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 

 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 terms 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 Government 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. 



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