Keepers of the Athabasca, in partnership with the Society of High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee (REAC), is connecting hydrogeologists, some working in the area for over a decade, with Traditional Knowledge holders, First Nations technical experts, and those closest to the land in order to develop tools toward watershed literacy, citizen science, and water monitoring programs.
» RELEASE: New platform monitors tailings leakage around Alberta's bitumen mines
» Project description: Athabasca Basin: Tailings and impacts on aquifers (EcoTrust)
The following presentations were part of a recent event to examine impacts on aquifers in the Athabasca Basin.
» Groundwater and Aquifers, Dr. Gilles Wendling (14.8MB PDF)
» Tar Sands Tailing Ponds, Aquifers and Groundwater, Fort McMurray, November 2018, Dr. Gilles Wendling (8.7MB PDF)
» Tar Sands Tailing Ponds, Aquifers and Groundwater, Long Lake, June 2018, Dr. Gilles Wendling (11.2MB PDF)
» Leapfrog Model, Lower Athabasca, GW Solutions (10.6MB PDF)
» Compost in Reclamation, Tracey Boutilier, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (240KB PDF)
» Applying Hydrogeological Data to Water Management Programs, Rosey Radmanovich (3.4MB PDF)
» Moving Forward: Board Recommendations for Future Projects, Keepers of the Athabasca (3.1MB PDF)
Additional video presentations recommended by Anouck Ferroud and Dr. Romain Chesnaux:» Groundwater and Oil Sands Extraction (4:09, YouTube)» Lab 5 Groundwater Model 1 (21:12, YouTube)» Lab 5 Groundwater Model 2 (2:41, YouTube)» Part II: Unconfined and Confined Aquifers (5:01, YouTube)
