WaterWater MonitoringMonitoring inin NunavutNunavut Ian Parsons Water Resources Division Nunavut Regional Office INAC June 1, 2011 Overview . Hydrometric Monitoring in Nunavut . Partnership between Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada . Water Licenses Issued in Nunavut . High Cost of Water Quality Sampling . Options for Continuous Monitoring Hydrometric Monitoring 160°W 150°W 140°W 130°W 110°W 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W 40°W 30°W 20°W NUNAVUT . 38 hydrometric 100 050 100 200 Kilometres 70°N e smer stations Axel Elle A RC Heiberg I. TIC OC Elle E f A Ring N nes Amund I. nd Ringnes Isla Hydrometric Stn (42) (WSC) I. Lou gheed I. Cornwall I. INAC District Graham I. Nunavut Boundary Fiord Grise . Only one water M el Bathurst ville I. I. FIN AF Cornwallis B Bya von Island m Martin De Y I. I. BA S tefa quality station ns Resolute son nel I. Parry Chan t I. t Bylo Inle 70°N Somerse ik d t Nanisiv Pon I. 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Coral H Baker Lake H . uds m I on exploration gha Str let ottin ait rfield In N Cheste Rankin Inlet ivalliq K s I. project Coat . sel I e Man Whale Cov 60°N Arviat SON Projection: Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD 83 HUD 110°W 100°W 90°W 80°W 70°W Water Licenses in Nunavut 160°W 150°W 140°W 130°W 110°W 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W 40°W 30°W 20°W NUNAVUT . 275 water 10050 0 100 200 70°N Kilometres licenses re sme Elle Axel erg I. issued Heib A RC TIC Ellef Water Licence (211) (20110304) O R CE ingnes Amund d AN slan I. es I Ringn INAC District I. A variety of Loug Cornwall I. heed I. I. Nunavut Boundary Graham rd e Fio Gris potential FIN M Bathurst AF elvi B lle I. I. wallis sland AY Corn Devon I B B yam Martin I. I. impacts to Ste Resolute hannel fanss arry C on I. P t I. let Bylo In ivik ond Somerset Nanis P I. ay water. rctic B 70°N A r ve Ri Prince of e lyd Wales I. C Vic toria fin q Baf a rju . INAC ensures Is ni ta land ta iq kiq ik D Qi Q av d is ik lan S lool Is tra Ig it Taloyoak compliance to C ach ambridge B l Be ng ay King Hal ce rtu Prin ir ni William ugaaruk les A ng Gjoa Haven K har ce Pa K Kitikm I. C For uglu eot I. ktuk I. Umin gmaktok water E FOX Bathu rst Inlet y IN a S 60°N ulse B BA t Rep lui Iqa licences t rse Do t pe ru Ca i mm on Ki thampt Sou ur l Harbo issued by the I. ora Baker Lake C H . uds m I on gha St let ttin rait rfield In No Cheste Nunavut Rankin Inlet Kivalliq oats I. C sel I e Man Whale Cov 60°N Water Board. Arviat SON Projection: Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD 83 HUD 110°W 100°W 90°W 80°W 70°W Cost Analysis . Nunavut covers about 1/5th of Canada’s area. All water sampling requires an air flight into the sites. The closest water analysis lab is in Yellowknife. A cost example for sampling in the Kivalliq Region: Flight $1800 Hotel $400 Meals $200 Helicopter $10,000 Lab Samples $6,000 Misc (equip, gear) $1600 Total for one round of sampling: $20,000 Potential for Continuous Monitoring Automated water quality sensors would: . reduce the costs of data collection. increase the amount of data collected. load information directly to a database. allow near real-time flagging of abrupt changes. tie the results of chemical analyses together. allow maintenance/operation to be shared with other agencies. possibly provide seasonal water quality information. (i.e. under ice) Questions?Questions? ThankThank youyou.