Surface Water Quality, Oil Sands Region
The surface water quality (WQ) program, as part of the Joint Canada/Alberta Implementation Plan, is designed to improve the ability to detect change and predict effects in relation to point and non‐point sources. A mass‐balance approach has been used for assessing the quantity, movement, and cycling of materials in the watershed. Applying this approach required a sampling program which included quantification of the sources, transport, flux, and fate of materials and contaminants. The Surface WQ monitoring sampling includes, in part, collection of;
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event (freshet and rain) based WQ samples in tributaries ranging from daily to bi-weekly,
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WQ samples in the Athabasca River using cross-channel transect methods at specified Phase 1 sites,
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enhanced (additional parameters) WQ sampling at M9, M12, and M11A and at 5 new interconnecting channel stations within the Expanded Geographical Area (EGA),
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ground water samples in specific high priority tributaries, and
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auto-monitoring (near real-time) on a subset of parameters at sites in the EGA
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Surface Water Quality Data (English)CSVEnglish dataset CSV
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Surface Water Quality Data (French)CSVFrench dataset CSV
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Surface Water QualityESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Surface Water QualityESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
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Surface Water QualityWMSEnglish web_service WMS
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Surface Water QualityWMSFrench web_service WMS
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View ECCC Data Mart (English)HTMLEnglish web_service HTML
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View ECCC Data Mart (French)HTMLFrench web_service HTML
Geographic Information
Spatial Feature
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Surface Water Quality, Oil Sands Region |
Contact Information
Delivery Point: 867 Lakeshore Road
City: Burlington
Administrative Area: ON
Postal Code: L7S 1A1
Country: Canada
Electronic Mail Address: ian.droppo@canada.ca