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Figure 4.4 Map of official and proposed International Watershed Boards.
Source: Original map. Content based on IJC Watershed Report (IJC, 2014). Cartographer: Eric
Leinberger, Department of Geography, UBC.
River (New Brunswick, Maine), the Red River (Minnesota, North Dakota, and
Manitoba), and Rainy River (Minnesota and Ontario). In 2007, the Commission
added a fourth pilot international board: the Souris River (Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
and North Dakota). In 2007, the International St. Croix River Watershed Board
became the first “official” International Watershed Board and, in 2013, the
International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board became the second
official Board. The International Red River and the International Souris River
Board remain pilot IWI boards. To date, International Watershed Boards have
only occurred where IJC boards had existed - it is unclear if this will remain as
an informal prerequisite for participation in the IWI.
New role of the Boards: Water Quality and Quantity Boards
Although Boards have long been part of the IJC's governing process, the
International Watersheds Initiative marks a departure from the previous IJC
governance model. The watershed role moves away from the legal and engineering