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. Cochairmen may by mutual agreement invite agency technical 

 experts to participate in the work of the Committee. 



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