Northern River Basins Study Project Report

Author : Mark S. J. Ouellett,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Aquatic ecology
ISBN : MINN:31951D01475921G

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Technical Reports of the Northern River Basins Study by Subject and Geographical Area Studied by Mark S. J. Ouellett,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

Lists Northern River Basins Study technical reports by issue number, subject, and geographic area studied. Subject areas used to classify the reports are: hydrology/hydraulics, nutrients/dissolved oxygen, contaminants, food chain, drinking water, other uses, traditional knowledge, and synthesis and modelling. Ten geographic divisions are used: three each for the Athabasca and Peace Rivers, and one each of the Wapiti/Smoky rivers, Peace-Athabasca Delta, Lake Athabasca, and Rivière des Rochers/Slave River.

Author : James Choles,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Athabasca River (Alta.)
ISBN : MINN:31951D00913594O

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An Overview of Streamflows and Lake Levels for the Peace, Athabasca and Slave River Basins by James Choles,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

Provides a summary of flow and lake level information for water bodies in the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave river basins to provide a hydrologic background for many of the other reports in the Northern River Basins Study series. It examines trends in river flows for both the main stems and significant tributaries; for lake levels, both natural and regulated conditions are examined. Ice processes are also discussed along with some of the environmental effects.

Author : Golder Associates,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : The Study
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Rivers
ISBN : MSU:31293012370973

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Water Resources Use and Management Issues for the Peace, Athabasca and Slave River Basins by Golder Associates,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The Northern River Basins Study Board will be formulating recommendations covering many areas likely of consequence or interest to basin residents. To assist the Board in this task, a series of projects was initiated to survey the residents on their use of northern river basins waters. Existing information was either not available or as extensive as required. This report details the background work undertaken to devise a survey instrument and strategy to capture for households a representative cross-section of information on water use and resident attitudes toward the water resource. The report also assesses the most effective means for approaching and obtaining information from stakeholder groups. The appendix includes the project terms of reference, a description of how the population stratification method could be applied for the survey, and a draft questionnaire.

Author : Michael Williams,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : The Study
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Athabasca River (Alta.)
ISBN : MINN:31951D00913579K

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Water Resources Use and Management Issues for the Peace, Athabasca and Slave River Basins by Michael Williams,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

As part of a survey of residents of northern Alberta river basins, respondents were asked to choose the best and worst examples of various sets of threats to water quality/quantity in the basins as well as best and worst examples of possible management actions. This report analyses the responses to the two sets of best/worst questions, using logistic regression. The analysis produced the following estimates: the probability that each of 11 possible threats to water quantity/quality will be selected as the area of most concern; and the probability of each of 11 possible management actions will be selected as the most effective response to such concerns. The probabilities produced by this analysis are ranked to determine the preferences of northern households and various stakeholder groups within the basin.

Author : Robert B. More,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Aquatic ecology
ISBN : MINN:31951D009060672

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A Database of Environmental Samples Collected and Analysed for the Northern River Basins Study by Robert B. More,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

An important component of the Northern River Basins Study was the original data resulting from the collection and analysis of environmental samples. Samples were collected, stored, and analysed by a number of different agencies, and an inventory of samples obtained by the Study and results data were compiled into a single electronic database to ensure future ease of access to the original data. This report describes the data contained in the database, the methods used to compile the database, the media and the nature of the samples, the collection site, and the data collected. Information is provided on which analyses were conducted on samples as well as the values of various parameters measured for the samples. All the files and the data fields that comprise the database are described in the users' guide in the report appendix.

Author : Tony Hoare,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : The Study
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : MSU:31293028879553

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Water Resources Use and Management Issues for the Peace, Athabasca and Slave River Basins by Tony Hoare,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The Northern River Basins Study Board will be formulating recommendations covering many areas likely to be of consequence or interest to basin residents. To assist the Board in this task, a series of projects was initiated to survey the residents on their use of northern river basins waters. This report details the efforts undertaken to develop a list of stakeholders that should be approached for input in a workshop setting. These efforts included designing a stakeholder questionnaire, conducting a telephone survey, and analyzing the data. It also reviews the survey results, including the types and membership of stakeholder groups, use of river basins, water management and water use concerns, and preferred location and time of the proposed workshops. The appendix includes a copy of the questionnaire and a directory of stakeholder groups in the survey sample (by category).

Author : David B. Donald,Heather L. Craig,Northern River Basins Study (Canada),Jim Syrgiannis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fishes
ISBN : MINN:31951D009136091

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Contaminants in Environmental Samples by David B. Donald,Heather L. Craig,Northern River Basins Study (Canada),Jim Syrgiannis Pdf

Author : Philippe Reicher,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Water use
ISBN : MINN:31951D00913589H

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Water Resources Use and Management Issues for the Peace, Athabasca and Slave River Basins by Philippe Reicher,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

Describes the administration of a survey of northern Alberta river basin stakeholders on water management issues. Stakeholders included municipal governments, industries, agricultural associations and service boards, commercial fishermen and recreation business owners, river transportation operators, trappers, and general stakeholders such as environmental groups, recreational clubs, Aboriginal organisations, and professional associations. Information is included on the identification of stakeholder groups, questionnaire design, survey implementation, and data entry and coding. The appendix, forming the bulk of the document, includes copies of questionnaires sent to the various stakeholder groups and details on coding of the computer data files.

Author : Frederick J. Wrona,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Athabasca River Watershed (Alta.)
ISBN : MINN:31951D016292117

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Cumulative Impacts Within the Northern River Basins by Frederick J. Wrona,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The NTBS was designed to address the ecological concerns about pulp mill expansion, and to increase scientific knowledge about environmental conditions [ecology, ecosystem sustainability, water pollution and control, habitat, effect on fish and fishing, etc.] in the major river systems of the north. The study's objectives were to gather and interpret sound scientific information about the basins, develop appropriate recommendations for basin management, and communicate effectively with the public. The government response report confirms the governments' commitment to ecosystem sustainability and to pollution control in northern rivers. First Nations and Metis aboriginal [native] peoples contributed significantly to the NRBS.

Author : Tanya Faye Armstrong,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Drinking water
ISBN : MINN:31951D01629209U

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Assessment of Drinking Water Quality in the Northern River Basins Study Area by Tanya Faye Armstrong,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

The NTBS was designed to address the ecological concerns about pulp mill expansion, and to increase scientific knowledge about environmental conditions [ecology, ecosystem sustainability, water pollution and control, habitat, effect on fish and fishing, etc.] in the major river systems of the north. The study's objectives were to gather and interpret sound scientific information about the basins, develop appropriate recommendations for basin management, and communicate effectively with the public. The government response report confirms the governments' commitment to ecosystem sustainability and to pollution control in northern rivers. First Nations and Metis aboriginal [native] peoples contributed significantly to the NRBS.

Author : Dennis Scott Prince,Daniel W. Smith,Stephen John Stanley,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : The Study
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Athabasca River (Alta.)
ISBN : MSU:31293012843334

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A Review and Analysis of Existing Alberta Data on Drinking Water Quality and Treatment Facilities for the Northern River Basins Study by Dennis Scott Prince,Daniel W. Smith,Stephen John Stanley,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

This report summarizes the results of a project conducted to gather existing information about drinking water quality, drinking water facilities, and water treatment effectiveness in the area covered by the Northern River Basins Study (Peace, Slave, and Athabasca River basins in northern Alberta). The report includes a comparison of water treatment performance to the Canada Drinking Water Quality Guidelines. The appendices contain summaries of parameters in the treated water survey, of the comparisons between raw and treated water, and of samples not meeting the Guidelines, as well as an inventory of treatment facilities giving facility name and location, water source, community population, treatment method used, raw storage capacity, and treated volumes.

Author : Michael A. Carson,Henry Roland Hudson,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D003798338

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Sediment Dynamics and Implications for Sediment-associated Contaminants in the Peace, Athabasca and Slave River Basins by Michael A. Carson,Henry Roland Hudson,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

Examines the mechanisms of natural riverine sediment production in the Northern River Basins Study area, together with the routine data for suspended sediment in the area's rivers, as background for the examination of sediment-associated contaminants. Topics examined include: the causative mechanisms and boundary conditions affecting the sediment regime, including area topography, geology, and hydrology; availability and adequacy of data on suspended sediments in the area; time trends of fluvial suspended sediment dynamics on a seasonal (open water and ice regime) and annual basis, over the long term, and in critical events; sediment sources, pathways, and fates, and sediment dynamics at basin-wide, reach, and site levels; sediment quality, including sediment-associated characteristics of pulp mill effluents and sediment-contaminant relationships; and implications for sediment-associated contaminants. Recommendations are made for monitoring and assessment of the sediment component of the area's ecosystem.

Author : John Stager,Canada. Northern River Basins Study
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1996-04-01
Category : Athabasca River (Alta.)
ISBN : 0662244427

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Life After NRBS by John Stager,Canada. Northern River Basins Study Pdf

Proposes principles and goals to act as a basis for designing the future management of the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave River basins, suggesting what kind of river system is wanted. Reviews models of other inter-jurisdictional bodies for managing resource issues and assesses their applicability for northern Alberta basin management; also discusses the role of science and monitoring of the basin ecosystem, the legislative and jurisdictional issues involved in water resource management, the role of the public and First Nations, and results of a stakeholder survey on the future of basin management. Finally, a new structure is proposed for managing the three basins, involving an inter-jurisdictional board and a separate and independent committee to oversee the stewardship of the management functions. The proposal is designed so that it could fit within the Transboundary Management Agreement for the Mackenzie River. The appendix contains a draft document of an Alberta-Northwest Territories Mackenzie headwaters management agreement.

Author : Michael Crawford English,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : MINN:31951D00913644Z

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Assessment of Impacts on the Slave River Delta of Peace River Impoundment at Hudson Hope by Michael Crawford English,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

Author : Joseph M. Culp,Patricia A. Chambers,Northern River Basins Study (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computer simulation
ISBN : MSU:31293010114274

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Proceedings of a Workshop on Water Quality Modelling for the Northern River Basins Study, March 22-23, 1993 by Joseph M. Culp,Patricia A. Chambers,Northern River Basins Study (Canada) Pdf

This report summarizes discussions and conclusions from a workshop on water quality modelling approaches for the Peace and Athabasca Rivers. Workshop objectives included identification of research needs in terms of water quality models, discussion and assessment of existing water quality models in terms of short- and long-term needs for basin management, review and assessment of model structure, examination of rate coefficients and the limitations of available data bases, and identification of issues and areas requiring further research. Sections of the report cover the hydrology of the Peace-Athabasca rivers, water quality monitoring programs in those rivers, water quality modelling approaches (including stochastic models, the WASP4 program, the Dynamic Stream Simulation and Assessment Model, pattern recognition techniques, and alternative approaches), and water quality modelling recommendations for the Northern River Basins Study. Includes glossary.