Section 15-1607. Great Lakes basin; consultation required

If  the  department  registers  a withdrawal that will result in a new
  water loss to the Great Lakes basin averaging in excess of five  million
  gallons  per day in any thirty-day period, or an increase in an existing
  withdrawal that will result in a water loss averaging in excess of  five
  million  gallons  per day in any thirty-day period above the applicant's
  authorized base level of water  loss,  the  department  shall  implement
  prior  notice  and consultation procedures in the manner developed under
  subdivision five of section 15-1611 of this title and shall  notify  the
  offices  of  the  governors  and  premiers of the respective Great Lakes
  states and provinces and the agency responsible for  management  of  the
  water resources in each state or province of the Great Lakes region and,
  where appropriate the international joint commission.