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• Floodplain management best practices
and lessons learned in other
watersheds
International Joint Commission Invites
Public Comment on Lake ChamplainRichelieu River Flood Study Final
Report
Notice of public hearing on Lake
Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Study
Final Report.
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The International Joint
Commission (IJC) announced today that
it is inviting public comment on the
final report of its International Lake
Champlain-Richelieu River Study
Board’s (LCRRSB) Flood Study Final
Report. The study explores the causes,
impacts, risks, and solutions for
flooding in Lake Champlain and the
Richelieu River. Comments will be
accepted at public hearings, webinars,
and by mail, email and on-line through
September 30, 2022. The LCRRSB’s full
report can be found on the IJC website
at: www.ijc.org/lcrr.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Chiasson (Ottawa) (613) 293–
1031 at christina.chiasson@ijc.org or
Kevin Bunch (Washington, DC) (202)
632–2014 at kevin.bunch@ijc.org.
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September 7–8, 2022, Public Hearings
on LCRRSB’s Flood Study Final Report
Date: September 7, 2022.
Time: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. EST.
Location: Royal Military College
Saint-Jean, Auditorium Vanier, 15 Rue
Jacques-Cartier Nord, Saint-Jean-surRichelieu, Quebec.
Date: September 8, 2022.
Time: 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. EST.
Location: Hotel Vermont, Juniper
Room, 41 Cherry St. Burlington,
Vermont.
The International Joint Commission
will receive comments in person at the
public hearings. Public input is
essential to the Commission’s
consideration of potential
recommendations to the Governments of
the United States and Canada.
For more information on the
upcoming virtual webinars, visit
www.ijc.org/lcrr.
The LCRRSB study findings and
recommendations cover four key
themes:
• Reduction in water levels via
structural mitigation measures
• Effects on impeding flows during
floods of existing and additional
wetlands in the basin
• Enhancements to flood forecasting
and flood response in the basin
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The LCRRSB was established by the
IJC in 2016 to assist in responding to a
reference by the governments of the
United States and Canada under Article
IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty. The
reference was precipitated by major
flooding in the Lake ChamplainRichelieu River basin in 2011. The basin
forms in the United States between New
York and Vermont, with much of Lake
Champlain forming a border between
the two states. The northern part of Lake
Champlain crosses into Quebec, where
it flows into the Richelieu River. The
Richelieu River in turn joins with the St.
Lawrence River near Montre´al and
continues flowing east to the Atlantic
Ocean.
The governments requested the IJC to
coordinate the full completion of Option
B under the under the 2013 IJC Plan of
Study. As part of this reference, the IJC
was asked to evaluate the causes and
impacts of the 2011 flooding, and to
make recommendations to mitigate
future flood risks in the basin.
IJC recommendations to the two
federal governments under Article IX of
the Boundary Waters Treaty are not
binding and not to be considered
decisions of the two governments.
The main study recommendations
include:
1. That selective excavation of the
riverbed near Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec combined with the construction
of a submerged weir would reduce high
water levels during floods and would
have the added benefit of raising water
levels on Lake Champlain during dry
years. A moderate diversion of high
flows through the Chambly Canal could
also be considered for additional floodreduction benefits.
2. The preservation of existing
wetland areas, which can minimize
water levels during floods while also
stabilizing water levels during droughts
in the basin.
3. The governments are encouraged to
operationalize the improved modeling
and forecasting tools and coherent risk
assessment systems and support/
maintain them after the Study. The
agencies responsible for flood
forecasting in the basin should continue
collaboration and make available
forecasting data so that forecasts on both
sides of the border are of the highest
possible quality and are accompanied
by a concerted and consistent crossborder interpretation.
4. Improving floodplain mapping for
the use of emergency managers and
enhancing communication campaigns
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around flood risk in the basin. The
Board also recommended that
jurisdictions in the basin review their
floodplain management policies through
the lens of making these areas more
resilient for possible future floods.
The full study board report and
recommendations can be found at
www.ijc.org/lcrr.
The International Joint Commission
was established under the Boundary
Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United
States and Canada prevent and resolve
disputes over the use of the waters the
two countries share. The Commission’s
responsibilities include investigating
and reporting on issues of concern when
asked by the governments of the two
countries. For more information, visit
the IJC website at ijc.org.
Susan E. Daniel,
Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint
Commission, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11839]
International Joint Commission Invites Public Comment on Lake
Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Study Final Report
ACTION: Notice of public hearing on Lake Champlain-Richelieu River
Flood Study Final Report.
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SUMMARY: The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that
it is inviting public comment on the final report of its International
Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Study Board's (LCRRSB) Flood Study Final
Report. The study explores the causes, impacts, risks, and solutions
for flooding in Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River. Comments will
be accepted at public hearings, webinars, and by mail, email and on-
line through September 30, 2022. The LCRRSB's full report can be found
on the IJC website at: www.ijc.org/lcrr.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Chiasson (Ottawa) (613) 293-
1031 at ijc.org">[email protected]ijc.org or Kevin Bunch (Washington, DC)
(202) 632-2014 at ijc.org">[email protected]ijc.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
September 7-8, 2022, Public Hearings on LCRRSB's Flood Study Final
Report
Date: September 7, 2022.
Time: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. EST.
Location: Royal Military College Saint-Jean, Auditorium Vanier, 15
Rue Jacques-Cartier Nord, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
Date: September 8, 2022.
Time: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. EST.
Location: Hotel Vermont, Juniper Room, 41 Cherry St. Burlington,
Vermont.
The International Joint Commission will receive comments in person
at the public hearings. Public input is essential to the Commission's
consideration of potential recommendations to the Governments of the
United States and Canada.
For more information on the upcoming virtual webinars, visit
www.ijc.org/lcrr.
The LCRRSB study findings and recommendations cover four key
themes:
Reduction in water levels via structural mitigation measures
Effects on impeding flows during floods of existing and
additional wetlands in the basin
Enhancements to flood forecasting and flood response in the
basin
Floodplain management best practices and lessons learned in
other watersheds
The LCRRSB was established by the IJC in 2016 to assist in
responding to a reference by the governments of the United States and
Canada under Article IX of the Boundary Waters Treaty. The reference
was precipitated by major flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu
River basin in 2011. The basin forms in the United States between New
York and Vermont, with much of Lake Champlain forming a border between
the two states. The northern part of Lake Champlain crosses into
Quebec, where it flows into the Richelieu River. The Richelieu River in
turn joins with the St. Lawrence River near Montr[eacute]al and
continues flowing east to the Atlantic Ocean.
The governments requested the IJC to coordinate the full completion
of Option B under the under the 2013 IJC Plan of Study. As part of this
reference, the IJC was asked to evaluate the causes and impacts of the
2011 flooding, and to make recommendations to mitigate future flood
risks in the basin.
IJC recommendations to the two federal governments under Article IX
of the Boundary Waters Treaty are not binding and not to be considered
decisions of the two governments.
The main study recommendations include:
1. That selective excavation of the riverbed near Saint-Jean-sur-
Richelieu, Quebec combined with the construction of a submerged weir
would reduce high water levels during floods and would have the added
benefit of raising water levels on Lake Champlain during dry years. A
moderate diversion of high flows through the Chambly Canal could also
be considered for additional flood-reduction benefits.
2. The preservation of existing wetland areas, which can minimize
water levels during floods while also stabilizing water levels during
droughts in the basin.
3. The governments are encouraged to operationalize the improved
modeling and forecasting tools and coherent risk assessment systems and
support/maintain them after the Study. The agencies responsible for
flood forecasting in the basin should continue collaboration and make
available forecasting data so that forecasts on both sides of the
border are of the highest possible quality and are accompanied by a
concerted and consistent cross-border interpretation.
4. Improving floodplain mapping for the use of emergency managers
and enhancing communication campaigns
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around flood risk in the basin. The Board also recommended that
jurisdictions in the basin review their floodplain management policies
through the lens of making these areas more resilient for possible
future floods.
The full study board report and recommendations can be found at
www.ijc.org/lcrr.
The International Joint Commission was established under the
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United States and Canada
prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters the two
countries share. The Commission's responsibilities include
investigating and reporting on issues of concern when asked by the
governments of the two countries. For more information, visit the IJC
website at ijc.org.
Susan E. Daniel,
Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission, Department of
State.
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