Managing Water Supply and Flood Control in the Souris River Basin: - Review of the 1989 International Agreement between the

Managing Water Supply and Flood Control in the Souris River Basin: Review of the 1989 International Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for Water Supply and Flood Control in the Souris River Basin A report to the International Joint Commission Prepared by the International Souris River Study Board September 21, 2021 i Letter of Transmittal. [...] International Joint Commission (IJC) on its evaluation of water management Since 1940, Canada and the United States operations under the 1989 International have worked together through the IJC to Agreement between the Government jointly manage the transboundary waters of Canada and the Government of the of the Souris River. [...] The IJC submitted to the governments a Plan of Study: For the Review of the Operating Plan Contained in Annex A of the 1989 International Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on June 7, 2013. [...] In accordance with Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, the governments requested that the IJC examine and report on flooding and water supply in the Souris River basin, and coordinate the completion of the full scope of the 2013 POS. [...] vi Figure B International Souris River Study organizational Engagement and outreach in the Study The IJC was committed to ensuring that the Study process was open, inclusive, and fair, and that the public, stakeholders and Indigenous Nations in the region were aware of the Study and of the opportunities to participate.