One of the key roles of Alberta’s WPACs is to monitor and report on the health of our respective watersheds. In 2008, the LSWC released the first State of the Watershed report and it identified many significant data gaps that prevent a comprehensive understanding of water quality and aquatic habitat. Since then, the LSWC and partners have been working to establish monitoring programs and fill key data gaps, as resources permit.

The LSWC’s monitoring programs include:

  • Tributary Monitoring Program
  • Lake Monitoring
  • Benthic Invertebrate Monitoring

Project Supporters

Thank you to the many funders who have made our monitoring programs possible since 2017
Vanderwell
West Fraser
Cardinal Energy Ltd.
Big Lakes County
Shell
Vermilion Energy
Summerland Energy Inc.
Plains Midstream Canada
Aspenleaf Energy Limited
Swan River First Nation