Monitoring is an important component of managing lakes within the Muskoka River Watershed because it provides information about lake conditions over time. This monitoring enables managers to evaluate whether human activities are adversely affecting the physical, chemical and biological quality of a lake.
The 2016 National Water and Hydraulic Fracturing Survey report summarizes the methods, results and observations of a survey that was conducted in 2015 to identify national and region-specific priorities for water and hydraulic fracturing activities in Canada.
The 2015 Water and Hydraulic Fracturing report takes a high-level look at where the knowledge base is relative to the key questions being asked. The report highlights the critical work done to assess the state of the knowledge relative to decision-making; where its lack is most impacting progress; and the capacity to advance knowledge priorities [...]
The rapid development of shale gas resources in British Columbia's northeast from 2008 to 2011 created conflict with Indigenous nations where these activities occurred. This project investigated opportunities and conditions for water governance innovation in the Horn River Basin.
This report examines the cumulative effects of hydraulic fracturing operations on surface water, watersheds and water demand in a regional context.
This report addresses watershed governance and management approaches for resource development relating to water use and demand management, including First Nations, Inuit and Metis issues. Click on the button below for an executive summary of the report. For the complete report, please email: [email protected] or visit www.waterstudies.ca
This report assesses the current state of knowledge, gaps and research approaches to address these gaps for ten subsurface impacts from hydraulic fracturing.
This report examines wastewater handling, treatment and disposal practices as they apply to hydraulic fracturing, and identifies gaps in knowledge and research approaches to address these gaps.
This report identifies key water governance challenges specific to hydraulic fracturing across Canada (with a particular focus on British Columbia, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, and Nova Scotia) and the knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to resolve such challenges.
Historically in Canada, cumulative effects assessment (CEA) was conducted through federal and provincial Environmental Impact Assessment processes by industry proponents applying for approval for a project development. However, the methodology for CEA failed to produce the intended outcomes – i.e., monitoring, tracking and predicting accumulating environmental change relative to limits.