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 con- 

 ducted in Canada and the United States at or near the International 

 Boundary in response to the Saskatchewan Power Corporation development . 

 This Arrangement will also provide for the dissemination of the data in 

 each country and will assure its comparability and assist in its techni- 

 cal 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. Cochairpersons may by mutual agreement invite agency technical 

 experts to participate in the work of the Committee. 



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