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Status of surface water quality, Upper Athabasca Region, Alberta

Description

This report was prepared by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas to fulfill reporting requirements outlined in the Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework for the Upper Athabasca River. This is the first annual report for the Upper Athabasca Region, communicating changes in the central tendency (median) and peak (90th percentile) values for 29 primary and 3 secondary water quality indicators at 1 primary monitoring station (Athabasca River at the Town of Athabasca). This report identifies relevant water quality limits or guidelines that were exceeded from November 1, 2021, to October 31, 2022, at 1 primary station and 9 secondary stations in the Upper Athabasca Region, where applicable. For primary indicators, significant median trigger, peak trigger and/or limit exceedances at the primary station will initiate a management response as per the Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework.

Updated

February 21, 2025

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Title and publication information

Type
Report
Alternative Title

status of surface water quality, Upper Athabasca Region

Alternative Title

Reporting on the surface water quality management framework for the Upper Athabasca River for

Frequency

Annual

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment and Protected Areas

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Environment
Spatial Coverage

Upper Athabasca Region

Start Date

2022-01-01

End Date

2022-12-31

Resource Dates

Date Created

2025-02-21

Date Added

2024-11-28T23:18:37.472067

Date Modified

2025-02-21

Date Issued

2025-02-21

Audience information

Identifiers

ISBN (pdf)

9781460161685

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. Airshed and Watershed Stewardship branch.

Contact Email

[email protected].