Commission mixte internationale

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The Commission mixte internationale is a binational organization created by the United States and Canada to prevent and resolve disputes over shared waters and to promote cooperative water management along their common border.

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instanceOf binational organization
international commission
appliesToJurisdiction Canada–United States border
appointedBy President of the United States
Prime Minister of Canada
cooperatesWith Environment and Climate Change Canada
United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Environmental Protection Agency
provincial governments in Canada
state governments in the United States
country Canada
United States of America
fieldOfWork environmental protection
transboundary water management
water resources management
foundedBy Government of Canada
Government of the United States of America
hasAbbreviation CMI
IJC
hasEnglishName International Joint Commission
hasOffice Detroit, Michigan
linked to: Detroit

Windsor, Ontario
hasPart Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission
United States Section of the International Joint Commission
headquartersLocation Ottawa
Washington, D.C.
inception 1912
legalBasis Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mandate approve or disallow certain uses, obstructions, and diversions of boundary waters
investigate and make recommendations on transboundary water issues
numberOfCommissioners 6
officialLanguage English
French
purpose prevent disputes over boundary waters between Canada and the United States
promote cooperative water management along the Canada–United States border
resolve disputes over boundary waters between Canada and the United States
regionServed Canada
United States of America
shortName CMI
IJC
website https://www.ijc.org
worksOn Columbia River basin water issues
Great Lakes water quality issues
St. Croix River boundary waters issues
St. Mary and Milk Rivers water apportionment

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International Joint Commission alsoKnownAs Commission mixte internationale
subject linked to: IJC