International Watersheds Initiative Projects

The International Joint Commission’s boards in watersheds along the US-Canada border carry out International Watersheds Initiative (IWI) projects to promote communication, conduct scientific studies and contribute to the resolution of watershed issues. Projects are developed by a board and reviewed by Commission staff. All projects are consistent with the board’s mandate and meet the objectives of the IWI. Learn more about the International Watersheds Initiative.

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Phase 2 – Indigenous Collaboration Project – Advancing Engagement and Indigenous 101 – Cultural Competency Training
Year
2024
Project Description
Increasing collaboration and engagement with Indigenous Peoples along the transboundary basins is an active priority for the International Join Commission (IJC). The International Red River Watershed Board (IRRWB) has identified meaningful Indigenous inclusion as a foundational element of its...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Integrating fish passage considerations into cultural and ecological connectivity in the Red River watershed

Year
2022
Project Description
Ongoing water management efforts that mitigate extreme flows to reduce flooding impacts on infrastructure throughout the Red River watershed have led to concerns about fish passage over existing dams as well as through or around current and pending water diversion projects. Many of these species are...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Supporting Wastewater Utility Nutrient Voluntary Performance Improvement Through Training and Technical Assistance in the Red River Basin
Year
2021
Project Description
The International Joint Commission has recommended to the governments of Canada and the USA adopt objectives and targets for nitrogen and phosphorus at the Red River international boundary to help address eutrophication concerns in the Red River and Lake Winnipeg. These objectives and targets, while...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Evaluation of factors contributing to trends in sulfate, chloride and total dissolved solids in the Red River Basin: Statistical models
Year
2020
Project Description
This project will identify factors contributing to the consistently increasing concentrations of sulfate, TDS, and chloride (as a group, these three constituents may be referred to hereafter as “salts”) in the Red River Basin and evaluate the relative effect of those factors on WQOs for the Red...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Drought Risk Analysis of Stochastically Generated Streamflow for the Red River Basin
Year
2019
Project Description
The Red River is susceptible to periods of dry conditions that have the potential to adversely impact ecological conditions and water supply. The project is aligned with the International Red River Board’s work plan by improving water quantity knowledge for water quantity apportionment and Instream...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Red River Telemetry Study - 2018
Year
2018
Project Description
This project is a hydroacoustic telemetry study that is being conducted in the Red River to study movements and habitat use of a number of fish species including Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Walleye (Sander...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Water-Quality Trend Analysis for the International Red River
Year
2017
Project Description
A basin-wide study using 10-25 years of data from 37 sites is being performed to develop an up-to-date water quality trend analysis for a variety of contaminants, such as nutrients, sulfate and chloride. This analysis uses the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) software QWTrend to effectively estimate...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

Red River Telemetry Study - 2016
Year
2016
Project Description
This project is a hydroacoustic telemetry study that is being conducted in the Red River to study movements and habitat use of a number of fish species including Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Walleye (Sander...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

How Are We Living With the Red? Report update
Year
2015
Project Description
Following the 1997 Red River flood, work was undertaken to increase the flood resiliency of the basin. The International Joint Commission’s (IJC) 2000 report, “Living with the Red”, identified a number of feasible flood mitigation measures. In 2009, IWI funding was provided to determine the status...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board

2-D TELEMAC Modelling of the Lower Pembina River-Phase 5
Year
2015
Project Description
This project is the fifth and final phase of the two-dimensional hydrodynamic model to simulate hypothetical flood mitigation scenarios on the lower Pembina River Floodplains. The latest modelling efforts on hypothetical flooding in the Pembina Basin explores the potential relief of floods through...
Content type
IWI Project
International Red River Watershed Board