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FEDERATIONOFONTARIOCOTTAGERSASSOCIATIONS19TheInternationalJointCommissionsIJCInternationalLakeoftheWoodsBasinWaterQualityPlanofStudyTeamhasbeendevelopingaWaterQualityPlanofStudyfortheLakeoftheWoodsBasin.AdraftPlanofStudywasreleasedforpublicreviewonJuly222014.Themulti-jurisdictionalnatureofthisBasinrequirescommitmentandresourcesfromawidevarietyofpartnersandthePlanofStudywilldrawongoodsciencetomakeitsrecommendationsandwillbuilduponsynergiesalreadyatworkwithregardtothesharedresponsibilityofprotectingitswaterresources.TherecentlyformedInternationalRainy-LakeoftheWoodsWatershedBoardestablishedbytheIJCin2013tomonitorecosystemhealthintheentireLakeoftheWoodsBasinseemapwillusetheinformationprovidedfromtherecommendedstudiesactivitiestobettermonitorthetopecosystemissueswithintheirjurisdictionnutrientsandharmfulalgalbloomsaquaticinvasivespeciesandsurfaceandgroundwatercontaminationincludingfromheavymetals.ThePlanofStudywillalsoprovidetheBoardwithinformationontheimpactsofclimatechangeandhydraulicregulationontheseecosystemissuesandmakerecognitionoftheimportanceofindigenousknowledgeinvolvementandtheroleofgovernanceandpolicyineffectiveimplementationofbi-nationalstrategies.AfterreviewingthePlanofStudyTeamsreporttheIJCwillmakeitsrecommendationstothefederalgovernmentsofCanadaandtheUnitedStatesbytheendof2014.TheStudyTeamappointedbytheIJCconsistsofaU.S.Co-chairMarkBrighamwiththeU.S.GeologicalSurveyaCanadianCo-chairDr.GlennBenoywiththeInternationalJointCommissionandaSecretariatKelliSaunderswiththeLakeoftheWoodsWaterSustainabilityFoundation.TheInternationalLakeoftheWoodsBasinWaterQualityPlanTeamhasbeentogethersinceearly2014andguidedbyitsDirectiveandTermsofReferenceisworkingtowardsafinalreporttotheInternationalJointCommissioninearlyOctober2014.TheIJCisasix-membercommissionestablishedbyCanadaandtheUnitedStatesundertheBoundaryWatersTreatyof1909tohelppreventandresolvedisputesovertheuseofwaterssharedbythetwocountries.TheIJChashelpedthetwocountriesmanagewaterquantityandwaterqualityissuesintheLakeoftheWoodsbasinsince1912whenitlaunchedamajorstudyofpollutionofboundarywatersandreviewedanapplicationforadamatKettleFalls.ThecurrentWaterQualityPlanofStudywasrequestedbytheGovernmentsofCanadaandtheUnitedStatesfurthertorecommendationsmadebytheIJCinJanuary2012.Getmoreinformationherewww.ijc.orgen_LWBWQPOSLakeoftheWoodsisanenormouslakeinnorthwesternOntariowhichborderstwoprovincesandonestateandincludesmorethan14000islands.LakeoftheWoodsDistrictPropertyOwnersAssociationisFOCAslargestmemberassociation.