Restoring Water Levels on Lake Michigan-Huron: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Produced by the Mowat Centre at the School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto.A 2014 report from CGLR and Mowat calculated that if extremely low water levels persisted until 2050, the adverse effects on the Great Lakes economy could reach $18.82 billion (USD). This report builds on that previous research by assessing previously identified mitigation strategies under a similar extreme low water level scenario. It assesses the costs and benefits of these approaches under this water level scenario for four key Great Lakes sectors