Surface Water Quality, Oil Sands Region

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; - event (freshet and rain) based WQ samples in tributaries ranging from daily to bi-weekly, - WQ samples in the Athabasca River using cross-channel transect methods at specified Phase 1 sites, - enhanced (additional parameters) WQ sampling at M9, M12, and M11A and at 5 new interconnecting channel stations within the Expanded Geographical Area (EGA), - ground water samples in specific high priority tributaries, and - auto-monitoring (near real-time) on a subset of parameters at sites in the EGA 2025-04-02 Environment and Climate Change Canada ian.droppo@canada.ca Nature and EnvironmentObservation/MeasurementOil sandsWater qualityWater - QualityAssess Toxicity; Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and WasteMonitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air; Water; Soil; BiotaPrairie - Alberta (AB)Science and Technology BranchWater Science and Technology1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and ApproachesUnclassified Surface Water Quality Data (English)CSV http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/surface-water-quality-oil-sands-region/?lang=en Surface Water Quality Data (French)CSV http://donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/surface-water-quality-oil-sands-region/?lang=fr View ECCC Data Mart (English)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/surface-water-quality-oil-sands-region/ View ECCC Data Mart (French)HTML https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/substances/monitor/surface-water-quality-oil-sands-region/?lang=fr

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; - event (freshet and rain) based WQ samples in tributaries ranging from daily to bi-weekly, - WQ samples in the Athabasca River using cross-channel transect methods at specified Phase 1 sites, - enhanced (additional parameters) WQ sampling at M9, M12, and M11A and at 5 new interconnecting channel stations within the Expanded Geographical Area (EGA), - ground water samples in specific high priority tributaries, and - auto-monitoring (near real-time) on a subset of parameters at sites in the EGA

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Delivery Point: 867 Lakeshore Road

City: Burlington

Administrative Area: Ontario

Postal Code: L7S 1A1

Country: Canada

Electronic Mail Address: ian.droppo@canada.ca

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