The Lesser Slave River (LSR) supplies water to municipalities, industry, and other users, and supports fisheries and recreation. It also receives treated municipal and pulp mill effluent. Flows in...
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The Lesser Slave River (LSR) supplies water to municipalities, industry, and other users, and supports fisheries and recreation. It also receives treated municipal and pulp mill effluent. Flows in the LSR were extremely low within the last year, and emergency works were undertaken by users to ensure water supplies and flow maintenance in the river. As well, Alberta Environment (AENV) increased the monitoring and assessment of flow and water quality in the winter of 1999-2000. This included flow measurements, hydrologic analyses, two water quality synoptic surveys, dissolved oxygen (DO) recording, and enhanced water quality monitoring at the network site on the lower river. This document reports on those activities.