International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board

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 IJC approved the Study Board’s Directive on September 26, 2024. The Directive will guide the activities of the Study Board over the course of the duration of the Study. The Study Board is comprised of Western Science and Indigenous experts and knowledge holders. Under the Reference, it will prepare an interim report by fall 2025 and a final report by September 2026.