Water Quality. The primary goals of monitoring Transboundary Waters are to track changes in water quality over time, determine anthropogenic and natural drivers for changes in water quality, and ultimately ensure that water quality is protected for all water uses. While monitoring can help ensure the upstream jurisdiction does not cause unreasonable harm to the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem in the downstream jurisdiction, monitoring should also be used to demonstrate that the downstream jurisdiction is not causing unreasonable harm as some aquatic resources (e.g., fish) may occur in both jurisdictions. There are five water quality monitoring sites near the border in the BC-YT region (Figure 2; Table 8). The two sites located on the Liard River were originally established out of federal/provincial/territorial interest (e.g. transboundary). The main goal of these sites is to examine long-term changes in water quality to assess trends. The Liard River at Lower Crossing site was discontinued in 1994. The stations along the Beaver and La Biche Rivers monitor for baseline purposes. Monitoring frequency may vary and is dependent upon obtaining external funding. Monitoring on the Liard at Upper Crossing can provide information to support the development of the Learning Plan and the potential development of Triggers. However, 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. Table 8. Current (2014) Status of Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Monitoring Stations in the Liard Basin. SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Purpose of Monitoring* Station # Funder Freq Period of Record Station # Funder Period of Record Liard River at Upper Crossing# 60.047 - 128.90 2 YT Long-term YT10AA0001 Fed-YT 12X/yr 1991- 2015** YT10AA0001 Fed-YT 1942- present Liard River at Lower Crossing# 59.413 - 126.09 4 BC Long-term BC10BE0005 Discon’t Discon’t 1984-1994 BC10BE0005 Fed 1944- present Beaver River below Whitefish River 60 07 52 N 124.53 21 W YT Baseline BEVR-001 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present YT10BD001 Fed-YT 1977- 1993; 2014- XxXxxxx River at Yukon- BC Boundary 60 0 21 N 124 6 30 W YT - - - - - XX00XX000 Fed-YT 2015 XxXxxxx Station (upstream baseline) 60 08 51 N 124.03 41 W YT Baseline LBCH-002 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present - XxXxxxx Station (downstream, at bridge crossing) 60.04 67 N 124.02 14 W YT Baseline LBCH-001 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present - *Note: Baseline studies are funded external to existing branch allotments. As such, the duration of sampling is dependent upon obtaining external funds and priorities of Yukon government. **The period of record may not be complete as the station was temporarily suspended.
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Water Quality. The primary goals of monitoring Transboundary Waters are to track changes in water quality over time, determine anthropogenic and natural drivers for changes in water quality, and ultimately ensure that water quality is protected for all water uses. While monitoring can help ensure the upstream jurisdiction does not cause unreasonable harm to the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem in the downstream jurisdiction, monitoring should also be used to demonstrate that the downstream jurisdiction is not causing unreasonable harm as some aquatic resources (e.g., fish) may occur in both jurisdictions. There are five currently two active long-term water quality sites in the Peel River basin: Peel River above Fort XxXxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx River above Engineer Creek (Figure 3; Table 10). The Peel River above Fort XxXxxxxxx (10MC0002) is co-located with a water quantity (hydrometric) station and is considered a priority site where water quality triggers and objectives will be assessed. The Parties have agreed to continue to support the long-term water quality monitoring sites near the border in the BC-YT region (Figure 2; Table 8)Basin while the Learning Plan for the Peel River is completed. The two sites located on the Liard River were originally established out of federal/provincial/territorial interest (e.g. transboundary). The main goal of these sites is to examine long-term changes in Information collected from current and past water quality monitoring will be used to assess trends. The Liard River at Lower Crossing site was discontinued in 1994. The stations along the Beaver and La Biche Rivers monitor for baseline purposes. Monitoring frequency may vary and is dependent upon obtaining external funding. Monitoring on the Liard at Upper Crossing can provide information to support the development of inform the Learning Plan and the potential development of Triggers. However, scientific and traditional knowledge assessment will occur may be recommended as part of the Learning Plans for the La Biche and Beaver Rivers and may identify Agreement or a Basin-level monitoring stations specific to these water bodies that could be included in the BWMA program. Table 810. Current (2014) Status of Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Monitoring Stations in the Liard Peel sub-Basin. Three stations just outside the basin are also included. SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Purpose of Monitoring* Station # Stn #/Name Funder Freq Period of Record Station Stn # Funder Period of Record Liard Peel River above Fort XxXxxxxxx * 67.259 -134.889 NWT 10MC0002 FED NWT 4X/year 2X/year 1960-present 1999-present 10MC002 FED-NWT 1969-present Rat River near Fort XxXxxxxxx 67.677 -135.718 NWT -- -- -- -- 10MC007 FED-NWT 1981-1990; 2016-present Peel River at Upper Crossing# 60.047 - 128.90 2 Frog Creek 67.635 -134.652 NWT -- -- -- -- 10MC022 FED 1997-present Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) above Aklavik 68.204 -135.115 NWT -- NWT 3X/year 2013-present 10MC003 FED 1974-present Xxxxxxx River above Engineer Creek 65.378 -138.289 YT LongOGLV-001 NWT-term YT10AA0001 YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013, 2016- present -- -- -- Xxxxxxx River near Mouth 65.867 -137.268 YT OGLV-002 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Xxxxxxx River at KM 197.9 Xxxxxxxx Hwy 65.363 -138.297 YT -- YT 1X/year 2012-2014 10MA002 Fed-YT 12X0000-0000 0000-present Engineer Creek near Xxxxxxx River 65.359 -138.292 YT 10MA0008 FED-YT Monthly 1993-1996 -- -- -- Engineer Creek at YTG Campground 65.3532 -138.269 YT -- YT 1X 2002 Engineer Creek upstream of Red Creek 65.0989 -138.354 YT -- YT 1X 2002 Blackstone River near Xxxxxxx Lake Airstrip 64.876 -138.283 YT BLKS-001 YT 1X/yr 1991- 2015** YT10AA0001 year 2013 10MA003 FED 1984-present SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Stn #/Name Funder Freq Period of Record Stn # Funder Period of Record Blackstone River near Mouth 65.850 -137.257 YT BLKS-002 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Peel River above Xxxx River 65.856 -136.401 YT PEEL-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Xxxx River near Hungry Lake 65.704 -136.299 YT XXXX-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Peel River above Canyon Creek 65.898 -136.039 YT PEEL-002 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 10MA001 FED 1962-present Dalglish Creek at Mouth 65.875 -136.326 YT ???? YT 1x/year 2014-2018 ???? YT 0000-0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx - Lower 65.883 -136.340 YT DALG-002 YT 1x/year 2014-2018 30MA004 YT 0000-0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx - Upper 65.893 -136.349 YT -- -- -- -- ????? YT 2013-present Wind River near Mouth 65.837 -135.299 YT WIND-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Peel River above Bonnet Plume River 65.922 -135.057 YT PEEL-003 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Bonnet Plume River above Mouth 65.881 -134.944 YT BP-002 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Bonnet Plume River above Xxxxxxxxx Creek 65.742 -134.676 YT BP-002 YT 1X/year 2002, 2012, 2013 10MB004 Fed-YT 1942- present Liard River at Lower Crossing# 59.413 - 126.09 4 BC Long-term BC10BE0005 Discon’t Discon’t 19841981-1994 BC10BE0005 Fed 1944- 2016-present Beaver Peel River below Whitefish above Snake River 60 07 52 N 124.53 21 W 65.981 -134.225 YT Baseline BEVR-001 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present YT10BD001 FedPEEL-004 NWT-YT 1977- 1993; 2014- XxXxxxx 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Stn #/Name Funder Freq Period of Record Stn # Funder Period of Record Snake River at Yukon- BC Boundary 60 0 21 N 124 6 30 W near the Mouth 65.969 -134.028 YT - - - - - XX00XX000 FedSNK-001 NWT/YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 10MB003 Fed 1975-1995 Snake River above Iron Creek 65.246 -133.403 YT 2015 XxXxxxx -- -- -- -- 10MB001 Fed 1963-1967 Peel River above Caribou River 65.500 -134.154 YT PEEL-005 NWT/YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Caribou River above Mouth 66.483 -134.183 YT -- NWT 1X 2004 -- -- -- * BWMA Priority Monitoring Station (upstream baseline) 60 08 51 N 124.03 41 W YT Baseline LBCH-002 YT Attachment A DRAFT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2019-03-11 Figure 3. Current Location of Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Monitoring Stations in the Peel sub-4X/yr 2014- present - XxXxxxx Station (downstream, at bridge crossing) 60.04 67 N 124.02 14 W YT Baseline LBCH-001 YT 3Basin. Three stations downstream and just outside the basin are also included. Attachment A DRAFT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2019-4X/yr 2014- present - *Note: Baseline studies are funded external to existing branch allotments. As such, the duration of sampling is dependent upon obtaining external funds and priorities of Yukon government. **The period of record may not be complete as the station was temporarily suspended.03-11
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Water Quality. The primary goals of monitoring Transboundary Waters are to track changes in water quality over time, determine anthropogenic and natural drivers for changes in water quality, and ultimately ensure that water quality is protected for all water uses. While monitoring can help ensure the upstream jurisdiction does not cause unreasonable harm to the Ecological Integrity of the Aquatic Ecosystem in the downstream jurisdiction, monitoring should also be used to demonstrate that the downstream jurisdiction is not causing unreasonable harm as some aquatic resources (e.g., fish) may occur in both jurisdictions. There are five seven water quality monitoring sites near the border in the BC-YT British Columbia – Yukon - Northwest Territories region (Figure 2; Table 8)9). The two four sites located on the Liard River were originally established out of federal/provincial/territorial interest (e.g. transboundary). The main goal of these sites is to examine long-term changes in water quality to assess trends. The Liard River at Fort Liard, the Liard River at Upper Crossing and the Liard River above Kotaneelee River are long-term active sites. The Liard River at Lower Crossing site was discontinued discontinued3 in 1994. The stations along three sites in the Beaver and La Biche Rivers monitor for baseline purposes. Monitoring frequency may vary and is dependent upon obtaining external funding. Monitoring Petitot River watershed (two on the Liard at Upper Crossing can provide information Petitot River and one on a tributary to the Petitot) were recently established to collect baseline data to more effectively monitor potential anthropogenic pressures, including resource extraction, on or near the river. To support the development of the Learning Plan Plans and the potential development of Triggers, the Parties agree to continue monitoring at the Petitot River below Highway 77 at no less than the schedule described in Table 11 while Learning Plans are ongoing. HoweverRegional and Basin-level monitoring is recommended to resume or continue on the Liard River at 4 stations, scientific including at Upper Crossing, Lower Crossing, Fort Liard and traditional knowledge assessment above Kotaneelee River (Table 9). Data collected on the Petitot River downstream of Tsea River, and at Fortune Creek upstream of the Petitot River, will occur be used to inform Learning Plans and may be recommended as part of the Learning Plans for the La Biche this Agreement or regional and Beaver Rivers and may identify Basin-level monitoring stations specific to these water bodies that could be included in the BWMA programprograms. Table 89. Current (2014) Status of Transboundary Water Quality and Hydrometric Monitoring Stations in the Liard Basin. SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Purpose of Monitoring* Station # Funder Freq Period of Record Station # Funder Period of Record * Liard River at Fort Liard 64.243 - 123.479 NW T NW10ED000 1 Fed 4-6X/yr 1998-present XX00XX000 Fed 1960- present * Liard River above Kotaneelee River 60.154 - 123.743 NW T n/a NT 2-3X/yr 1992-present -- -- -- + Petitot River below Highway No.77 59.989 - 122.960 BC BC10DA0002 Fed-BC 4X/yr 2011-present BC10DA001 BC 1992- 1996, 2012- present * Liard River at Upper Crossing# Crossing 60.047 - 128.90 2 128.902 YT Long-term YT10AA0001 Fed-YT 12X/yr 1991- 2015** (suspended in 2014) 1991-2013 YT10AA0001 Fed-YT 1942- present * Liard River at Lower Crossing# Crossing 59.413 - 126.09 4 126.094 BC Long-term BC10BE0005 Discon’t Discon’t 1984-1994 BC10BE0005 Fed 1944- present Beaver Petitot River below Whitefish Downstream of Tsea River 60 07 52 N 124.53 21 W YT Baseline BEVR-001 YT 3-59.644 - 121.350 BC E290871 BC 4X/yr 2014- 2012-present YT10BD001 Fed-YT 1977- 1993; 2014- XxXxxxx -- -- -- Fortune Creek upstream of Petitot River at Yukon- 59.972 - 122.421 BC Boundary 60 0 21 N 124 6 30 W YT - - - - - XX00XX000 Fed-YT 2015 XxXxxxx Station (upstream baseline) 60 08 51 N 124.03 41 W YT Baseline LBCH-002 YT 3-E290869 BC 4X/yr 2014- 2012-present - XxXxxxx Station (downstream, at bridge crossing) 60.04 67 N 124.02 14 W YT Baseline LBCH-001 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present - *Note: Baseline studies are funded external to existing branch allotments. As such, the duration of sampling is dependent upon obtaining external funds and priorities of Yukon government. **The period of record may not be complete as the station was temporarily suspended.-- -- --
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