Dockets - Applications & References

The IJC’s work come from documents received by the Canadian and US governments outlining the IJC’s responsibilities. These are known as applications and references and are organized by docket. Key documents such as letters from governments assigning work to the IJC, task force or study board reports to the IJC, and final reports and letters from the IJC to the governments are available from the website.

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A Reference to conduct regional public meetings on the review of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
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A Reference to examine and report on how the consumptive use and removal of water, diversions, and management and policies regarding water resources affect the levels, flows, and sustainability of water supplies in transboundary basins.
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An Application by the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority for its Peace Bridge Capacity Expansion Project.
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A Reference to review available information regarding the proposed Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power Generation) Redevelopment Project and its potential transboundary and environmental effects.
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A Reference to examine and report on methods to alleviate the adverse consequences of fluctuating water levels in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin
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A Reference to conduct studies to determine the possibilities for limited regulation of Lake Erie in order to reduce flood and erosion problems.
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A Reference to examine and report the effects of existing and proposed diversions within, into, or out of the Great Lakes basin and the effects of consumptive uses on Great Lakes water levels and flows.
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A Reference to provide advice and recommendations on unmet meteorological, hydrologic, and hydraulic data needs to improve the Great Lakes data collection network.
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A Reference to establish an advisory board to assist the IJC with its continuing responsibilities regarding Great Lakes water supplies, levels and flows and for the Commission to provide advice on unmet data needs.
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An Application by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority to construct the Toussaint Causeway and effect partial closure of a section of the St. Lawrence River because of an increasing number of accidents to downbound vessels entering Iroquois Lock.
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A Reference to examine and report the state of air quality in the Detroit-Windsor and Port Huron-Sarnia areas on an ongoing basis.
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An Application by the Government of the United States for an amendment to the 1914 Orders under Dockets 6 and 8 for Emergency Regulation of Lake Superior to relieve the critical high water conditions on the lower Great Lakes by reducing lake outflows through the St. Marys River power canals.
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The Governments of Canada and the United States on April 15, 1972, entered into an Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and asked the IJC to assist in implementation of this Agreement. The Governments entered into a new Agreement in 1978 (amended in 1983 and 1987) replacing the 1972 Agreement and...
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94R

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A Reference to conduct a study of water quality in Lake Huron and Lake Superior, and recommend remedial measures to restore and protect water quality in the Lakes.
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95R

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A Reference to conduct a study of pollution of the boundary waters of the Great Lakes System from agriculture, forestry and other land use activities.
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88A

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An Application by the Raisin River Conservation Authority for approval to divert 25 cfs of water from Lake St. Lawrence for about 100 days every year to improve summer flow conditions in the Raisin River.
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86R

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A Reference to investigate and report upon measures necessary to preserve and enhance the beauty of the American Falls at Niagara.
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85R

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A Reference on air pollution in the Port Huron-Sarnia and Detroit-Windsor region to determine if the air was being polluted on either side to the detriment of the health, safety or general welfare of citizens or property on the other side of the boundary; to identify the sources and extent of the...
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79A

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An Application by Ontario Hydro (now Ontario Power Generation) and the New York Power Authority for permission to construct and operate an ice boom at the outlet of Lake Erie to accelerate the formation of a stable upstream ice cover and mitigate downstream ice jams.
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A Reference to determine whether measures within the Great Lakes Basin can be taken to regulate the water levels of the Great Lakes to reduce extreme low and high water stages.
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83R

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A Reference to study the pollution of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the international section of the St. Lawrence River
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78A

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An Application was made by the Power Authority of the State of New York with the support of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario for shoal removal at Niagara Falls on the United States side of the International Boundary, near Tower Island. The shoal caused serious ice jams above the falls.
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74R

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A Reference to report on the measures or works necessary above the Niagara Falls to permit compliance with the IJC's recommendations under Docket 64 and to report if flows over the Falls could be less than specified under the Niagara Treaty of 1950 without detriment to the scenic beauty of the Falls...
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75A

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Applications by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and Power Authority of the State of New York to construct the Niagara Falls Control Structures recommended by the IJC under Docket 74.
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A Reference to determine whether the level of Lake Ontario could be regulated to reduce extremes in high and low water levels and to study the factors affecting the fluctuations of water levels.
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64R

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A Reference to investigate and make recommendations concerning the nature and design of remedial works for the preservation and enhancement of Niagara Falls while at the same time permitting the production of added power envisaged by the 1950 Treaty. Governments then asked the IJC to supervise...
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A Reference to inquire into and report on Windsor-Detroit air pollution including the extent and sources of air pollution in the vicinity of Detroit and Windsor and to recommend measures to mitigate smoke from ships on the Detroit River.
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55R

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The 1946 Reference (Docket 54) was extended in 1948 to include the Niagara River.
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54R

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A Reference to examine and report on the extent, causes, and location of pollution in St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River. Further, the IJC was asked to recommend possible remedies or means of preventing the pollution of these waters.
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An Application by the 1Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Company for permission to construct and maintain a bridge over the Niagara River between Buffalo and Fort Erie.
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A Reference to examine into and report on the extent, causes and location of pollution in boundary waters and to recommend possible remedies or means of preventing the pollution of these waters.
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