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OTTAWA, ON and WASHINGTON , July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Joint Commission (IJC) will host a one-hour public webinar related to the study of transboundary water pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y watershed on Tuesday, August 6, at 6:30 p.m. MDT (5:30 pm. PDT). All interested parties are invited to attend.

The webinar will include a presentation and question-and-answer period that will focus on the IJC's activities to date related to the establishment of an IJC study board to report and make recommendations on water pollution within the Elk-Kootenai/y watershed, as well as the Commission's role to provide assistance in the development of a Terms of Reference for a Governance Body.

The study board is being established in response to a request ("Reference") to the IJC from the governments of the United States and Canada that incorporates a proposal developed in partnership with the Ktunaxa Nation.

Please register to participate to the webinar and submit any questions or comments during the registration process or by email at elk@ijc.org. Questions submitted in advance will be addressed during the information session.

Please register to participate: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SaqPZuViSh2oiKsx79DE_A

This webinar will be held in English only.

Quick Facts 

• The Elk River rises in the Canadian Rockies and flows into the United States at Lake Koocanusa (also known as Koocanusa Reservoir), an impoundment of the Kootenay/Kootenai River. It then flows through the states of Montana and Idaho, and through transboundary Ktunaxa lands, on its way back to the province of British Columbia, where it empties into the Columbia River. 
  
  
• The IJC received the reference regarding transboundary water pollution in the Elk-Kootenai/y watershed from the governments in March 2024. 

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SOURCE International Joint Commission