No qualitative requirements.
No quantitative requirements.
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | CESI | Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators | high | |
| #D002 | watershed | an interconnected network of streams, rivers and lakes whose water flows into a common outlet. | high | |
| #D003 | Water quality guidelines | recommended limits or statements for a variety of chemical substances and physical parameters, which, if exceeded, may impair aquatic life. | high | |
| #D004 | Scope (F1) | is the percentage of parameters for which the water quality guidelines are not met. | high | |
| #D005 | Frequency (F2) | is the percentage of samples for which the water quality guidelines are not met. | high | |
| #D006 | Amplitude (F3) | refers to the amount by which the water quality guidelines are not met. | high | |
| #D007 | Excellent (95.0 to 100.0) | Water quality is protected with a virtual absence of threat of impairment; conditions are very close to natural. | high | |
| #D008 | Good (80.0 to 94.9) | Water quality is protected with only a minor degree of threat or impairment; conditions rarely depart from natural or desirable levels. | high | |
| #D009 | Fair (65.0 to 79.9) | Water quality is usually protected but occasionally threatened or impaired; conditions sometimes depart from natural or desirable levels. | high | |
| #D010 | Marginal (45.0 to 64.9) | Water quality is frequently threatened or impaired; conditions often depart from natural or desirable levels. | high | |
| #D011 | Poor (0 to 44.9) | Water quality is almost always threatened or impaired; conditions usually depart from natural or desired levels. | high | |
| #D012 | 2,4-D | 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid | high | |
| #D013 | MCPA | 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid | high | |
| #D014 | CaCO3 | calcium carbonate | high | |
| #D015 | Cr (VI) | hexavalent chromium | high | |
| #D016 | L | litre | high | |
| #D017 | µg | microgram | high | |
| #D018 | mg | milligram | high | |
| #D019 | ng | nanogram | high | |
| #D020 | NTU | nephelometric turbidity unit | high | |
| #D021 | N | nitrogen | high | |
| #D022 | SSG | site-specific guidelines | high |