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Surface water quality of Lower Athabasca River tributaries

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This study investigates key issues identified in the Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring program regarding water quality of tributaries to the lower Athabasca River, specifically: the... More ≫

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This study investigates key issues identified in the Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring program regarding water quality of tributaries to the lower Athabasca River, specifically: the current state of water quality; the distribution of contaminants; whether the presence of toxic substances is increasing or decreasing, and their rate of change' and whether substances added to the rivers by natural and man-made discharges are likely to cause deterioration of water quality.

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Surface water quality of the Athabasca, Peace and Slave rivers and riverine waterbodies within the Peace-Athabasca delta

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This study investigates key issues identified in the Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring program regarding water quality of the Lower Athabasca River mainstem and the downstream... More ≫

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This study investigates key issues identified in the Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring program regarding water quality of the Lower Athabasca River mainstem and the downstream Peace-Athabasca delta, specifically: the current state of water quality; the distribution of contaminants in surface water; and whether substances added to the rivers by natural and man-made discharges are likely to cause deterioration of water quality.

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Regional hydro-climatic and sediment modelling

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Reports on the development of an integrated modelling framework established and implemented from April 2012 to March 2015, to provide a comprehensive understanding of hydrology, hydraulics,... More ≫

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Reports on the development of an integrated modelling framework established and implemented from April 2012 to March 2015, to provide a comprehensive understanding of hydrology, hydraulics, sediments, and contaminants within the Athabasca River and to inform current and future monitoring efforts. The broad objective of this part of the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan was to provide critical knowledge on and improved predictive modelling capability for water availability and sediment/contaminant transport in the lower Athabasca River.

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Aquatic ecosystem health assessment of the Athabasca River mainstem and tributaries using fish health and fish and invertebrate toxicological testing

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust biomonitoring program for fish and toxicity in fish and invertebrates. Fish... More ≫

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust biomonitoring program for fish and toxicity in fish and invertebrates. Fish health monitoring was conducted along the mainstem of the lower Athabasca River and its primary tributaries to assess spatial and temporal change in ecological condition within these aquatic habitats.

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Assessing ecosystem health in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of the Athabasca River main stem, tributaries and Peace-Athabasca delta

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust invertebrate biomonitoring program for oil sands development in the lower... More ≫

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Results from the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring plan presented here address the need to develop a comprehensive and robust invertebrate biomonitoring program for oil sands development in the lower Athabasca River and area. Benthic macroinvertebrate biomonitoring was conducted along the main stem of the lower Athabasca River, its primary tributaries and in the Peace-Athabasca delta to assess spatial and temporal change in ecological condition within these aquatic habitats. The study focused on macroinvertebrates because they are relatively sedentary, can be sensitive to multiple stressors, are critical components of fish habitat, and are the most common group used for aquatic bioassessments globally.

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Assessments of groundwater influence on selected river systems in the oil sands region of Alberta

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Reports on two studies developed to address science needs and gaps related to groundwater-surface water interactions on tributaries of the Lower Athabasca River and proximate to tailings ponds.... More ≫

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Reports on two studies developed to address science needs and gaps related to groundwater-surface water interactions on tributaries of the Lower Athabasca River and proximate to tailings ponds. The studies address to sub-themes of the groundwater theme identified in the Joint Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring program regarding water quality of the Lower Athabasca River, namely: What is the relative importance and contribution of groundwater quality and quantity to surface waters? and: Is there groundwater seepage from tailings ponds and/or other oil sands industrial operations entering the surface water system?

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2016 status of air quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta for January 2016 – December 2016

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Presents results of monitoring of nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations at air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca region, and reports whether air quality triggers or limits... More ≫

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Presents results of monitoring of nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations at air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca region, and reports whether air quality triggers or limits were exceeded during this period. The report was prepared by Environmental Monitoring and Science Division of Alberta Environment and Parks to fulfill reporting requirements mandated by the Lower Athabasca Air Quality Management Framework supporting the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

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2016 status of surface water quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta for January 2016 – December 2016

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Presents results of monthly monitoring of water quality indicators at the Old Fort monitoring station on the Athabasca River for 2016, and reports whether water quality triggers or limits were... More ≫

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Presents results of monthly monitoring of water quality indicators at the Old Fort monitoring station on the Athabasca River for 2016, and reports whether water quality triggers or limits were exceeded during this period. The report was prepared by Environmental Monitoring and Science Division of Alberta Environment and Parks to fulfill reporting requirements mandated by the Surface Water Quality Management Framework, which supports the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

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2015 and 2016 status of surface water quantity, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta

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This document reports a summary of results for indicators and triggers established in the Lower Athabasca Region Surface Water Quantity Management framework for the Lower Athabasca River, from the... More ≫

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This document reports a summary of results for indicators and triggers established in the Lower Athabasca Region Surface Water Quantity Management framework for the Lower Athabasca River, from the time the framework took effect in October 2015 until the end of 2016.

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Upper Athabasca Region water supply and allocation study : final report

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This study provides an overview of streamflows and water allocations in the Upper Athabasca Region of Alberta, which encompasses the upper catchment of the Athabasca River. The overall objective... More ≫

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This study provides an overview of streamflows and water allocations in the Upper Athabasca Region of Alberta, which encompasses the upper catchment of the Athabasca River. The overall objective was to gain a better understanding of the current state of surface water resources in the region by completing an analysis of historical streamflow and surface water allocations over the most recent, minimum 30-year period for which a complete and reliable dataset is available (1983 to 2013 for streamflows, and 1983 to 2017 for allocation data). It is important to note that the scope of this study was limited to surface water and does not include any analysis or consideration of groundwater supply and allocations.

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