Restoring the flow of water over Niagara Falls to its natural volume for a short period of time. What made Niagara Falls the most famous waterfall in the world was the enormous amount of water rushing over the crest of these colossal cataracts. But the extraordinary spectacle of Niagara Falls has been greatly diminished since October 10, 1950. On that day, a treaty between the United States of America and Canada took effect. The treaty limits the amount of water passing over Niagara Falls.
Water is diverted from the river above the falls to hydroelectric power plants in both countries.
The diverted water is returned to the river roughly 6 miles down-river of the falls. Since the implementation of the 1950 Niagara River Water Diversion Treaty, everyone has been deprived of seeing Niagara Falls in their full glory. A summer time visitor to Niagara Falls now sees only half of the natural river volume passing over the falls. On winter days and every night the volume is reduced even more, to only one quarter of the natural river volume. We, the undersigned, hereby strongly request that the International Joint Commission conduct a feasibility study to see if the flow of water over Niagara Falls can be restored to its natural volume for a short period of time.