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Alberta Environment. 1999. Surface Water Quality Guidelines for Use in Alberta. Science and Standards Branch, Alberta Environment, Edmonton, Alberta (www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/Legislation/Guidelines/index.cfmww3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/Legislation/Guidelines/index.cfm).
Alberta Environment. 2002. Alberta Environment’s Performance Measures and Indicators — Levels 1 & 2: Environmental Indicators and Behavioural Indicators. Alberta Environment, Edmonton, Alberta.
British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (BCMELP). 1997. Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen. Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
BCMOE. 1996. British Columbia Water Quality Status Report. April 1996. Environmental Protection Division, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia (www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/public/bcwqsr/bcwqsr1.html).
BCMOE. 2001. British Columbia Approved Water Quality Guidelines (criteria) 1998 Edition. Environmental Protection Division, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia. Updated August 24, 2001 (www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/approv_wq_guide/approved.html).
Butcher, G.A. 1988. Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum: Technical Appendix. Water Quality Unit, Resource Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
CCME. 1991. “Appendix IX — A protocol for the derivation of water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life” (April 1991). In: Canadian Water Quality Guidelines. Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers, 1987. Prepared by the Task Force on Water Quality Guidelines (www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/wqg_aql_protocol.pdf). [Updated and reprinted with minor revisions and editorial changes in Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines, Chapter 4, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba.]
CCME. 1999. Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
CCME. 2001. “Canadian water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life: CCME Water Quality Index 1.0, User’s manual.” In: Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines, 1999, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg, Manitoba (www.ccme.ca/assets/pdf/wqi_usermanualfctsht_e.pdf).
CCME. 2003. Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for Protection of Aquatic Life Guidance for Site-Specific Application of Water Quality Guidelines in Canada and Procedures for Deriving Numerical Water Quality Objectives. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
CCME. 2005a. Application and Testing of the CCME Water Quality Index for Selected Water Bodies in Atlantic Canada. Prepared by Environment Canada, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government, Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation, Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour, and Prince Edward Island Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment for Water Quality Task Group, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg, Manitoba (www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/English/resource_network/status_report_e.cfm).
CCME. 2005b. Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines. Update 5.0. Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Winnipeg, Manitoba (www.ccme.ca/publications/ceqg_rcqe.html).
Dodds, W.K., J.R. Jones, and E. Welch. 1998. “Suggested classification of stream trophic state: distributions of temperate stream types by chlorophyll, total nitrogen, and phosphorus.” Water Research, 32: 1455–1462.
Environment Canada. 2001. Threats to Sources of Drinking Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Health in Canada. National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario. 72 pp. (NWRI Scientific Assessment Report Series No. 1).
Environment Canada. 2005a. Proceedings of the 2nd CCME National Workshop on the Water Quality Index — Towards a Nationally Consistent Water Quality Indicator for Canada, February 15–18, 2005.
Environment Canada. 2005b. Initial Guidance for Calculating the Water Quality Index (WQI) for the Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators [now the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators or CESI] Water Quality Indicator. 17 pp.
Environment Canada. 2005c. Recommended Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life for Use in the 2005 National Water Quality Indicators under the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) Initiative [draft]. National Guidelines and Standards Office, Environment Canada, Gatineau, Quebec. June 23, 2005.
Fidler, L.E., and G.G. Oliver. 2001. Towards a Water Quality Guideline for Temperature in the Province of British Columbia. Water Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Glozier, N.E., R.W. Crosley, L.A. Mottle, and D.B. Donald. 2004. Water Quality Characteristics and Trends for Banff and Jasper National Parks: 1973–2002. Ecological Science Division, Environmental Conservation Branch, Environment Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Grand River Conservation Authority. 2004. Grand River Conservation Authority 2004 Fall Report. Grand River Conservation Authority, Cambridge, Ontario.
Howell, K., and N.K. Nagpal. 2001. Water Quality Guidelines for Selenium: Technical Appendix. Water Protection Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Victoria, British Columbia.
Khan, A.A., R. Paterson, and H. Khan. 2004. “Modification and application of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index (CCME WQI) for the communication of drinking water quality data in Newfoundland and Labrador.” Canadian Water Quality Research Journal, 39(3): 285–293.
Levy, D.A., D.D. MacDonald, and N.K. Nagpal. 1981. Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Chloride. Water, Air and Climate Change Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Victoria, British Columbia.
Lumb, A., D. Halliwell, and T.C. Sharma. 2006. “Application of CCME Water Quality Index to monitor water quality: A case study of the Mackenzie River basin, Canada.” Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 113: 411–429.
Manitoba Conservation. 2002. Manitoba Water Quality Standards, Objectives and Guidelines. Water Quality Management Section, Water Branch, Manitoba Conservation, Winnipeg, Manitoba (www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/water_quality/quality/website_notice_mwqsog_2002.html).
McKean, C., and N.K. Nagpal. 1991. Ambient Water Quality Criteria for pH: Technical Appendix. Water Management Division, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia.
McNiven, C., and H. Puderer. 2000. Delineation of Canada's North: An Examination of the North-South Relationship in Canada. Geography Working Paper No. 2000-3, Catalogue no. 92F0138MIE. Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
MDDEP. 2006. Critères de qualité de l’eau de surface au Québec. Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec, Québec, Quebec (http://ww.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/eau/criteres_eau/fondements.htm).
Nagpal, N.K. 1981. Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Zinc. Environment and Resource Management Department, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Nagpal, N.K. 1987. Water Quality Criteria for Lead: Technical Appendix. Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Nordin, R.N. 2001. Water Quality Criteria for Nutrients and Algae. Overview Report. Resource Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment.
Nordin, R.N., and L.W. Pommen. 1986. Water Quality Criteria for Nitrogen (Nitrate, Nitrite, and Ammonia). Water Quality Unit, Resource Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
OECD. 1982. Eutrophication of Waters: Monitoring, Assessment and Control. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris. 154 pp.
Ontario Ministry of the Environment (OMOE). 1994. Water Management Policies, Guidelines, Provincial Water Quality Objectives of the Ministry of Environment and Energy [reprinted February 1999]. Ontario Ministry of the Environment. 67 pp. (www.ene.gov.on.httpca/envision/gp/3303e.pdf).
Painter, S., and J. Waltho. 2005. Test Driving the Canadian Water Quality Index. Ecosystem Health Division, Environmental Conservation Branch, Ontario Region, Environment Canada.
PPWB. 1992. Master Agreement on Apportionment. “Schedule E: Agreement on Water Quality.” Prairie Provinces Water Board, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Reimer, P.S. 1999. Environmental Effects of Manganese and Proposed Guidelines to Protect Freshwater Life in British Columbia. Department of Chemical and Bio-Resource Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rocchini, R., and L.G. Swain. 1995. The British Columbia Water Quality Index. Water Quality Branch, Environmental Protection Department, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Land and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia. 13 pp.
Singleton, H.J. 1986. Water Quality Criteria for Cyanide: Technical Appendix. Resource Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Singleton, H.J. 1987. Water Quality Criteria for Copper: Technical Appendix. Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Singleton, H.J. 2000. Ambient Water Quality Guidelines for Sulphate. Water Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
USEPA. 2005. Current National Recommended Water Quality Criteria. United States Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/wqcriteria.html).
Warrington, P.D. 1995. Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Fluoride. Resource Quality Section, Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Williamson, D.A. 2002. Manitoba Water Quality Standards, Objectives and Guidelines. Manitoba Water Stewardship, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Manitoba Conservation Report 2002-11).
Wright, C.R., K.A. Saffran, A.-M. Anderson, R.D. Neilson, N.D. MacAlpine, and S.E. Cooke. 1999. A Water Quality Index for Agricultural Streams in Alberta: The Alberta Agricultural Water Quality Index (AAWQI). Prepared for the Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture Program. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Edmonton, Alberta.
Further reading
Berger, T., J.R. Brown, S. Cross, S. Gwanikar, D. MacDonald, and D.Q. Tao. 1998. Salmon River: Water Quality Assessment and Recommended Objectives. Environment Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brown, J., D. MacDonald, B. McNaughton, and S. Mitchell. 1997. Lower Columbia River from Birchbank to International Border: Water Quality Assessment and Recommended Objectives. Environment Canada and British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
Butcher, G.A. 1987. Peace River Area: Peace River Mainstream: Water Quality Assessment and Objectives: Technical Appendix. British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Butcher, G.A. 1992. Lower Columbia River, Hugh Keenleyside Dam to Birchbank: Water Quality Assessment and Objectives: Technical Appendix. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Holmes, D.W., and R.N. Nordin. 1992. Thompson River Water Quality Assessment and Objectives. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Holms, G.B., and L.G. Swain. 1985. Fraser–Delta Area: FraserRiverSub-basin from Hope to Kanaka Creek: Water Quality Assessment and Objectives. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia.
Kangasniemi, B.J. 1989. Campbell River Area: Middle Quinsam Lake Sub-basin: Water Quality Assessment and Objectives: Technical Appendix. Water Management Branch, British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia.
McKean, C. 1989. Cowichan–Koksilah Rivers Water Quality Assessment and Objectives: Technical Appendix. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia.
Obedkof, W. 1981. Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Fraser River from MooseLake to Hope. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
Swain, L.G. 1990. Okanagan Area, Similkameen River Sub-basin: Water Quality Assessment and Objectives: Technical Appendix First Update. British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia.
