Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) Database
Unique File Number 102
Information Type Information Management
Surface Water A
Aquatic Ecosystem A
Groundwater A
Groundwater & Surface Water A
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards A
Strengths
Limitations
Challenges
Outstanding Research Questions
Outstanding Research Questions
Information Subtype database
Organization Ministry of Environment
Resource Name Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) Database
Resource Purpose The EMS database is the primary respository for abiotic and biotic monitoring data collected under the Environmental Management Act
Type of Information data covering physical/chemical and biological analyses performed on surface water, groundwater, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the province
How does this help decision making? Information for adaptive management
Program Status Ongoing
NE Coverage Coverage in NE BC
Drinking Water
Ecosystem Y
Fish Y
Groundwater Y
Public Safety
SW Quality Y
SW Quantity Y
Link http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/wamr/ems_internet/index.html
Text Query https://a100.gov.bc.ca/ext/ems/indexAction.do
Google Earth
iMap Path Link Waste/Environmental Monitoring
Spatial Metadata https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=53920&recordSet=ISO19115
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Contact Email [email protected]