U.S.-Canada Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan Regional Annexes
One feature of the U.S.-Canada Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan is the development of Regional Annexes. Regional Annexes include:
- the definition of the jurisdiction,
- response roles, and
- response procedures of regulatory and support agencies within specific regions of each country.
The Regional Annexes and the geographic areas they cover are listed below. The Regional Annexes will be posted as they are signed.
- Annex I - CANUSWEST - NORTH (2015) – includes the combined border of the Yukon Territory and British Columbia with U.S. EPA Region 10 (Alaska) (pdf)
- Annex I - CANUSWEST - SOUTH (2015) – includes the combined inland boundary between British Columbia with U.S. EPA Regions 8 and 10 (Montana, Washington, and Idaho) (pdf)
- Annex II - CANUSPLAIN (2015) – includes the combined border of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with U.S. EPA Regions 5 and 8 (Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota) (pdf)
- Annex III – CANUSCENT (2013) – includes the border of Ontario with U.S. EPA Regions 2 and 5 (New York and Minnesota) (pdf)
- Annex III – CANUSCENT (2013) (French version) (pdf)
- Annex IV – CANUSQUE (2013) – includes the inland boundary of Quebec with U.S. EPA Regions 1 and 2 (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and New York) (pdf)
- Annex IV – CANUSQUE (2013) (French version) (pdf)
- Annex V – CANUSEAST (2013) – includes the inland boundary of New Brunswick with U.S. EPA Region 1 (Maine) (pdf)
- Annex V – CANUSEAST (2013) (French version) (pdf)