Schedule D: Co-Chair Approved JOSM 2014-2015 Work Plansenvironmentalmonitoring.alberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/... · 2017. 2. 3. · Use remote sensing to produce maps of additional

Schedule D: Co-Chair Approved JOSM 2014-2015 Work Plans

(Approved April 07, 2014) Page - 1

AcronymsESRD ECWBEALICAABMIBAMDUEMCLA

Element Commitment for 2014-2015Proposed responsible organization

Approved Budget

Integration workshop series ESRD $ 150,000 Multi-stakeholder meetings ESRD $ 100,000 Suporting participation in CACs including aboriginal participation

ESRD $ 240,000

Communications EC $ 10,000 Sub-sub-total 500,000$

Aboriginal capacity building (training and field operations)

ESRD $ 120,000

Integration of TEK into CAC planning processes ESRD $ 100,000 Enabling participation of Aboriginal respresentatives in the Aboriginal Advisory Committee

ESRD $ 220,000

Identify community priorities to move forward to the Aboriginal Advisory Committee

ESRD $ 100,000

Sub-sub-total 540,000$ ESRD $ 350,000 EC $ 650,000

Standards and Protocols ESRD $ 315,000 ECESRD

Sub-sub-total $ 1,715,000 Sub-total 2,755,000$

Administration

Aboriginal Participation

Engagement/Communications

Data Management

JOSM Coordination

Ducks Unlimited CanadaEcological Monitoring Committee for the Lower Athabasca

$ 400,000

Table 1 - New/Cross Cutting issues

Environment and Sustainable Resource DevelopmentEnvironment CanadaWood Buffalo Environmental Association Lakeland Industry & Community Association Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute Boreal Avian Modelling Project - University of Alberta




Approved Budget

Existing Airshed MonitoringAmbient Air Monitoring - Wood Buffalo Environmental Association WBEA $ 4,910,894 Ambient Air Monitoring - Lakeland Industry and Community Association LICA 551,000$

Ecosystem Monitoring (formerly called Fixed Platforms)Installation of additional ecosystem, transformation and deposition sites in and around the oil sands area. EC 487,886$ Enhanced meaurements at a site in vicinity of sources (BTEX and Mercury) EC 387,520$ Monitoring pollutant transformation: Continuing seasonal studies on pollutant transformation EC 817,603$ Continuing ground based monitoring at Fort McKay site and seasonal integrated measurement at Fort McKay South EC 668,423$ Ground-based Remote Sensing and Satellite Monitoring (formerly called Remote Sensing and modelling)

Use remote sensing to produce maps of additional pollutants (beyond sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide) EC 223,808$ Receptor Modelling (PACs) WBEA 520,000$ Lidar Systems EC/ESRD 419,499$ Focused studiesHuman Exposure Monitoring Program (WBEA) WBEA 463,455$ Regional Network Assessment Air TAC 100,000$ Emissions inventories:Identify gaps in emission inventories and begin to address information needs EC/ESRD 151,328$ Point Sources (stacks and fugitive) Tailings Ponds:

Continuation of studies on tailings ponds emissions

Table 2 - Air Quality Implementation Plan Activities

Ambient Air Quality

SourceEmissions Monitoring



Mobile and Area Sources:Existing Airshed MonitoringDeposition monitoring - Wood Buffalo Environmental Association WBEA

2,101,355$ Deposition monitoring - Lakeland Industry and Community Association

LICA 180,000$ Ecosystem Exposure Monitoring:Measurement of pollutants in ecosystem settings todetermine deposition and exposure EC 112,461$ Forest critical loads:Enhanced Deposition:

Measurement of polycyclic aromatic compounds and particulate metals at existing sites and installation of new sites EC 698,514$ Installation of new enhanced deposition sites WBEA 905,800$ Modelling to Integrate Data (Deposition Modelling)Modelling to understand emission, transport and fate of air pollutants EC 636,502$

Administration of the program Air WBEA 3,899,784$ LICA 254,000$ WBEA $ 532,575 LICA $ 10,000 WBEA 357,842$ LICA 22,000$

Sub-total 19,412,249$


Approved Budget

Mainstem Water QualityMainstem Water Quality Monitoring EC 3,342,550$ Continue and increase comparability studies and laboratory round-robin. ESRDCollection and analysis of Athabasca LTRN (5 sites - M0, M2, M9) (ESRD In-kind) ESRDCollection and analysis of Athabasca MTRN (M8) (ESRD In-kind)

Table 3 - Water Implemenation Plan Activities

Data Management

Engagement/Communications

Deposition

Surface Water Quality/Surface Water Quantity/Sediment



Collection and analysis of Athabasca LTRN Enhancements (initiate WQ at M1; M2 additional transect samples) ESRDTributary Water QualityEvent based sampling and analysis spring freshet (Steepbank, Ells, Firebag, Muskeg, MacKay) Daily

Tributary Monitoring Program (Steepbank, Ells, Firebag, Muskeg, MacKay) sampling and analysis (Reconcile with Athabasca River Contaminant Loading done by ESRD).

Athabasca River Contaminant Loading - Tributaries (Steepbank, Ells, Firebag, Muskeg, MacKay, Clearwater) monthly sampling and analysis (Reconcile with EC Tributary Program).Muskeg River Water Quality Monthly Sampling and AnalysisWater QualityMainstem Water Quality - Collection and analysis of

Tributary Water Quality - Monthly WQ Sampling, Analysis and Reporting 5 sites (MU-1, PO-1, MA-2, CH-1, Expanded Geography Water Quality ECOil Sands ContaminantsChemical / Biological Contaminant Source Attribution EC 283,400$

Surface Water/Groundwater

Surface groundwater interactions (Steepbank, Ells, Firebag, Muskeg) EC 357,000$

Geophysical shallow groundwater assesments in the Mackay River catchment - links to REPS and establishes the extent of groundwater/surface water connectivity

EC 190,000$ Continue monitoring of existing NAOS network (ESRD to continue to Fund $300k) ESRDSAOS Groundwater Network*Climate and Hydrology (RAMP) Monitoring Field Activities Hatfield 1,825,258$ Management, QA/QC, Reporting Hatfield 399,426$ Hydrometric Monitoring EC-WSC 642,250$

727,500$

990,177$

1,212,440$

Hatfield

EC

ESRD



WCS hydrometric network; audit of RAMP stations to verify data comparibility EC-WSCESRD Hydrometric and Meteorological work ESRDRegional Hydrology and Hydrological/ Hydraulic modeling EC 602,950$ Regional hydrology and hydrological / hydraulic modelling Hydro-ClimatologyHydrological/Hydraulic Modeling River Ice DynamicsSediments/ Dynamics/TransportMonitoring Sediment Dynamics/ transport/Chemistry - tributaries EC 277,875$ Sediment monitoring at M3 EC-WSC 100,000$ Paleo-Coring - Regional Lakes EC 476,340$ River sediment Quality sampling and analysis (RAMP) - captured in the Aquatic Ecosystem healthMainstem BenthosSample collection and interpretation of data and chemical analysis EC 755,500$ Lower Athabasca River Zoobenthos Methods ComparisonSample collection and interpretation of dataTributary BenthosCABIN sample collection (fall) and interpretation of data and chemical analysis EC 731,750$ Analysis of data in order to standardize methods ESRD/EC 189,633$ Extended Geography - Deltaic Ecosystem Health EC 593,750$ Biological WQ and Sediment sampling and associated analysis in PAD and Slave Delta.(linkage to BioD Contaminants)ESRD/Hatfield Benthos and Sediment Hatfield 795,281$ Benthos (Ekman) and sediment sampling, analysis and reporting at 4 mainstem sites; Benthos (Hess and Ekman) and sediment sampling, analysis and reporting at 38 sitesSnow and atmospheric deposition 907,000$

Benthic Invertebrates (inverts, algae & seston, water chemistry, sediment phys/chem.)

Snow / Wet Precipitation



Atmospheric Deposition Program; Snow Chemistry EC/ESRDSampling, analysis- co-sampling QA/QC ESRDSnow modelling ESRDWild Fish HealthWild Fish - Mainstem and Tributaries EC 724,000$ Monitor Fish PopulationsSpring Athabasca Fish Inventory Hatfield 69,385$ Spring Clearwater Fish Inventory Hatfield 30,868$ Summer Athabasca Fish Inventory Hatfield 69,385$ Summer Clearwater Fish Inventory Hatfield 30,868$ Fall Athabasca Fish Inventory Hatfield 79,569$ Fall Clearwater Fish Inventory Hatfield 30,868$ Regional Lakes Fish Tissue - Mercury Hatfield 17,497$ Tributary Fish Assemblage Program Hatfield 129,195$ Athabasca River trout-perch sentinel program

Athabasca River fish tissue Hatfield 25,732$ Delta Fish Assemblage Monitoring Hatfield 63,399$ Management, QA/QC, Reporting Hatfield 158,476$ Community-based Monitoring - Fish EC 211,681$ Terteriary Watershed Sampling (includes streams and lakes) 10 watersheds / year ESRD 48,500$ Toxicology (Fish/Invertebrates)Fish/Invertebrate Toxicology; Mussel Toxicology; Invertebrate, NA Toxicology; Invertebrate Toxicology EC 453,000$ Acid-Sensitive LakesAlign work under RAMP with results from assessment and lake surveys (to be completed by end of 2015) Hatfield 105,775$ Acid Sensitive Lakes Program - metals analysisAcid Sensitive Lake Monitoring Program EC 59,000$ Representative Sub-basin Studies (REPS)/ Process Integration/Modelling (Ells/Steepbank/Muskeg); Data QA/QC with standardized protocols EC/ESRD 91,000$

Development of a monitoring proposal for wetlands and implementation of initial identified activities. EC/ESRD 200,000$

Focused/Site-Specific Assessments

Fish Health / Toxicology/ Contaminant

Acid Sensitive Lakes



Development of a monitoring proposal for deep groundwater work and implementation of initial identified activities. EC/ESRD 200,000$

Mainstem - paired buoysHatfield 601,722$

Administration of contracts to Hatfield for aquatic monitoring*Special note: Directors and Co-Chairs agreed to support WBEA for managing the aquatic monitoring contract to Hatfield.

WBEA $ 150,000

Sub-total 18,950,000$


Approved Budget

Wild Bird Health and Contaminants

Assessing impacts of Oil Sands development on aquatic birds EC 160,000$

Amphibian Health/Toxicology/ Contaminants

Effects of oil sands activities on amphibian development, stress response, resistance, and infectious disease dynamicsLaboratory Exposures and Effects

Bird Health and Toxicology Field Exposure and Effects- Air Emissions/ PAHs EC 219,315$ Hunter/Trapper Harvested Wildlife Contaminants and ToxicologyDead and Moribund Bird Contaminants and Toxicology

Plant health and community composition as indicators of Oil sands mining and processing - Field monitoring

Native plant species for monitoring Oil Sands phytotoxicity and phytoremediation: greenhouse studies

Sub-total 940,000$

Wild Bird and Hunter/Trapper Harvested Wildlife Toxicology and Contaminants

Table 4 - Wildlife Contaminants and Toxicology Monitoring Program Implementation Plan Activities

Administration of the program

Plant Health and Contaminants

EC 268,075$

EC 197,870$

EC 94,740$




Approved Budget

ABMI Core ProgramStatus and trend biodiversity program across 20X20kmregularized grid. Region includes 3 oil sand areas(Athabasca, Cold Lake, and Peace) and all areas withinthe Lower Athabasca regional planning area.Core field data collection at 82 upland sites, 82 wetlandsites, and 82 winter mammal sites = $3,200,000The remainder of the budget is allocated toward:1. Core laboratory processing and identification for82 sites2. Core remote sensing for JOSM region3. Data QA/QC and management4. Scientific analysis and results presentation ABMI 4,651,120$ Enhanced moose and deer monitoringAerial surveys of 2-3 wildlife management units withinthe oil sands area. Trial distance sampling methodologyin WMUs with low densities of target species.Augments annual ESRD survey efforts for allocationpurposes.

ESRD 282,000$ Additional ADMI off-grid sampling to improve effects assessment

Cause-effect monitoring

Core terrestrial biodiversity monitoring

Table 5 - Biodiversity & Land Disturbance Monitoring Implementation Plan Activities



One-time or short-term sampling at 12 targeted sitesusing standardized ABMI protocols. Targeted sitesstrengthen understanding of how specific humanfootprint types affect biodiversity.

ABMI 188,000$ Land birds effect assessment monitoringField data collection to address knowledge gaps onsongbird response to oil sands footprint.Integration of oil sands footprint data into birdhabitatmodels at local scalesComparison and integration of local-scale models withlandscape-scale models to determine impacts of oil EC 572,460$ Data and analytical support to land birds effect assessment monitoringProvision of expertise, analyses and standardization ofexisting data for modelling of impact of oil sands onmigratory birds.Development of landscape-scale models of oil sandsimpacts on land birds, including comparison andintegration with CWS local-scale efforts.

BAM 70,500$ Waterfowl effects assessment and trend monitoringEffects assessment monitoring of waterfowl: samplingfor distribution and settlement patterns, and birdhabitatmodel development• breeding waterfowl-habitat association modeldevelopment using existing data• surveys to inform cause-effect relationships betweenoil sands development and waterfowl

EC/DU 263,200$

Protocol development - wetland birds, amphibians, owls

Measurement harmonization



Protocol refinement for the use of automated recordingunits (ARUs) as a monitoring tool for vocalizing species,with a focus on wetlands birds (specifically the YellowRail), amphibians, and owls.

EMCLA 235,000$ Protocol development - rare plantsDeveloping an adaptive sampling model for rare plantsin northeastern Alberta. Includes the development ofconstraints mapping tools relating to probability of rareplant occurrence. Work will also be initiated to exploremethods for population level monitoring for individualrare species.

EMCLA 235,000$ Woodland Caribou monitoringCaribou Population Enumeration (DNA Sight/Resight)Caribou Demographic Rates Monitoring CaribouDistribution and Related Metrics ESRD 611,000$ Whooping Crane monitoringTagging and migration monitoring of Whooping Crane EC 37,600$ Barrel Owl habitat modellingContinuation of development of a geospatial habitattool for Barred Owls as an indicator for monitoringstatus of old-mixedwood species assemblages. Fieldwork components include Barred Owl occupancysurveys and GPS collaring. ESRD 235,000$ Trend Monitoring for rare/difficult to monitor species

Species at Risk (SAR) and rare/difficult species monitoring



Improved trend monitoring of rare/SAR/difficult-tomonitorbird species insufficiently addressed by existingprograms (Threatened & Special Concern species,resident & migrant species associated with vulnerablehabitats) : refinement and application of speciesselection framework, monitoring design includinggeospatial analysis, field season in 2014-15

EC 559,300$ Augment human footprint mappingAugmented ABMI standard human footprint mappingprotocols to determine amount and location of humanfootprint and to determine ecological contribution thatvegetated human footprint in the oil sands is makingtoward biodiversity stewardship. Quantify and trackrecovery in reclaimed landscapes. ABMI 211,500$

Habitat monitoring Augment habitat/ecosite mappingHabitat/ecosite mapping protocols program to mapwetland habitat features, determine ecosites for theregion and support research into remote sensing thatwill cost-effectively track structural recovery ofvegetation on seismic lines. ABMI/ESRD 308,320$

Sub-total

*Special note: Biodiversity co-leads are to recommend how the 6% reduction they were asked to propose will be accomodated in their proposed projects, through discussion with the Biodiversity 8,460,000$

GRAND TOTAL 50,517,249$

Note: The Governments agree that cost to industry shall not exceed $50M.

Human disturbance footprint monitoring

Documents

Schedule D: Co-Chair Approved JOSM 2014-2015 Work Plansenvironmentalmonitoring.alberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/... · 2017. 2. 3. · Use remote sensing to produce maps of additional