Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management engagement

Input received

Online survey

Feedback was collected through an online survey from June 22 to September 17, 2021. Thank you for your participation and input.

Webinar

A webinar was held on July 8 and featured a 45 minute presentation followed by a 45 minute question and answer session.

Watch the webinar to learn more: Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework Webinar.

Indigenous engagement

We met with Indigenous communities and organizations to ensure their perspectives were heard and that a new framework reflects Indigenous values.

Stakeholder engagement

We met with key stakeholder groups during the engagement.

Outcomes

Your feedback helped contribute to the development of the Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework. 

• Engagement Summary
• Fact Sheet: Upper Athabasca Region Surface Water Quality Management Framework
• Video: Episode 5 – Environmental Management Framework

The regional-scale framework establishes an approach for monitoring and managing the cumulative impacts of human activities on water quality in the Upper Athabasca River. The framework:

• establishes a regional objective for surface water quality
• identifies key indicators of water quality
• sets surface water quality management thresholds for the suite of indicators (i.e., triggers, limits, and if appropriate in the future, targets)
• identifies a management response process that will be initiated, if an indicator exceeds a threshold
• creates an integrated and robust management approach that is consistent amongst the province’s land use planning regions
• describes roles and responsibilities for relevant groups

Contact

If you have questions or concerns about this engagement, email [email protected].