The 19th round of Columbia River Treaty talks wrapped up last week in Portland as Canada and the United States continue efforts to modernize the decades-old water management agreement.
Canada and the U.S. made progress towards an agreement-in-principle on operational and other issues, according to an update. Further discussion items in the coming weeks will include topics such as compensation and bilateral treaty-ecosystem provisions.
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