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. 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- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River at Yukon- BC Boundary 60 0 21 N 124 6 30 W YT - - - - - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Fed-YT 2015 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Station (upstream baseline) 60 08 51 N 124.03 41 W YT Baseline LBCH-002 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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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Sources: Bilateral Water Management Agreement, Bilateral Water Management Agreement, Bilateral Water Management Agreement
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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River above Engineer Creek (Figure 3; Table 10). The Peel River above Fort ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (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. Liard Peel River above Fort ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ * 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River above Engineer Creek 65.378 -138.289 YT Long-term YT10AA0001 FedOGLV-001 NWT-YT 12X1X/yr 1991- 2015** YT10AA0001 Fedyear 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013, 2016- present -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River near Mouth 65.867 -137.268 YT OGLV-002 NWT-YT 1942- present Liard River at Lower Crossing# 59.413 - 126.09 4 BC Long1X/year 1999, 2002-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- 2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River at Yukon- BC Boundary 60 0 21 N 124 6 30 W KM 197.9 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hwy 65.363 -138.297 YT -- YT 1X/year 2012-2014 10MA002 Fed-YT ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-present Engineer Creek near ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lake Airstrip 64.876 -138.283 YT BLKS-001 YT 1X/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 ▇▇▇▇ River 65.856 -136.401 YT PEEL-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇ River near Hungry Lake 65.704 -136.299 YT ▇▇▇▇-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 ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ - Lower 65.883 -136.340 YT DALG-002 YT 1x/year 2014-2018 30MA004 YT ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ - - - - 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Creek 65.742 -134.676 YT BP-002 YT 1X/year 2002, 2012, 2013 10MB004 Fed-YT 2015 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 1981-1994 2016-present Peel River above Snake River 65.981 -134.225 YT PEEL-004 NWT-YT 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 near the Mouth 65.969 -134.028 YT SNK-001 NWT/YT 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 10MB003 Fed 1975-1995 Snake River above Iron Creek 65.246 -133.403 YT -- -- -- -- 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 3Attachment A DRAFT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2019-4X/yr 2014- present - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Station (downstream, at bridge crossing) 60.04 67 N 124.02 14 W YT Baseline LBCH-001 YT 303-4X/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.11 Attachment A DRAFT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2019-03-11
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Sources: Bilateral Water Management Agreement
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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River above Engineer Creek (Figure 3; Table 10). The Peel River above Fort ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (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. Liard Peel River above Fort ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ * 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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 67.677 -135.718 NWT -- -- -- -- 10MC007 NWT 1981-1990; 2016-present Peel River at Upper Crossing# 60.047 - 128.90 2 Frog Creek 67.635 -134.652 NWT -- -- -- -- 10MC022 FED-NWT 1997-present Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) above Aklavik 68.204 -135.115 NWT -- NWT 3X/year 2013-present 10MC003 FED 1974-present ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River above Engineer Creek 65. 3594 -138. 3040 YT Long-term YT10AA0001 FedOLG-001 NWT-YT 12X1X/yr 1991- 2015** YT10AA0001 Fedyear 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013, 2016- present -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River 0.5 km upstream of Engineer Creek 65.3581 -138.3056 YT YT10MA00 11 FED-YT 1942- Monthly 1993-1997, 2016- present Liard -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River at Lower Crossing# 59.413 - 126.09 4 BC Long2 km upstream of Engineer Creek 65.3592 -138.3375 YT YT10MA00 10 1994-term BC10BE0005 Discon’t Discon’t 19841995 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River near Engineer Creek 65.3783 -138.2894 YT OR_EC 1999-1994 BC10BE0005 Fed 1944- present Beaver 2003 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River below Whitefish River 60 07 52 N 124.53 21 W near Mouth 65.867 -137.268 YT Baseline BEVR-001 YT 3-4X/yr 2014- present YT10BD001 FedOR_M NWT-YT 1977- 1993; 2014- 1X/year 1999, 2002-2005, 2012, 2013 -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River at Yukon- BC Boundary 60 0 21 N 124 6 30 W KM 197.9 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hwy 65. 3625 -138.2972 -- 2012-2014 10MA002 Fed-YT 1974-1996 2016-present Engineer Creek near ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ River 65.3592 -138. 2917 YT 10MA0008 FED-YT Monthly 1993-1996 -- -- -- SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Stn #/Name Funder Freq Period of Record Stn # Funder Period of Record Engineer Creek at YTG Campground 65.3532 -138.269 YT ENG@CMP G YT 1X 2002 Engineer Creek upstream of Red Creek 65.0989 -138.354 YT ENG@HWY YT 1X 2002 Blackstone River near ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lake Airstrip 64.876 -138.283 YT BLKS-001 YT 1X/year 2013 10MA003 FED 1984-1995 2005-present Blackstone River near Mouth 65.8515 -137.2573 YT BR_M NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Peel River above ▇▇▇▇ River 65.8565 -136.4006 YT PEEL-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 -- -- -- ▇▇▇▇ River near Hungry Lake 65. 7057 -136.2996 YT ▇▇▇▇-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 10MA004 FED-YT 2021-present Peel River above Canyon Creek 65. 88872 -136. 0441 YT PEEL-002 NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 10MA001 FED 1962-1965 1968-1998 2005-present Dalglish Creek at Mouth 65.8754 -136.3264 YT DALG-001 YT 1x/year 2014-2018 ???? YT 2012-2014 Dalglish Creek - Lower 65. 8827 -136.3403 YT DALG-002 YT varies 2014-2018 30MA004 YT 2013-2014 Dalglish Creek - - - - Upper 65.893 -136.349 YT -- -- -- -- 30MA006 YT 2013-present Wind River near Mouth 65.8371 -135. 2988 YT WIND-001 NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Wind River above Little Wind 65.321 -135.400 YT 10MA005 YT 2021-present SITE INFORMATION QUALITY HYDROMETRIC Site Name Coordinates Jur Stn #/Name Funder Freq Period of Record Stn # Funder Period of Record Peel River above Bonnet Plume River 65.9226 -135.0571 YT PEEL-003 NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Bonnet Plume River above Mouth 65.8801 -134.9438 YT BP-002 NWT-YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Bonnet Plume River above ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Creek 64.7416 133.6755 YT BP-001 YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 10MB004 Fed-YT 2015 ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Station (upstream baseline) 60 08 51 N 124.03 41 W 1981-1994 2016-present Peel River above Snake River 65.9812 -134.2251 YT Baseline LBCH-002 PEEL-004 NWT-YT 31X/year 2012, 2013 -- -- -- Snake River near the Mouth 65.9696 -134.1805 YT SNK-001 NWT/YT 1X/year 2012, 2013 10MB003 Fed 1975-4X1995 2021-present Snake River above Iron Creek 65.246 -133.403 YT -- -- -- -- 10MB001 Fed 1963-1967 Peel River above Caribou River 65.4984 -134.1539 YT PEEL-005 NWT/yr 2014- present - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Station (downstreamYT 1X/year 2012, at bridge crossing) 60.04 67 N 124.02 14 W 2013 -- -- -- Caribou River above Mouth 66.4833 -134.183 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.CR_M NWT 1X 2004 -- -- -- * BWMA Priority Monitoring Station
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Sources: Bilateral Water Management Agreement