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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced the start of a public comment period on a consultants’ review of recommendations made in the 2000 IJC report, Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes.
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The Health Professional Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission desires information about how data from social media might be used to help characterize individuals’ and populations’ relationships with nearby lakes and streams; how they perceive changes in these dynamic water systems...
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control advises that the gate setting of the control structure at the head of the St. Marys Rapids is expected to be increased to an equivalent of three gates fully open tomorrow, Friday May 8 th. This will be accomplished by opening gates #3 through #14 of...
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Following an unusually dry and cool February and March, water levels in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system were lower than the long-term average at the start of April.
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will headline an evening dedicated to the incomparable freshwater resources of the Great Lakes on Wednesday, May 13 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky will headline an evening dedicated to the incomparable freshwater resources of the Great Lakes on Wednesday, May 13 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,400 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (84.8 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of May, effective May 1 st. The May...
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), expects to increase the Lake Superior outflow for the month of May. The increased outflow is expected to exceed the capacities of the hydropower plants on the St. Marys River...
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March 27, 2014 - Delay in Ice Boom Opening March 27, 2014 - Delay in Ice Boom Opening
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,400 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (84.8 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of April, effective April 2nd. The...
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,400 cubic metres per second (m³/s) (84.8 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of March, effective March 3rd. The outflow...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the creation of a new Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,400 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (84.8 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of February, effective February 3rd. The...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) strongly recommends that the governments of Canada and the United States undertake all 32 projects identified in the final Plan of Study it has delivered to them to address the complex water quality challenges facing the Lake of the Woods Basin.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,410 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (85.1 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of January, effective January 1 st. The...
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Patricia A. "Trish" Morris, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been named director of the International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes Regional Office (GLRO) in Windsor, Ontario.
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At a meeting of the International Joint Commission (IJC) today in Washington D.C., Commissioner Richard A. Morgan made a solemn declaration to faithfully and impartially perform the duties assigned under the Boundary Waters Treaty.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,410 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (85.1 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of December, effective December 3rd. The...
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A report proposing five indicators to assess the potential risk to human health from use of Great Lakes waters has been submitted to the Canadian and United States governments by the International Joint Commission (IJC).
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A report proposing five indicators to assess the potential risk to human health from use of Great Lakes waters has been submitted to the Canadian and United States governments by the International Joint Commission (IJC).
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control advises that the gate setting of the control structure at the head of the St. Marys Rapids will be decreased over the course of the next two weeks. The current gate setting, equivalent to approximately five gates fully open, will be reduced in stages...
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Following recommendations from the International Upper Great Lakes Study, completed in March 2012, the International Joint Commission (IJC) on 17 July 2014 issued a new Supplementary Order of Approval for the regulation of outflows from Lake Superior. The new Order enables the International Lake...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced that it has appointed a bi-national technical working group to assist it in carrying out tasks related to flood plain delineation in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River basin.
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International Joint Commissioner’s Dereth Glance and Benoit Bouchard, will attend the Sustaining the St. Croix Watershed: Research, Partnerships, and Action science forum being held at the Huntsman Marine Sciences Center, just outside of St. Andrews-by the Sea in New Brunswick, November 20 and 21st.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced a 30-day public comment period on the International Lake of the Woods Basin Water Quality Plan of Study. The plan of study will guide the IJC in making recommendations to the Governments of Canada and the United States for a water quality...
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An expert panel discussion and public comment forum on Lake Erie algal blooms will take place Thursday, November 13 at Maumee Bay State Park near Toledo, OH.
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An expert panel discussion and public comment forum on Lake Erie algal blooms will take place Wednesday, November 12, in Leamington, Ontario.
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in theLakeOntario-St.Lawrence River system and has decided to continue to follow the Plan-prescribed outflows until winter ice conditions require otherwise.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 2,990 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (105.6 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of November, effective November 1 st...
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 3,110 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (109.8 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of October, effective October 3 rd. The...
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The International St. Lawrence River Board of Control (Board) recently reviewed conditions in the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River system and has decided to return to Plan flows by the weekend.
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The public is invited to a talk by singer/activist Sarah Harmer followed by a dialogue with a panel of Great Lakes experts on Wednesday, September 24, in the Katzman Lounge of Vanier Hall on the University of Windsor campus.
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today announced that it has been asked to carry out two tasks related to its 2013 Plan of Study on flooding in the Lake Champlain Richelieu River basin.*
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) recently issued a new supplementary order of approval for the regulation of Lake Superior outflows and transmitted it to its International Lake Superior Board of Control.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 3090 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (109,100 cubic feet per second (cfs)) for the month of September, effective September 3 rd. The...
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On July 18, 2014 the Water Levels Committee of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board directed the dam operators on Namakan Lake to target the Upper Rule Curve rather than the middle portion of the Rule Curve band.
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The level of Rainy Lake dropped below the IJC AllGates-Open level (337.9 m, 1108.6 ft) on August 7, 2014 and is expected to return to within the IJC Rule Curve by early next week.
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The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board invites you to attend an open house and public meeting on the Lake of the Woods Basin Water Quality Plan of Study in International Falls and Kenora as well as a public meeting on the water levels regulation in International Falls.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 3290 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (116.2 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of August, effective August 1 st. There...
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) today expressed empathy for Toledo area residents affected by water contamination caused by toxins from excessive algae growth in Lake Erie and reiterated its call for action on reducing nutrient loading that contributes to the hazard.
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A report proposing five Great Lakes indicators for human health has been submitted to the International Joint Commission (IJC) for its consideration by the IJC’s Health Professionals Advisory Board (HPAB).
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The International Lake of the Woods Basin Water Quality Plan of Study Team has released a draft Plan of Study today and is inviting public comment.
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During the week of July 14-18, 2014 Commissioners of the International Joint Commission (IJC) will be making site visits of projects under IJC jurisdiction in the Kootenay and St. Mary-Milk Rivers transboundary region.
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The Lake Woods Water Sustainability Foundation (LOWWSF) and the International Joint Commission (IJC) are pleased to announce the release of the Rainy-Lake of the Woods State of the Basin Report, Second Edition.
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he Lake Woods Water Sustainability Foundation (LOWWSF) and the International Joint Commission (IJC) are pleased to announce the release of the Rainy-Lake of the Woods State of the Basin Report, Second Edition.
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The level of Rainy Lake is close to peaking at its highest level since 1950. At the Fort Frances-International Falls dam, all fifteen spill gates have been open since June 6, and the overflow weir that spans the center of the dam began passing water last week for the first time since 1950.
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The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission (IJC), has set the Lake Superior outflow to 3,300 cubic metres per second (m 3/s) (116.5 thousand cubic feet per second (tcfs)) for the month of July, effective July 3rd. There will...
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Weather Outlook Bulletin. This bulletin will be sent out daily through the high water period.
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