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OTTAWA | The canadian and u.s. governments asked the international joint Commission (IJC) to address the issue of water quality in the lake Champlain and lake Memphremagog, has announced global Affairs in Canada, Saturday.

“The IJC will review the efforts to address the proliferation of algae and high nutrient levels, and make recommendations to improve the quality of the water in the two lakes,” explained the canadian ministry in a press release, saying that this initiative is a response “to growing public concern about the quality of the water and the proliferation of algae in the two lakes”.

The two lakes are located along the canada-u.s. border in southern Quebec.

“The proliferation of algae can produce dangerous toxins that make humans, wild animals and pets sick, and can thus have an impact on recreational activities and local economies,” said world Affairs Canada.

The IJC is a bi-national organization, canadian and american, which has a mandate to prevent and resolve disputes, primarily those relating to the quantity and quality of water from both sides of the canada-u.s. border.

She had been sought in recent years to find solutions to the flooding recurring in the basin of lake Champlain and the Richelieu river, which stretches from southern Quebec to the north of the States of New York and Vermont.