PREAMBLE 



The Technical Monitoring Schedule lists those water quantity-, water 

 quality and air quality monitoring locations and parameters which 

 form the basis for information exchange and reporting to Govern- 

 ments. The structure of the Committee responsible for ensuring 

 the exchange takes place is described in the Poplar River Cooperative 

 Monitoring Arrangement. 



The monitoring locations and parameters listed herein have been 

 reviewed by the Poplar River Bilateral Monitoring Committee and 

 represent the basic technical information needed to identify any 

 definitive changes in water quantity, water quality and air quality 

 at the International Boundary. The Schedule was initially submitted 

 to Governments for approval as an attachment to the 1981 report to 

 Governments. Changes in the sampling locations and parameters may 

 be made by Governments based on the recommendations of the Committee. 



Significant additional information is being collected by agencies 

 on both sides of the International Boundary, primarily for project 

 management or basin-wide baseline data purposes. This additional in- 

 formation is usually available upon request from the collecting 

 agency and forms part of the pool of technical information which may 

 be drawn upon by Governments for specific study purposes. Examples 

 of additional information are water quantity, water quality, ground- 

 water and air quality data collected at points in the Poplar River 

 basin not of direct concern to the Committee. In addition, supple- 

 mental information on parameters such as vegetation, soils, fish 

 and waterfowl populations and aquatic vegetation is also being 

 collected on either a routine or specific studies basis by various 

 agencies. 



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