Rob Kent and Rob Phillips National Water Quality Monitoring Office National Water Research Institute Environment Canada National Water Quality Monitoring Office & WQ Indicator: Canadian Approach National Water Quality Monitoring Conferen San Jose, Californ May 10, 20
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Rob Kent and Rob PhillipsNational Water Quality Monitoring OfficeNational Water Research InstituteEnvironment Canada
Rob Kent and Rob PhillipsNational Water Quality Monitoring OfficeNational Water Research InstituteEnvironment Canada
National Water Quality Monitoring Office & WQ
Indicator: Canadian Approach
National Water Quality Monitoring Office & WQ
Indicator: Canadian Approach
National Water Quality Monitoring ConferenceSan Jose, California
May 10, 2006
1. Program Design & Monitoring Objectives2. Methods Development & Lab support3. Research support4. Data management5. Interpretive tools/guidance6. Reporting, Indicators and information systems7. Partnerships / Outreach8. National co-ordination
1. Program Design & Monitoring Objectives2. Methods Development & Lab support3. Research support4. Data management5. Interpretive tools/guidance6. Reporting, Indicators and information systems7. Partnerships / Outreach8. National co-ordination
National WQ Monitoring Office.…moving beyond “taking the sample’”
National WQ Monitoring Office.…moving beyond “taking the sample’”
National WQ Monitoring Office.…activities (cont)
National WQ Monitoring Office.…activities (cont)
Other Lead and Supportive Activities
•Confirm gaps & target priority effort areas•Capital plan and acquisition (lab & field monitoring)•Partnership Fund•Dedicated monitoring team (staffing FTEs)•Fed-Prov network plans (SK, NS, QC, North)•Federal collaboration plans (INAC, Parks)•Bilateral Agreements (Drafts)
National WQ Monitoring Office.…moving beyond “taking the sample’” (cont)
National WQ Monitoring Office.…moving beyond “taking the sample’” (cont)
• Program integrates biological & phys/chem information to assess aquatic ecosystem health status and trends
• Provide national forum for biomonitoring experts
• Expansion of network: Collection of reference sites (Parks; historic sites) Pilot network of test sites (10-15/region) Northern sites – IPY project (Wrona et al.)
- Training for community biomonitoring
• Status: Establishing national pilot network team Site selection with Parks
• Verification of WQI Aq.Ecosystem Health findings?
National Aquatic Biomonitoring Program
National Aquatic Biomonitoring Program
• Water Quality Monitoring Networks – Retention and Expansion