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 the Saskatchewan Power Corporation develop- 

 ment. 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 accord- 

 ance 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. Cochairmen may by mutual agreement 

 invite agency technical experts to participate in the work of the 

 Committee. 



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