| 词条 | Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 |
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| name = Boundary Waters Treaty | long_name = Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | type = | context = | date_drafted = | date_signed = {{Start date|1909|01|11}} | location_signed = Washington, D.C. | date_sealed = May 5, 1910 | date_effective = | condition_effective = | date_expiration = | date_expiry = | provisional_application = | mediators = | negotiators = | original_signatories =
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| depositor = | depositories = | citations = | language = | languages = | wikisource = | wikisource1 = | wikisource2 = | wikisource3 = | wikisource4 = | wikisource5 = | footnotes = }} The Boundary Waters Treaty is the 1909 treaty between the United States and Canada providing mechanisms for resolving any dispute over any waters bordering the two countries.[1] The treaty covers the {{quote|Main shore to main shore of the lakes and rivers and connecting waterways, or the portions thereof, along which the international boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada passes, including all bays, arms, and inlets thereof, but not including tributary waters which in their natural channels would flow into such lakes, rivers, and waterways, or waters flowing from such lakes, rivers, and waterways,or canals or streams, or steams or the waters of rivers flowing across the boundary.}}Canada, as a dominion of the Crown of Britain at the time, subsequently enacted the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act to implement the treaty.[2] HistoryMomentum for a boundary waters treaty built up against a background of difficulties encountered in apportioning the waters of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers in the west, the Rainy River, the Chicago Diversion of Lake Michigan (which at the time lowered lake levels by 6 inches), the St. Mary's River at Sault Ste. Marie, and the Niagara River. Thus at the International Irrigation Congresses in Denver, Colorado, in 1894 and in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1895, resolutions were introduced by the Canadian delegate and adopted unanimously by the United States, Mexican, and Canadian delegations. The resolution recommended to the United States "the appointment of an international commission to act in conjunction with the authorities of Mexico and Canada in adjudicating the conflicting rights which have arisen, or may hereafter arise, on streams of an international character." In 1896, the Canadian Government requested that the British Ambassador at Washington inform the United States Government that it was prepared to cooperate "by appointment of an international commission or otherwise" in the regulation of international streams for irrigation purposes.[3] The Boundary Waters Treaty, completed on January 11, 1909, was approved for ratification by a supermajority (two-thirds) of the United States Senate on March 3, 1909. President William Taft ratified the treaty on May 13, 1910.[4] King Edward VII ratified Canada's corollary International Boundary Waters Treaty Act.[2] ObjectivesThe Treaty's framework prevents and resolves disputes over boundary waters.[5] It defines boundary waters as surface waters along the international border, mostly in whole, excluding upstream tributaries (Preliminary Article). It establishes free use of boundary waters for commerce and navigation forever (Article I). It grants respective federal and state/provincial governments legal jurisdiction over the use, obstruction, and diversion of these waters (Article II). It creates the International Joint Commission (IJC) and requires future hydromodifications be approved by a majority of the three Canadian and three U.S. Commissioners (Articles III, IV, VII, VIII). The IJC can only provide research or orders of approval if either federal government submits a referral (Article IX).[4] Effect on water resourcesThe IJC has jurisdiction for regulating water quantity, including flows and levels, the Treaty enumerates the following order of precedence of use (Article VIII):
The Treaty applies the riparian doctrine that one use cannot materially impair another protected use. Therefore, many issues of water quality are also within the IJC's purview. See also
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References1. ^{{USStat|36|2448}} 2. ^1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions. "International Boundary Waters Treaty Act." Treaty doc. R.S.C.. 1985. c. I-17. Washington. 1909. Web. http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-17/page-1.html {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804121520/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-17/page-1.html |date=August 4, 2016 }} (Links to an external site.). Accessed January 25, 2016. 3. ^Harrison, John. "Boundary Waters Treaty." Northwest Power and Conservation Council. October 31, 2008. Web.http://www.nwcouncil.org/history/BoundaryWatersTreaty. Accessed February 2, 2016. 4. ^1 2 United States of America. "Treaty Between the United States and Great Britain Relating to Boundary Waters, and Questions Arising Between the United States and Canada." Treaty doc. Washington. 1909. Web. http://www.ijc.org/en_/BWT. Accessed February 1, 2016. 5. ^International Joint Commission. "Annual Report for 2008: Boundary Waters Treaty Centennial Edition." 2008. Web. http://ijc.org/files/publications/ID1629.pdf (Links to an external site.). Accessed January 25, 2016. 10 : United Kingdom–United States treaties|1909 in Canada|1909 in the United States|1909 in the environment|Boundary treaties|Treaties concluded in 1909|Canada–United States border|Water treaties|Treaties of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)|Treaties extended to Canada |
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