Boards, Studies, and Committee
On March 8, 2024, the Governments of Canada and the United States provided a Reference that incorporates a proposal developed in partnership with the Ktunaxa Nation to the International Joint Commission (IJC), under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, requesting the IJC undertake certain actions regarding the impact of transboundary water pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y watershed.
The actions outlined in the Reference will be conducted by two separate groups:
As part of the March 8, 2024, request to the IJC from the Governments of Canada and the United States, in partnership with the Ktunaxa Nation, the International Joint Commission (IJC) was asked to appoint an independent Study Board to explore the impacts of water pollution in the Kootenai/y watershed to protect the river system.
The International Joint Commission (IJC) initiated a task force in October 2024 to undertake some analysis in the basin. The International Poplar River and Big Muddy Creek Task Force (Task Force) began to examine and report to the IJC on matters expressed by the governments of Canada and United States in the Reference issued to the IJC dated January 12, 1948.