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A five-year provincial water quality monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan for lotic systems

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This document outlines the key scientific questions, approaches, and deliverables for a five-year provincial water quality monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan for lotic systems (rivers and... More ≫

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This document outlines the key scientific questions, approaches, and deliverables for a five-year provincial water quality monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan for lotic systems (rivers and streams) across Alberta. The goal of this plan is to provide a scientific foundation for understanding how various natural and anthropogenic stressors are potentially impacting water quality within Alberta’s rivers and streams.

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Rationalizing and optimizing the water quality monitoring network in the oil sands

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This report describes the outcomes of a workshop held Nov. 28-30, 2016 in Edmonton to review, rationalize and optimize water quality monitoring conducted under the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring... More ≫

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This report describes the outcomes of a workshop held Nov. 28-30, 2016 in Edmonton to review, rationalize and optimize water quality monitoring conducted under the Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program. The workshop participants included representatives from Alberta Environment and Parks and Environment and Climate Change Canada. The workshop outcomes include a number of recommended changes to monitoring network design.

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Status of water quality, South Saskatchewan Region, Alberta for April 2014 - March 2015 : reporting on the surface water quality management framework, South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

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This report was prepared by the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) to fulfill reporting requirements mandated by the Surface Water Quality Management... More ≫

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This report was prepared by the Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency (AEMERA) to fulfill reporting requirements mandated by the Surface Water Quality Management Framework, which supports the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP). Reporting requirements for the SSRP are determined by the Government of Alberta and AEMERA (now EMSD) has a responsibility for monitoring, evaluation and reporting under the Environmental Management Frameworks, including the Surface Water Quality Management Framework. This is a report that communicates whether water quality triggers or limits were exceeded in 2014–2015.

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