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 quantity monitoring programs being 

 conducted 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 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 



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. Co-Chairmen may by mutual agreement 

 invite agency technical experts to participate in the work of the 

 Committee. 



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