Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name Guide for determining hydrometric, climate and water quality monitoring standards for oil and gas operators
Unique File Number 160
Information Type monitoring
Surface Water A
Aquatic Ecosystem
Groundwater A
Groundwater & Surface Water
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards
Strengths Review of provincial and federal standards for monitoring water quantity, water quality and climate
Limitations
Challenges
Outstanding Research Questions
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Information Subtype monitoring
Organization Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Resource Name Matrix Solutions Inc. 2013. Guide for determining hydrometric, climate and water quality monitoring standards for oil and gas operators. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. February 2013.
Resource Purpose The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) Shale Gas Water Technical Committee retained the services of Matrix Solutions Inc. to assess pre-existing monitoring standards and their applicability to shale gas operators as a best management practice. These pre-existing standards apply to hydrometric, climate and water quality data and can be applied to any monitoring program in the shale gas industry. The intent of the document is not compliance or regulatory but to provide guidance and recommendations to ensure that appropriate, scientifically rigorous and defensible environmental data is collected, irrespective of project scale or type of monitoring program. As a result, the primary objectives of this report are: 1. To provide a comprehensive review of existing provincial and federal protocols for hydrometric, climate and water quality monitoring with a focus on pre-existing standards/protocols set in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia (BC) but including other jurisdictions where appropriate; and 2. To provide guidance and recommendations for a best management practice approach to the design of scientifically rigorous and defensible monitoring programs for operators and practitioners that are required to, or are implementing surface water quantity, water quality and climatological monitoring efforts.
Type of Information report
How does this help decision making?
Program Status complete
NE Coverage Provincial
Drinking Water
Ecosystem
Fish
Groundwater Y
Public Safety
SW Quality Y
SW Quantity Y
Link http://www.capp.ca/getdoc.aspx?DocId=221043&DT=NTV
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