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Summary of Commitments. ‌ Long-term monitoring is critical to understanding whether significant changes are taking place in the natural environment. Long-term datasets reveal important patterns, which allow trends, cycles, and rare events to be identified. This is particularly important for complex, large systems where signals may be subtle and slow to emerge. Long-term datasets are essential to test hypotheses that may have been overlooked at the time the monitoring was started. With increasing variability in hydrological regimes associated with increasing climatic variability, long-term monitoring is critically important. Transboundary monitoring includes: • Stations at which monitoring for Transboundary Objectives will occur; • Stations that support transboundary management as well as broader regional and Basin-level monitoring network. As part of the Learning Plans for class 2 Transboundary Waters, the Parties will assess monitoring needs and priorities as well as appropriate locations for monitoring Transboundary Waters with regard to surface water quantity and quality, Groundwater quantity and quality, and biology. They may consider the addition of monitoring for air or human dimensions in the future. In the meantime, the Parties will continue to encourage and support the long-term monitoring conducted by Environment Canada and Mackenzie River Basin jurisdictions (Table 10). The identification of monitoring stations that may be monitored over the long-term for the Agreement will be based on a scientific and traditional knowledge assessment. Any stations established as per the RIM approach will also form part of the regional and Basin-level monitoring. Monitoring stations in unclassified and class 1 water bodies may be included to provide comparisons to background or reference conditions. In addition, how Indigenous governments and organizations will be involved in monitoring and research within their territory will be discussed. Table 10 lists the present status of Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Stations in the Liard River basin. The number and location of stations may vary based on available funding and jurisdictional priorities. Parties will communicate any changes to monitoring programs at the BMC.

Summary of Commitments. ‌ Long-term monitoring is critical to understanding whether significant changes are taking place in the natural environment. Long-term datasets reveal important patterns, which allow trends, cycles, and rare events to be identified. This is particularly important for complex, large systems where signals may be subtle and slow to emerge. Long-term datasets are essential to test hypotheses that may have been overlooked at the time the monitoring was started. With increasing variability in hydrological regimes associated with increasing climatic variability, long-term monitoring is critically important. Transboundary monitoring includes: • Stations at which monitoring for Transboundary Objectives will occur; • Stations that support transboundary management as well as broader regional and Basin-level monitoring network. As part of the Learning Plans for class 2 Transboundary Waters, the Parties will assess monitoring needs and priorities as well as appropriate locations for monitoring Transboundary Waters with regard to surface water quantity and quality, Groundwater quantity and quality, and biology. They may consider the addition of monitoring for air or human dimensions in the future. In the meantime, the Parties will continue to encourage and support the long-term monitoring conducted by Environment Canada and Mackenzie River Basin jurisdictions (see Table 10)8). The identification of monitoring stations that may be monitored over the long-term term, for the Agreement BWMA will be based on a scientific and traditional knowledge assessment. Any These stations established as per the RIM approach will can also form part of the regional and Basin-basin level monitoring. For class 2 or 3 water bodies this is likely to include, but is not limited to, information derived from Learning Plans. Monitoring stations in unclassified and class classified level 1 water bodies may be included to provide comparisons to background or reference conditions. In addition, how Indigenous governments and organizations will be involved in monitoring and research within their territory will be discussed. Table 10 8 lists the present status of the Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Stations in the Liard River basinBasin. The number and location of stations may vary based on available funding and jurisdictional priorities. Parties will communicate any changes to monitoring programs programs. The station located on the Liard at Upper Crossing can provide information as part of the BMCBWMA. Scientific and traditional knowledge assessment will occur as part of the Learning Plans for the La Biche and Beaver Rivers and may identify monitoring stations specific to these water bodies that could be included in the BWMA program. Additional assessment will be conducted jointly to inform the regional and basin level programs.

Summary of Commitments. ‌ Long-term monitoring is critical to understanding whether significant changes are taking place in the natural environment. Long-term datasets reveal important patterns, which allow trends, cycles, and rare events to be identified. This is particularly important for complex, large systems where signals may be subtle and slow to emerge. Long-term datasets are essential to test hypotheses that may have been overlooked at the time the monitoring was started. With increasing variability in hydrological regimes associated with increasing climatic variability, long-term monitoring is critically important. Transboundary monitoring includes: •  Stations at which monitoring for Transboundary Objectives will occur; •  Stations that support transboundary management as well as broader regional and Basin-level monitoring network. As part of the Learning Plans for class 2 Transboundary Waters, the Parties will assess monitoring needs and priorities as well as appropriate locations for monitoring Transboundary Waters with regard to surface water quantity and quality, Groundwater quantity and quality, and biology. They may consider the addition of monitoring for air or human dimensions in the future. In the meantime, the Parties will continue to encourage and support the long-term monitoring conducted by Environment Canada and Mackenzie River Basin jurisdictions (see Table 10)8). The identification of monitoring stations that may be monitored over the long-term term, for the Agreement BWMA will be based on a scientific and traditional knowledge assessment. Any These stations established as per the RIM approach will can also form part of the regional and Basin-basin level monitoring. For class 2 or 3 water bodies this is likely to include, but is not limited to, information derived from Learning Plans. Monitoring stations in unclassified and class classified level 1 water bodies may be included to provide comparisons to background or reference conditions. In addition, how Indigenous governments and organizations will be involved in monitoring and research within their territory will be discussed. Table 10 8 lists the present status of the Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Stations in the Liard River basinBasin. The number and location of stations may vary based on available funding and jurisdictional priorities. Parties will communicate any changes to monitoring programs programs. The station located on the Liard at Upper Crossing can provide information as part of the BMCBWMA. Scientific and traditional knowledge assessment will occur as part of the Learning Plans for the La Biche and Beaver Rivers and may identify monitoring stations specific to these water bodies that could be included in the BWMA program. Additional assessment will be conducted jointly to inform the regional and basin level programs.

Summary of Commitments. ‌ Long-term monitoring is critical to understanding whether significant changes are taking place in the natural environment. Long-term datasets reveal important patterns, which allow trends, cycles, and rare events to be identified. This is particularly important for complex, large systems where signals may be subtle and slow to emerge. Long-term datasets are essential to test hypotheses that may have been overlooked at the time the monitoring was started. With increasing variability in hydrological regimes associated with increasing climatic variability, long-term monitoring is critically important. Transboundary monitoring includes: • Stations at which monitoring for Transboundary Objectives will occur; and • Stations that support transboundary water management as well as broader regional and Basin-level monitoring network. The Parties have agreed to continue to support long-term surface water quantity and quality monitoring in the Basin while the Learning Plan for the Peel River is completed. Current and past water quantity stations and quality sites are listed in Table 10. The Peel River above Fort XxXxxxxxx is a priority station where water quality and quantity triggers and objectives will be assessed. For that station, the Parties agree to continue to support the monitoring, including working with delegate agencies as required. All other stations are considered important stations for the long-term, Basin-level monitoring. The Parties will continue to support those monitoring stations, including working with delegate agencies as required at least for the period while the Learning Plans are completed. The Parties will encourage and support the continued surface water monitoring conducted in the Basin by Environment and Climate Change Canada. Existing and historic water quality and hydrometric monitoring stations are listed in Table 10. The Parties will not make changes to monitoring at any of the stations in Table 10 without discussing with the other Party to this Agreement for the period while the Learning Plans are completed. As part of the Learning Plans Plan for class 2 Transboundary Waters, the Parties will review existing monitoring locations and programs (parameters, frequency, etc.) and will assess monitoring needs and priorities as well as appropriate locations for monitoring Transboundary Waters with regard to surface water quantity and quality, Groundwater quantity and quality, and biology. They may consider the addition of monitoring for air or human dimensions in the future. In the meantime, the Parties will continue to encourage and support the The identification of long-term monitoring conducted by Environment Canada and Mackenzie River Basin jurisdictions (Table 10). The identification of monitoring stations that may be monitored over the long-term for the Agreement will be based on a scientific and traditional and local knowledge assessment. Any stations established as per the RIM approach will also form part of the regional and Basin-level monitoring. Monitoring stations in unclassified and class 1 water bodies may be included to provide comparisons to background or reference conditions. In addition, how Indigenous governments Governments and organizations Organizations will be involved in monitoring and research within their territory will be discussed. Table 10 lists the present status of Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Stations in the Liard River basin. The number and location of stations may vary based on available funding and jurisdictional priorities. Parties will communicate any changes to monitoring programs at the BMC.