Canada, the United States and the Ktunaxa Nation have agreed to seek a reference to the International Joint Commission (IJC) to study water pollution concerns in the Elk-Kootenai watershed, and hope to have a governance structure in place by the end of June.
The Ktunaxa Nation have been seeking a reference to the IJC for over a decade based on ongoing concerns with mining pollution in the Elk River and Koocanusa Reservoir stemming from coal mining activities in the Elk Valley.
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