Great Lakes

Great Lakes

A Reference to examine and report on the extent, causes, and location of pollution in St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River. Further, the IJC was asked to recommend possible remedies or means of preventing the pollution of these waters.
A Reference to investigate and report on the necessity, in the interest of navigation, of building dikes and compensating works at Bois Blanc Island or elsewhere in the Detroit River to compensate for dredging and excavation being undertaken in the Livingstone Channel, Detroit River.
A Reference to examine into and report on the extent, causes and location of pollution in boundary waters and to recommend possible remedies or means of preventing the pollution of these waters.
An Application by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority for its Peace Bridge Capacity Expansion Project.
An Application by the Government of the United States for an amendment to the 1914 Orders under Dockets 6 and 8 for Emergency Regulation of Lake Superior to relieve the critical high water conditions on the lower Great Lakes by reducing lake outflows through the St. Marys River power canals.
An Application by the Raisin River Conservation Authority for approval to divert 25 cfs of water from Lake St. Lawrence for about 100 days every year to improve summer flow conditions in the Raisin River.
An Application by Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power Generation) and the New York Power Authority for permission to construct and operate an ice boom at the outlet of Lake Erie to accelerate the formation of a stable upstream ice cover and mitigate downstream ice jams.
An Application was made by the Power Authority of the State of New York with the support of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario for shoal removal at Niagara Falls on the United States side of the International Boundary, near Tower Island.
Applications by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and Power Authority of the State of New York to construct the Niagara Falls Control Structures recommended by the IJC under Docket 74.
A Reference to investigate and make recommendations concerning the nature and design of remedial works for the preservation and enhancement of Niagara Falls while at the same time permitting the production of added power envisaged by the 1950 Treaty.