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Lower Athabasca Region status of management response for surface water quality management framework, as of December 2023

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Surface Water Quality Management Frameworks establish an approach for monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on water quality in the mainstem rivers. The Surface... More ≫

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Surface Water Quality Management Frameworks establish an approach for monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on water quality in the mainstem rivers. The Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the Lower Athabasca River has been in place since 2012. Following an annual assessment of water quality conditions, a Management Response process is initiated where there has been a significant change in recent water quality conditions relative to historical conditions. This report provides the status of the Government of Alberta’s management response to crossings of water quality triggers in the Lower Athabasca Region since the last Management Response report, published in 2022.

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Upper Athabasca Region status of management response for surface water quality management framework, as of December 2023

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Surface Water Quality Management Frameworks establish an approach to complement Alberta’s Water for Life Strategy in monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on... More ≫

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Surface Water Quality Management Frameworks establish an approach to complement Alberta’s Water for Life Strategy in monitoring and managing long-term cumulative effects of human activities on water quality in the mainstem rivers. The Government of Alberta introduced a Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the Upper Athabasca Region in 2022. Following an annual assessment of water quality conditions, a Management Response process is initiated where there has been a significant change in recent water quality conditions relative to historical conditions. This report provides the status of the Government of Alberta’s management response to crossings of water quality triggers under the Upper Athabasca Region Framework as of December 2023.

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Lower Athabasca Region status of management response for air quality management framework, as of December 2023

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Under the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, a management response is initiated when a trigger or limit as identified in the Lower Athabasca Region Air Quality Management Framework has been crossed or... More ≫

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Under the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, a management response is initiated when a trigger or limit as identified in the Lower Athabasca Region Air Quality Management Framework has been crossed or exceeded. This report provides the status of the Government of Alberta’s management response to crossings of air quality triggers as of December 2023. It fulfills commitments made to Albertans in the Lower Athabasca Region Air Quality Management Framework for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO2).

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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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Status of air quality, Lower Athabasca Region, Alberta

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In this report, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca Region are assessed against the ambient air quality... More ≫

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In this report, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations measured at continuous air monitoring stations in the Lower Athabasca Region are assessed against the ambient air quality thresholds set by the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan. The report is part of the Government of Alberta's commitments made under the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan to annual and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

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