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Table 3.3 Agreements and MOUs for the British Columbia-Washington Environmental
Cooperation Council

Agreement Signatories/parties Aim/scope

title/Date

Environmental Cooperation Agreement
1992 - Premier, Province of General environmental agreement between

British Columbia British Columbia and Washington. Main

- Governor, State of purpose is to ensure coordinated action and

Washington information-sharing on environmental

matters of mutual concern. Outlines support
mechanisms and provides procedures

Inter-agency Agreement - Air Quality
1994 - Director, Air Sources Pledges British Columbia and Washington

Branch, BC Ministry of to control air pollution that flows across the

Environment (MOE) international boundary; defines the

- Manager, Air Quality and respective roles and responsibilities of

Source Control, Greater signatories; specifies procedures and

Vancouver Regional schedules and appropriate contacts within

District (GVRD) each agency; facilitates timely information-

- Air Quality Program sharing; consults in advance concerning

Manager, Washington activities that might cause significant

Department of Ecology transboundary air pollution as well as taking

(DOE) steps to avoid or mitigate the effects of air

- Air Pollution Control pollution; establishes shared Airshed Task

Officer, Washington Force

Northwest Air Pollution
Authority

Inter-agency Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) - Columbia River
1995

- Regional Director, Aim is to “assure continued coordination

Kootenay Region, BC and cooperation relative to major

MOE environmental issues within the international

- Regional Director, Eastern portion of the Columbia River drainage.”

Region, WA DOE Specifically, prior notification of waste

discharges, opportunity for comment on
planning documents with transboundary
impacts, and timely notification of spills

MOU on Environmental Cooperation
1996 - Deputy Minister, BC Outlines responsibilities to support

MOE Environmental Cooperation Agreement

- Director, WA DOE

MOU of Referral of Water Right Applications
1996 - Deputy Minister, BC Details requirements for information-sharing

MOE and coordination of water-related activities

- Director, WA DOE and water right applications between the

MOE and DOE