrounding Lake Superior, and it has been dry around Michigan and Huron as well.

Only 2% of the water in the Lakes turns over every year. That means that the quickest way to dry up the Lakes is to export the water to Denver.

There are lots of half-dead cities and towns in the Great Lakes watershed with plenty of water, so long as you clean it up after you use it. There are lots of cheap houses and places waiting to be reclaimed.

It's easier to bring the people to the water, the old fashioned way, than to bring the water to the people.

I have little sympathy for businesses who moved to the Sun Belt from the Rust Belt and now expect the Rust Belt to give up its huge water resource.