Resource Name |
BC and Yukon Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Program |
Unique File Number |
166 |
Information Type |
Monitoring |
Surface Water |
A |
Aquatic Ecosystem |
A |
Groundwater |
B |
Groundwater & Surface Water |
B |
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
B |
Strengths |
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Limitations |
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Challenges |
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Outstanding Research Questions |
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Outstanding Research Questions |
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Information Subtype |
status and trend |
Organization |
Environment Canada and Ministry of Environment |
Resource Name |
BC and Yukon Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Program |
Resource Purpose |
Regular monitoring of water quality at stations across Canada |
Type of Information |
physical and chemical surface water quality parameters, Google map layer showing station locations |
How does this help decision making? |
Provides baseline and trend information to determine who conditions have changed |
Program Status |
Ongoing |
NE Coverage |
Coverage in NE BC |
Drinking Water |
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Ecosystem |
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Fish |
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Groundwater |
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Public Safety |
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SW Quality |
Y |
SW Quantity |
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Link |
http://ec.gc.ca/eaudouce-freshwater/default.asp?lang=En&n=6F77A064-1 |
Text Query |
http://waterquality.ec.gc.ca/waterqualityweb/searchtext.aspx?lang=EN |
Google Earth |
On text query page (see link to the right) look for light blue link under station type |
iMap Path Link |
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Spatial Metadata |
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Map |
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Contact Email |
[email protected] |