2.0 COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES 



2.1 Membership 



The Committee is composed of representatives of the Governments of the United States of America and 

 Canada, the State Government of Montana, and the Provincial Government of Saskatchewan. In 

 addition to the representatives of Governments, two ex-officio members serve as local representatives 

 for the State of Montana and Province of Saskatchewan. 



During 2005, the members of the Committee included: Mr. R. Davis, U.S. Geological Survey, United 

 States representative and Cochair; Mr. R. Kellow (succeeded by Mr. W. Dybvig), Environment Canada, 

 Canadian representative and Co-chair, Mr. J. Stults, Montana Department of Natural Resources and 

 Conservation, Montana representative; Mr. C. Bosgoed, Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan 

 representative; Mr. C.W. Tande, Daniels County Commissioner, Montana local ex-officio 

 representative; and Mr. D. Kirby, Reeve, R.M. of Hart Butte, Saskatchewan local ex-officio 

 representative. 



2.2 Meetings 



The Committee met on June 16, 2005 by a teleconference call. Delegated representatives of 

 Governments, with the exception of the ex-officio members from Montana and Saskatchewan, attended 

 the meeting. In addition to Committee members, several technical advisors representing Federal, State, 

 and Provincial agencies participated in the meeting. During the meeting, the Committee reviewed the 

 operational status of the Poplar River Power Station and associated coal-mining activities; examined 

 data collected in 2004 including surface-water quality and quantity, ground-water quality and quantity, 

 and air quality; discussed proposed changes in the water-quality sampling program; and established the 

 Technical Monitoring Schedules for the year 2006. 



