Monitoring and Research
There are many historical studies and ongoing monitoring and research initiatives throughout the Athabasca watershed. The Athabasca Watershed Council is working to build awareness of these initiatives and the organizations working to increase our understanding of this basin. If you have an initiative that should be included here, please contact us at outreach@awc-wpac.ca.
Monitoring and Research Organizations and Programs
Alberta River Basins / Water Advisories
Alberta’s Environmental Monitoring and Science Program
AB-NWT Transboundary Water Agreement (reports)
Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)
Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN)
Lesser Slave Watershed Council Water Quality Monitoring Program
Lower Athabasca Regional Plan water management frameworks
Mikisew Cree First Nation Community Based Monitoring Program
Peace – Athabasca Delta Ecological Monitoring Program (PADEMP)
Sequencing the Rivers for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring (STREAM)
West Central Airshed Society (WCAS)
Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA)
Current Data and Information Sources
Water Quality
Government of Alberta Water Quality Data Portal
AEPHIN Drinking Water Well water quality data
Regulated Drinking Water in Alberta Community Finder
Water Quantity and Use
Alberta Energy Regulator Water Use Performance
Alberta Water Council Water Conservation, Efficiency and Productivity Sector reports
Alberta Water Well Information Database
Water Security Agency (Saskatchewan – Lake Athabasca)
Land Cover and Use
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) Online Reporting
ABMI Harvest Area Spectral Regeneration Visualization
Biodiversity
Fisheries and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS)
Climate Change
Spatial Data
Altalis (Spatial Data)
Major Historical Studies
Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Research Program (AOSERP)
Athabasca River 1999-2010: Canadian Heritage River Monitoring Report
Athabasca University: Athabasca River Basins Institute (ARBI)
Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA)
Northern River Basins Study (NRBS)
Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI)
Regional Aquatic Monitoring Program (RAMP)