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Status of surface water quantity, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta

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This report presents a summary of annual streamflow on the Lower Athabasca River and water use by the mineable oil sands sector and other licensed users, relative to weekly management limits, and... More ≫

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This report presents a summary of annual streamflow on the Lower Athabasca River and water use by the mineable oil sands sector and other licensed users, relative to weekly management limits, and provides analyses of six of the seven adaptive management triggers. This evaluation fulfills commitments for public reporting outlined in the Lower Athabasca Region Surface Water Quantity Management Framework.

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Status of surface water quality, South Saskatchewan Region, Alberta

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This report presents median and 90th percentile (peak) concentrations calculated from monthly water quality samples at Long-Term River Network stations across the South Saskatchewan River Basin.... More ≫

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This report presents median and 90th percentile (peak) concentrations calculated from monthly water quality samples at Long-Term River Network stations across the South Saskatchewan River Basin. The results of the report address whether there is a significant change in water quality parameters from historical concentrations, and whether there were any exceedances of limits as defined in the South Saskatchewan Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework. The data provided in this report fulfills the reporting requirements mandated by the Framework, which supports the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan. This publication informs appropriate management responses where necessary and provides reporting of ambient conditions to the Alberta public.

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Status of surface water quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta

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This report was prepared to fulfill reporting requirements mandated by the Lower Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca River, which supports the Lower... More ≫

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This report was prepared to fulfill reporting requirements mandated by the Lower Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca River, which supports the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan. Each annual report communicates the status of surface water quality at the Athabasca River at Old Fort monitoring site for the calendar year indicated.

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Status of air quality in Alberta : air zones report

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These reports summarize the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and... More ≫

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These reports summarize the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards status for Alberta’s air zones for ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. These reports also summarizes the status of air quality in relation to the Air Quality Management Frameworks currently in place in Alberta: the Lower Athabasca AQMF supporting the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan and the South Saskatchewan AQMF supporting the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan.

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Provincial pronghorn survey 2021

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This report provides detailed results of a 2021 survey of pronghorn antelope and summarizes pronghorn trends within antelope management areas from 2013 to 2021, and provincially from 2007 to 2021.

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Supplementary guideline for the preparation of air quality modelling for regulatory applications and resolving model predicted exceedances of Alberta ambient air quality objectives and guidelines

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This Supplementary Guideline provides detailed information with respect to resolving exceedances of Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and... More ≫

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This Supplementary Guideline provides detailed information with respect to resolving exceedances of Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and Guidelines predicted in air quality modelling associated with regulatory applications in the Industrial Heartland Designated Industrial Zone. This information was developed to provide proponents with certainty of process around the function of Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives and Guidelines establishing approval conditions for regulated industrial facilities, and the evaluation process for proposals for constructing facilities.

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Willmore mountain goat surveys (2021)

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Results from aerial mountain goat population surveys conducted in the Willmore Wilderness Park from June 23-July 12, 2021. The objective of the surveys was to inform the status of mountain goat... More ≫

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Results from aerial mountain goat population surveys conducted in the Willmore Wilderness Park from June 23-July 12, 2021. The objective of the surveys was to inform the status of mountain goat populations in the Northwest Region which have traditionally supported licensed or unlicensed harvest and four complexes where declines have resulted in very small populations with high conservation risk.

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Bighorn sheep aerial ungulate survey : Red Deer North Saskatchewan region (Winter 2020)

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Results from aerial ungulate surveys conducted on February 5-7 and 9-10, 2020 in all known bighorn sheep winter ranges in wildlife management units 328, 414, 418, 420, 422, 426, 428, 429, 430,... More ≫

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Results from aerial ungulate surveys conducted on February 5-7 and 9-10, 2020 in all known bighorn sheep winter ranges in wildlife management units 328, 414, 418, 420, 422, 426, 428, 429, 430, 432, 434, 734 (Ghost Wilderness Area) and 738 (White Goat). This report summarizes the results of the 2020 winter survey on provincial lands. Details on the Banff Park survey are reported separately.

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A before after dose response (BADR) : terrestrial biological monitoring framework for the oil sands.

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This Technical Report provides an overview of the hierarchical Before-After Dose-Response (BADR) study design that was developed to provide an integrated, efficient framework for the Terrestrial... More ≫

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This Technical Report provides an overview of the hierarchical Before-After Dose-Response (BADR) study design that was developed to provide an integrated, efficient framework for the Terrestrial Biological Monitoring (TBM) component of the OSM Program. BADR is a monitoring design that measures changes in select indicator groups and attributes those changes to oil sands activities using two monitoring approaches: (1) Before-After: Monitoring at different phases of oil sands development (currently developed, not developed, and reference); and (2) Dose-Response: Monitoring along a gradient of current oil sands disturbance (high to low). The combination of these two approaches forms the BADR design. By repeatedly surveying monitoring locations within this design over time, the TBM program can gain information on how biological systems respond to known stressor gradients in the oil sands region.

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Elk minimum total count survey of WMU 732 (CFB Suffield) and the surrounding Elk Range (2022)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit 732 (CFB Suffield) from February 16-18, 2022. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the elk... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit 732 (CFB Suffield) from February 16-18, 2022. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the elk population by determining population size and age-sex composition. Additionally updated population numbers will be used to confirm the progress of elk hunting in controlling population growth.

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