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 

 instituted 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 Public Safety (now Saskatchewan 



Environment and Resource Management) 

 Government of the United States of America: U.S Geological Survey 

 Government of the State of Montana: Executive Office 



III. 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 tenms of reference: 



A. Membership 



The Committee will be composed of four representatives, one from each of the participating 

 Governments. It will be jointly chaired by the Govemment of Canada and the Government of the 

 United States. There will be a Canadian Section and a United States Section. The participating 

 Governments will notify each other of any changes in membership on the Committee. Co- 

 chairpersons may by mutual agreement invite agency technical experts to participate in the work of 

 the Committee. 



The Governor of the State of Montana may also appoint a chief elective official of local govemment 

 to participate as an ex-officio member of the Committee in its technical deliberations. The 

 Saskatchewan Minister of the Environment may also appoint a similar local representative. 



B. Functions of the Committee 



The role of the Committee will be to fulfill the purpose of the Arrangement by ensuring the exchange 

 of monitored data in accordance with the attached Technical Monitoring Schedules, and its collation 

 and technical interpretation in reports to Governments on implementation of the Arrangement. In 

 addition, the Committee will review the existing monitoring systems to ensure their adequacy and 



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