Since we have the officials here, I wonder if we could ask them about the use of the 50,000 number in the regulations to the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act, which I understand was one of the concerns.
Also, following up on the questions that Mr. Scarpaleggia asked, if we focus on the amount of 50,000 litres as being the average backyard swimming pool, that gives you a good sense of the amount of water we're talking about.
The purpose of the bill is to protect from environmental harm. We all want to make sure that the bill stands up to any kind of court challenge and it doesn't stray into another area of jurisdiction, that being trade or commerce law. In this case, 50,000 litres is certainly a minimum number above which people could see some environmental harm. Certainly, if what's being extracted is less than the amount in the average backyard swimming pool on a daily basis, when you're talking about the Great Lakes, for example, I think most people would understand that's a fairly small number.
I'd like to hear from the officials on the use of 50,000 litres in the regulations.