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Fact sheet : surface water quality management framework for the Upper Athabasca River : Upper Athabasca Region

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Surface water quality management frameworks are a key component of Alberta's cumulative effects management system. These frameworks are designed to monitor, evaluate and proactively manage the... More ≫

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Surface water quality management frameworks are a key component of Alberta's cumulative effects management system. These frameworks are designed to monitor, evaluate and proactively manage the cumulative effects of human activity on ambient surface water quality in Alberta's major rivers. The frameworks do not replace existing regulatory processes, but rather add to and complement existing policies, legislation, regulations and management tools. This fact sheet provides an overview of the Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework.

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Lower Athabasca Region status of management response for environmental management frameworks

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Provides an update on the activities undertaken by Environment and Parks as part of the management response for trigger and limit exceedances under the Lower Athabasca air quality and surface... More ≫

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Provides an update on the activities undertaken by Environment and Parks as part of the management response for trigger and limit exceedances under the Lower Athabasca air quality and surface water quality management frameworks.

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Rochester flood study

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This study assesses and identifies flood hazards along 8 km of the Tawatinaw River through Athabasca County, including Rochester.

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Sangudo flood study

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This study assesses and identifies flood hazards along 6 km of the Pembina River through Lac Ste. Anne County, including Sangudo.

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2022-23 Ambient environment monitoring plan for oil sands development

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Summaries for projects approved under the 2022-2023 Ambient Environment Monitoring Plan for Oil Sands Development.

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Chloride in surface waters of Alberta’s rivers : condition of the environment report 2021

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This report presents the methods used to generate the web-based Condition on Environment (CoE) content published for chloride (Cl-) concentrations in the surface water of major rivers and their... More ≫

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This report presents the methods used to generate the web-based Condition on Environment (CoE) content published for chloride (Cl-) concentrations in the surface water of major rivers and their tributaries across Alberta. Accordingly, this report helps fulfill the responsibility of reporting to the public on the condition of Alberta's ambient environment, as required by the province's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. In particular, this report outlines the steps taken to obtain and prepare the data, assess the quality of the data and conduct spatial and temporal analyses of Cl-. The goal of this report is to neither investigate nor summarize potential Cl- sources, but rather to summarize spatial and temporal trend of Cl- concentrations in the surface waters of Alberta's major rivers and tributaries.

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Athabasca flood study

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This study assesses and identifies flood hazards along 8 km of the Athabasca River, 8 km of Muskeg Creek, and 6 km of the Tawatinaw River through Athabasca and Athabasca County.

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Operational policy : lower Athabasca River weekly flows

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This operational policy provides additional information on the process for the determination, communication, and application of weekly flows that is used in the implementation of the Lower... More ≫

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This operational policy provides additional information on the process for the determination, communication, and application of weekly flows that is used in the implementation of the Lower Athabasca Region Surface Water Quantity Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca River weekly management triggers and water withdrawal limits.

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A compendium of work plans to fill information gaps to inform the development of regulatory guidance documents for the safe release of treated oil sands mine waters to the Lower Athabasca River

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This document presents work plans to fill six existing information gaps for the development of regulatory guidance documents that describe the conditions under which treated oil sands mine waters... More ≫

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This document presents work plans to fill six existing information gaps for the development of regulatory guidance documents that describe the conditions under which treated oil sands mine waters could be safely released to the Lower Athabasca River. For each work plan, context for the information gap being addressed is presented, followed by detailed descriptions of the major tasks and sub-tasks that need to be completed to fill each information gap.

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Alberta pygmy whitefish recovery plan

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This is the recovery plan for the pygmy whitefish, a small, rare fish in Alberta that is listed as Threatened under the Wildlife Act. It includes a situational analysis, threats assessment,... More ≫

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This is the recovery plan for the pygmy whitefish, a small, rare fish in Alberta that is listed as Threatened under the Wildlife Act. It includes a situational analysis, threats assessment, recovery goals and objective, and strategies and actions to recover the species.

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