September 23, 1980 



POPLAR RIVER COOPERATIVE MONITORING ARRANGEMENT 



I. PURPOSE 



This Arrangement will provide for the exchange of data collected as described in the attached 

 Technical Monitoring Schedules in water-quality, water quantity and air quality monitoring 

 programs being conducted in Canada and the United States at or near the International Boundary 

 in response to SaskPower development. This Arrangement will also provide for the dissemination 

 of the data in each country and will assure its comparability and assist in its technical 

 interpretation. 



The Arrangement will replace and expand upon the quarterly information exchange program 

 instimted between Canada and the United States in 1976. 



II. PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTS 



Governments and government agencies participating in the Arrangement are: 



Government of Canada: Environment Canada 

 Government of the Province of Saskatchewan: 



Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management 

 Government of the United States of America: United States Geological Survey 

 Government of the State of Montana: Executive Office 



m. POPLAR RIVER MONITORING COMMITTEE: TERMS OF REFERENCE 



A binational committee called the Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee will be established 

 to carry out responsibilities assigned to it under this Arrangement. The Committee will operate 

 in accordance with the following terms of reference: 



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