| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Freshwater Quality Monitoring Scope | other | Environment and Climate change Canada (ECCC) monitors freshwater quality on: * federal lands * transboundary watersheds * inland waters | medium | |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | FWQMS Program Conformity and Collaboration | other | The Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Surveillance (FWQMS) program activities are accomplished in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments, and in conformity with the Canada Water Act. | high | |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Risk-Based Adaptive Management Framework | other | ECCC conducts the monitoring and surveillance activities based on the level of risk to water quality in a watershed. The risk is assessed regarding the stress determined by: * the nature * the probability * the frequency * the severity | medium | |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | ECCC Resource Management Support Obligations | aquatic life, other | Reports on national and ecosystem-based indicators under the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy; Surveillance studies under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, including the Chemicals Management Plan; Monitoring and assessment of Government of Canada priority ecosystems and programs, like the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River Basin, Lake Winnipeg, and northeastern British Columbia, and through participation in initiatives such as the Canada-Alberta Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program; Development of the freshwater quality indicator (WQI) for the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI). | Applicable to ECCC activities under the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act | high |
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