IJC REJECTS PLAN 2007

September 4, 2008 –Irene Brooks, Chair, United States Section, International Joint Commission, sent a letter to United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stating that “… Plan 2007 is not a practical option for implementation and concludes that the regulation of water levels and flows should be based on a revised set of goals and objectives and criteria, specifically moving towards more natural flows to benefit the environment, while respecting other interests.”

Commissioner Brooks further stated that the IJC would like to work with a small group of representatives of the two federal governments and the governments of New York, Quebec, and Ontario to develop a new Order of Approval and regulation plan.  This small working group would help develop the mitigation and adaptive management framework with a mandate to develop the details for evaluation by June 2009.  In the interim, the current regulation plan, Plan 1958D with deviations, will remain in effect.

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