Reducing Great Lakes Mercury Contamination: Regional Efforts May Not Be Enough

Toxic pollution can be airborne, and released on distant continents before traveling thousands of miles and kilometers through the atmosphere and landing in the Great Lakes basin.




Dramatic Algal Blooms in Lake of the Woods Call for Dramatic Action

The view from space tells a dramatic story – Lake of the Woods was plagued with exceptionally bad outbreaks of blue-green algae again this summer and fall, underlining the need for governments to fund and move forward with the Lake of the Woods Basin Water Quality Plan of Study through the International Joint Commission.



Drought of 2015 Provides Lessons for Future Water Management - A Two-Part Series

Part 1 - On the Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

Part 2 - On the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control




Lessons Learned in the Credit River: Reconnecting the Water Cycle for our Greater Lakes

Real-time monitoring of the Credit River has found that urban stormwater is contributing two times more phosphorus to the nearshore than the two wastewater treatment plants within Credit Valley Conservation’s jurisdiction. This highlights the need to integrate water, wastewater and stormwater management decisions to optimize infrastructure investment.

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About the IJC: The International Joint Commission (IJC) prevents and resolves disputes between the United States of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both countries as an independent and objective adviser to the two governments.

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