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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. 



A responsibility of the Committee includes an ongoing quarterly ex- 

 change of data acquired through the monitoring programs. The ex- 

 change of monitoring information was initiated with the first quarter 

 of 1981, and is an expansion of the informal quarterly information 

 exchange program initiated between Canada and the United States in 

 1976. Special reports dealing with aspects of monitoring and moni- 

 toring results requested by the Committee are sometimes published. 

 Any such reports are reviewed annually by the Committee. Reports 

 reviewed by the Committee during 1986 are identified in Annex 3. 

 Exchanged data and reports are available for public viewing at the 

 agencies of the participating governments or from Committee members. 



The Committee also is responsible for 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 1986 

 being the sixth report in the series. The Committee is also respon- 

 sible for drawing to the attention of Governments definitive changes 

 in monitored parameters which may require immediate attention. 



