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2008-07-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The effects of climate change on water yield on the North Saskatchewan River Basin (NSRB) will affect water use and water management in the basin. There is a need to assess the potential effects so that watershed planners can implement mitigation measures to minimize negative effects. The scope...

2005-01-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The purpose of the Background Study is to determine whether the North Saskatchewan River meets the established CHRS selection criteria and integrity criteria to be nominated as a Canadian Heritage River. Because the North Saskatchewan River was identified as an “A List” river, with the second...

2007-09-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

A starting point in effective water management is to understand the extent to which Alberta’s water resources have already been committed to human and economic activity. How much water has been allocated? How much is currently being used? The answers to these questions are fundamental to the...

2010-03-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The objective of this study was to provide preliminary estimates of the value of services being provided by ecosystems and the value of economic activity for each of the sub-basins in the NRSB. The intent of this report is to provide some initial background information on the relative importance...

2009-05-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

This report documents the configuration, calibration, and validation of an in-stream hydrodynamic and water quality model for a portion of the NSR from 30 kilometers below Abraham Lake to 38 kilometers downstream of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Flow, water temperature, dissolved oxygen,...

2007-05-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

A determination of the Instream Flow Needs (IFN) for the maintenance of the integrity of the aquatic ecosystems within the North Saskatchewan River Basin is required as a component of the IWMP. To this end, the NSWA retained Golder Associates Ltd. (Golder) to develop a scope of work for the...

2009-06-17

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

This report provides a broad overview of groundwater conditions, issues, and challenges within the North Saskatchewan River basin. The study provides: a snapshot of the current state of knowledge of the groundwater resources in the North Saskatchewan River basin; and, an integration of recent...

2014-08-01

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development

The purpose of this report was to provide a synoptic evaluation of the North Saskatchewan River and anthropogenic impacts on that system. The report summarizes data collected from 2007 to 2012 and builds on findings from technical study reports produced during this time period, including...

2010-02-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

This report represents an initial step in the process of setting specific water quality objectives. It is limited to a basic set of quality indicators and only to specific sites along the river’s mainstem. Future work could address a wider range of indicators and include more river sites,...

2008-03-01

North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA)

The North Saskatchewan River Basin (NSRB) exhibits significant spatial variability in temperature and precipitation, both within any given year and from year to year. In the mountains and higher foothills, precipitation tends to be relatively high and evapotranspiration low, resulting in high...