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5. Amendment. The United States Coast Guard and the Canadian 

 Ministry of Transport are empowered to amend the Plan subject to 

 the requirement that such amendments shall be consistent with the 

 purpose and objectives of this Annex. 



Text of Reference to the International Joint Commission to 

 Study Pollution in the Great Lakes System From Agricul- 

 tural, Forestry and Other Land Use Activities 



I have the honour to inform you that the Governments of the United 

 States of America and Canada, pursuant to Article IX of the Bound- 

 ary Waters Treaty of 1909, have agreed to request the International 

 Joint Commission to conduct a study of pollution of the boundary 

 waters of the Great Lakes System from agricultural, forestry and 

 other land use activities, in the light of the provision of Article IV of 

 the Treaty which provides that the boundary waters and waters flow- 

 ing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the 

 injury of health and property on the other side, and in the light also 

 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement signed on this date. 



The Commission is requested to enquire into and report to the two 

 Governments upon the following questions : 



(1) Are the boundary waters of the Great Lakes System being 

 polluted by land drainage (including ground and surface runoff 

 and sediments) from agriculture, forestry, urban and industrial 

 land development, recreational and park land development, utility 

 and transportation systems and natural sources? 



(2) If the answer to the foregoing question is in the affirma- 

 tive, to what extent, by what causes, and in what localities is the 

 pollution taking place ? 



(3) If the Commission should find that pollution of the char- 

 acter just referred to is taking place, what remedial measures 

 would, in its judgement, be most practicable and what would be 

 the probable cost thereof ? 



The Commission is requested to consider the adequacy of existing 

 programs and control measures, and the need for improvements 

 thereto, relating to : 



(a) inputs of nutrients, pest control products, sediment, and 

 other pollutants from the sources referred to above ; 



(b) land use; 



(c) land fills, land dumping, and deep well disposal practices; 



(d) confined livestock feeding operations and other animal 

 husbandry operations ; and 



(e) pollution from other agricultural, forestry and land use 

 sources. 



In carrying out its study the Commission should identify deficien- 

 cies in technology and recommend actions for their correction. 



The Commission should submit its report and recommendations to 

 the two Governments as soon as possible and should submit reports 

 from time to time on the progress of its investigation. 



In the conduct of its investigation and otherwise in the performance 

 of its duties under this reference, the Commission may utilize the serv- 

 ices of qualified persons and other resources made available by the 

 concerned agencies in Canada and the United States and should as 

 far as possible make use of information and technical data hereto- 



