PREAMBLE 



The Technical Monitoring Schedule lists those water quantity, water quality, and air quality 

 monitoring locations and parameters which form the basis for information exchange and reporting to 

 Govemments. The structure of the Committee responsible for ensuring the exchange takes place is 

 described in the Poplar River Cooperative Monitoring Arrangement. 



The monitoring locations and parameters listed herein have been reviewed by the Poplar River 

 Bilateral Monitoring Committee and represent the basic technical information needed to identify any 

 definitive changes in water quantity, water quality, and air quality at the Intemational Boundary. The 

 Schedule was initially submitted to Governments for approval as an attachment to the 1981 report to 

 Govemments. Changes in the sampling locations and parameters may be made by Governments 

 based on the recommendation of the Committee. 



Significant additional information is being collected by agencies on both sides of the Intemational 

 Boundary, primarily for project management or basin-wide baseline data purposes. This additional 

 information is usually available upon request from the collecting agency and forms part of the pool of 

 technical information which may be drawn upon by Governments for specific study purposes. 

 Examples of additional information are data on water quantity water quality, ground water, and air 

 quality collected at points in the Poplar River basin not of direct concern to the Committee. In 

 addition, supplemental information on parameters such as vegetation, soils, fish, and waterfowl 

 populations and aquatic vegetation Is also being collected as part of routine or specific studies by 

 various agencies. 



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