Surface Water Working Group (SWWG) Print E-mail

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
    Katherine Duffett
    Phone: (780) 799-8149
    Fax: (780) 714-3081
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  • Chairs
    Chris Fordham (Suncor)
    Pat Marriot (AENV)

  • The SWWG is comprised of four task groups:

  1. Phase 2 Framework Committee (P2FC)
    • Chris Fordham (Suncor) – Co-Chair
    • Pat Marriott (AENV) – Co-Chair
  2. Instream Flow Need Task Group
    • Andrew Paul (ASRD) – Chair
  3. Socio-Economic Task Group (ETG)
    • John Sedley (Fort McKay IRC) – Chair
  4. Water Requirements and Engineering Mitigation (WREM)
    • Stuart Lunn (Imperial Oil) - Chair

 

Research and Reports



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

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

icon Effects of Water Withdrawals from the Lower Athabasca River: IFNTTG Final Report (LWAS, 2009)

icon Reach Specific Water Quality Objectives for the Lower Athabasca River (Golder, 2007)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

icon 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)

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

icon Manual of River Ice Analysis (KGS Group, 2003)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

icon Muskeg River Watershed Integrity Investigation Levels (Golder, 2005)

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

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

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

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

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

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

icon Surface Oil Sands Water Management Summary Report (2.09 MB)

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

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

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

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

 

icon 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)

 

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

 

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

 

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