The Surface Water Working Group is tasked with:

• developing a recommendation for the lower Athabasca River Phase 2 Water Management Framework,
• establishing the in-stream flow needs of the lower Athabasca River,
• defining indicator criteria and thresholds of the lower Athabasca River used in managing activities to ensure watershed integrity, and
• communicating information on surface water quantity to the public.

Committee Members

• Program Manager
  Melanie Dubois
  Phone: (780) 799-3970
  Fax: (780) 714-3081
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• Chairs
  Chris Fordham (Suncor)
  Pat Marriot (AENV)
  
  

• The SWWG is comprised of the parent group and two task groups:
  
  

  1. Monitoring Technical Task Group (MTTG)

  o Caroline Bampfylde (AENV) – Chair

  2. Socio-Economic Task Group (ETG)

  o John Sedley (Fort McKay IRC) – Chair

   

  Research and Reports
  

  
  
  Qualitative and Quantitative Data Scoping Analysis (Gardner Pinfold, 2008)

  State of the Muskeg River Watershed Report (Dillon, 2008)

  Effects of Water Withdrawals from the Lower Athabasca River: IFNTTG Final Report (LWAS, 2009)
  
  Reach Specific Water Quality Objectives for the Lower Athabasca River (Golder, 2007)

  Review and Compilation of Surface Water Research and Reports in Wood Buffalo (Dillon, 2002)

  Winter Survey of Athabasca River Below Peter Lougheed Bridge (Trillium, 2002)

  Sustainability of the Muskeg River Watershed Workshop (Ayles, 2002)

  One D Model in the Lower Athabasca River (Environment Canada, 2003)

  Natural Range of Variability in Streams in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (MSC, 2005)

  Winter Bathymetric Surveys on Reach 3 of the Lower Athabasca River (Poplar Point) (AMEC, 2007)

  Winter Survey of Athabasca River at Bitumount (Reach #4) (Trillium, 2004)

  Telemetry Receiver Site Investigations for the Lower Athabasca River Radio Telemetry Remote Monitoring Station Network (Lotek, 2008)

  Development of Reach Specific Water Quality Objectives for Variables of Concern in the Lower Athabasca River: Identification of Variables of concern and Assessment of the Adequacy of Available Guidelines (Western Resource Solutions, 2003)

  Athabasca River Reach 4 Fish Habitat IFN Assessment (Golder, 2005)

  Manual of River Ice Analysis (KGS Group, 2003)

  A Compilation of Information and Data on Water Supply and Demand in the Lower Athabasca River (Golder, 2005)

  Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys – 2007 Winter Surveys at Embarras (Reach #2) (nhc, 2007)

  Winter Rating Curve Survey – 2004-2005 Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys (nhc, 2007)

  Habitat Suitability Index Verification - Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys (nhc, 2007) (99.96 kB)

  Evaluation of Rating Curve Data – 2003-2005 Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys (nhc, 2007)

  CEMA Instream Flow Needs Determination Workshop – Athabasca River, September 22-23, 2005 in Fort McMurray (WSG, 2006)

  CEMA Instream Flow Needs Determination Workshop – Athabasca River, May 3-4, 2005 in Fort McMurray (WSG, 2006)

  CEMA Instream Flow Needs Meso-Habitat Metric Determination Workshop – Athabasca River, December 1-2, 2005 in Fort McMurray (WSG, 2006)

  Summary of Potential Sites for Telemetry Receiver Placement on the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers (AAR, 2007)

  Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys – 2007 Winter Water Levels and Rating Curves (nhc, 2007)

  Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys 2007 Winter Flow Simulations at Poplar Point (Reach #3) (nhc 2007)

  Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys – 2007 Winter Surveys at Embarras (Reach #2) (nhc, 2007)

  Lower Athabasca River Habitat Surveys 2007 Winter Flow Simulations at Embarras (Reach #2) (nhc, 2007)

  Fish Overwintering Use of the Lower Athabasca River 2001-2004 (Golder, 2004)

  Muskeg River Watershed Integrity Investigation Levels (Golder, 2005)

  Muskeg River Watershed Integrity Water Management and Mitigation Strategies (Golder, 2005) (588.46 kB)

  Muskeg River Watershed Integrity Model Uncertainty and Future Data and Research Needs (Golder, 2005) (711.84 kB)

  Athabasca River Model Update and Reach Segmentation (Golder, 2004)

  Summer Rating Curves on the Lower Athabasca River, 2004 (Trillium, 2005)

  Open Water Survey of Athabasca at Embarras (Reach #2) (Trillium, 2005)

  Survey of the Athabasca River Below Peter Lougheed Bridge (Trillium, 2001)

  Surface Oil Sands Water Management Summary Report (2.09 MB)

  Fish Overwintering Use of the Lower Athabasca River (Golder/RL & L, October 2003)

  Flow Simulations and Fish Habitat Evaluation for the Athabasca River at Bitumont (Reach #4) (Trillium, March 2005)

  Flow Simulations and Fish Habitat Evaluation for the Athabasca River at Northlands (Reach #5) (Trillium, March 2005)

   

  Flow Simulation and Fish Habitat Evaluation for the Athabasca River at Embarras (Reach #2) for Summer Flow Conditions (nhc, June 2005)

   

  Flow Simulations and Fish Habitat Evaluation for the Athabasca River at Poplar Point (Reach 3) for Summer Flow Conditions (nhc, February 2006) (90.46 kB)

   

  Open Water Survey of Athabasca River at Northlands (Reach #5) (Trillium, January 2005)

   

  Winter Survey of Athabasca River at Northlands (Reach #5) (Trillium, June 2004)

   

  Winter Survey of Athabasca River at Bitumont (Reach #4) (Trillium, May 2004)