Figure 3.3 Cumulative Volume Hydrograpli of On-Demand Release. 



3.2.5 Surface-Water Quality 



The 1981 report by the IJC to Governments recommended: 



For the March to October period, the maximum flow-weighted concentrations should not exceed 3.5 

 milligrams per litre (mg/L) for boron and 1,500 mg/Lfor TDS for any three consecutive months in the 

 East Poplar River at the International Boundary. For the March to October period, the long-term 

 average of flow-weighted concentrations should be 2.5 mg/L or less for boron, and 1,000 mg/L or less 

 for TDS in the East Poplar River at the International Boundary. 



For the period prior to 1982, the three-month moving flow-weighted concentration (FWC) for boron and 

 total dissolved solids (TDS) was calculated solely from monthly water-quahty monitoring results. Since 

 the beginning of 1982, the USGS has monitored specific conductance daily in the East Poplar River at 

 the International Boundary, making it possible to derive boron and TDS concentration using a linear 

 regression relationship with specific conductance. 



