The International Joint Commission has recently published two reports on the Red River, including Flood Preparedness and Mitigation in the Red River Basin and the Fourth Annual Progress Report of the International Red River Board (IRRB). Both reports may be accessed from the IJC Web site (see link below).

In June 2001, the United States and Canada directed the IJC and its newly
formed International Red River Board to monitor progress by governments in
implementing the recommendations contained in Living with the Red, and to
provide encouragement for continued cooperative, innovative, and integrated
watershed management approaches. In January 2003 the IJC requested that
the IRRB provide a written report on what has been accomplished.

One approach to this stock-taking was to conduct a survey of agencies having an interest in flood preparedness and mitigation in the Red River basin. The survey was aimed at providing a consolidated overview of the nature and extent of flood related activities since 1997. The survey was conducted by R. Halliday & Associates Ltd. in co-operation with the Canadian Water Resources Association. Findings and recommendations are presented in Flood Preparedness and Mitigation in the Red River Basin.

The Fourth Annual Progress Report documents water quality trends and exceedences of objectives, effluent releases, and control measures for the Red River basin for the 2002 Water Year (October 01, 2001 through September 30, 2002). In addition, this report describes the activities of the International Red River Board during the reporting period October 01, 2002 to September 30, 2003 and identifies several current and future water quantity and water quality issues in the basin.

IJC/IRRB Publications Page

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