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Ohio Gov. Readies New Plan on Lake Erie Water Use

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Ohio's governor is preparing to offer a new version of a plan he vetoed that would have allowed factories in the state to draw more water from Lake Erie.

The sponsor of the original bill says Gov. John Kasich's proposal cuts in half the amount of water businesses
would be allowed to take from the lake without a permit.

Republican state Rep. Lynn Wachtmann of Napoleon tells The Columbus Dispatch Ohio's governor is preparing to offer a new version of a plan he vetoed that would have allowed factories in the state to draw more water from Lake Erie.

The sponsor of the original bill says Gov. John Kasich's proposal cuts in half the amount of water businesses
would be allowed to take from the lake without a permit.

Republican state Rep. Lynn Wachtmann of Napoleon tells The Columbus Dispatch

Stories from the Associated Press.