2.0 COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES 



2.1 Membership 



The Committee is composed of representatives of the Govermnents 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 2004, the members of the Committee included: Mr. R. Davis, U.S. Geological Survey, United 

 States representative and Cochair; Mr. R. Kellow, Environment Canada, Canadian representative and 

 Cochair; Mr. J. Stults, Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Montana 

 representative; Mr. C. Bosgoed, Saskatchewan Environment, Saskatchewan representative; Mr. C.W. 

 Tande, Daniels Coimty 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, 2004, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Delegated representatives of 

 Governments, with the exception of the ex-officio member from Montana, 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 2003 

 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 2005. 



One significant change in 2004 was the suspension of surface-water-quality sample collection at the East 

 Poplar River station by Environment Canada. 



