station near Coronach, Saskatchewan and to the concerns of transboundary 

 impacts. The exchange of monitoring information was initiated with the first 

 quarter of I98I, and is an expansion of the informal quarterly information 

 program instituted between Canada and the United States in 1976- The data 

 exchanged are documented in a Technical Monitoring Schedule attached as 

 Annex 2. The data are available for public review at agencies of the parti- 

 cipating governments or from Committee members. 



The Committee is also required to prepare an annual report to Governments 

 which draws to the attention of Governments any definitive changes in the 

 monitored parameters based on evaluation of the data made available by both 

 countries. The Committee has decided to report to Governments on a calendar 

 year basis. The first report covered I98I and was issued in March I982. 

 Issuance of this I982 report roughly corresponds to the second year of 

 operation of the first 300 MW Unit of the coal-fired thermal electric gener- 

 ating station operated by Saskatchewan Power Corporation on the East Poplar 

 River near Coronach, Saskatchewan. Subsequent sections of this report 

 summarize the findings and comment on the results in relation to pre-project 

 conditions, and to objectives or standards recommended 'by the International 

 Joint Commission. 



Another responsibl I tiy of the Committee is to review the adequacy of the 

 monitoring programs in both countries and make recommendations to Governments 

 on the Technical Monitoring Schedule. The Technical Monitoring Schedule 

 proposed for I983 is attached as Annex 2, and the concurrence of Governments 

 with the proposed Schedule Is requested. It can be expected that the 

 Committee will continue to review and propose changes to the Technical 

 Monitoring Schedule In future years as Information requirements change. 



