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The monitoring programs are in response to potential impacts of a 

 transboundary nature resulting from Saskatchewan Power Corporation's 

 coal-fired thermal generating station and ancillary operations near 

 Coronach, Saskatchewan. Monitoring is conducted in Canada and the 

 United States at or near the International Boundary for quantity and 

 quality of both surface water and ground water and for air quality. 

 Participants from both countries, including Federal, Provincial, and 

 State agencies, are involved in monitoring. 



The Committee submits an annual report to Governments which summarizes 

 the monitoring results, evaluates apparent trends, and compares the 

 data to objectives or standards recommended by the International 

 Joint Commission (IJC) to Governments, or relevant State, Provincial, 

 or Federal standards. The Committee reports to Governments on a 

 calendar year basis, with the report for 1988 being the eighth report 

 in the series. The Committee is also responsible for drawing to 

 the attention of Governments definitive changes in monitored param- 

 eters which may require immediate attention. 



A responsibility of the Committee is to review the adequacy of the 

 monitoring programs in both countries and make recommendations to 

 Governments on the Technical Monitoring Schedules. The Schedules are 

 updated annually for new and discontinued programs and for modifica- 

 tions in sampling frequencies, parameter lists, and analytical tech- 

 niques of ongoing programs. The Technical Monitoring Schedules list- 

 ed in the annual report (Annex 2) are given for the forthcoming year. 

 The Committee will continue to review and propose changes to the 

 Technical Monitoring Schedules as information requirements change. 



