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 Governments. 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 International Boundary. The 

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

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

 based on the recommendations of the committee. 



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

 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 water quantity, water-quality, ground- water and air quality 

 data 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 on either a routine or specific studies basis by various 

 agencies. 



A2-3 



