FINAL REPORT - International Joint Commission

ANNEX 2
2 Annex2
Technical Work Group Summaries
and Contextual Narratives
Introduction
Annex 2 provides a summary of the work completed by eight of the nine technical work groups in support
of the Lake Ontario–St. Lawrence River Study, including Environment, Recreational Boating and Tourism,
Coastal, Commercial Navigation, Hydropower, Municipal and Industrial Water Uses, Hydrology and Hydraulics
and Common Data Needs/Information Management. The work of the Plan Formulation and Evaluation
Group is not included here as it is covered in the Final Report. For more information on the Plan Formulation
and Evaluation Group, refer to the final report of that technical work group (Werick and Leger, 2005).
In addition to a summary of the work conducted by the Technical Work Group, the six interest-specific
technical work groups prepared contextual narratives for their interest groups. These narratives were
prepared to explain baseline conditions, key trends in an area of interest, how an interest adapts to
changing water levels, and how an interest is affected by a management plan. The technical work groups
were asked to use their best professional judgment in identifying the most likely trends, outcomes and
ways of adapting to changing water levels. In addition to the six interest-specific technical work groups,
an additional contextual narrative was prepared to address Aboriginal peoples.
Options for Managing Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Water Levels and Flows
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