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| Background |
The Water Survey of Canada is the national
agency responsible for the collection, interpretation and dissemination of
standardized water resource data and information in Canada.
The Water Survey of Canada can trace its beginnings to
1908 when Canada initiated a formal approach to determine the extent of
the nation's water resources. As an emerging nation, Canada recognized the
need for comprehensive water resource information to define reliable
supplies of good quality water, to determine hydro power potential, to
assess irrigation potential and to protect Canada's sovereignty over its
water resources. All major water supply systems, hydro electrical
generation facilities and irrigation projects in Canada have been
designed, built and operated using the products and services of the Water
Survey of Canada.
Today, the Water Survey of Canada continues as the
lead agency for collecting and disseminating relevant and reliable water
resource information in Canada. Our agency continues to play a major role
in the activities of numerous international and interprovincial boards and
commissions involved in the management of Canada's water resources. It is
the designated agency responsible for water resource monitoring in support
of interjurisdictional agreements and treaties.
The Water Survey of Canada's reputation for excellence
is recognized internationally, and our agency continues to set the
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Experience |
The Water Survey of Canada specializes in the field of
monitoring science, in the design of survey and monitoring programs, and
in the implementation of environmental monitoring networks and programs.
The experience and expertise of our professionals spans the routine
monitoring for water quantity, sediment transport and
aquatic quality as well as providing specialist support to the scientific
investigations of clients. Much of the investigative work involving
ecosystem processes, river reach surveys, and lake studies is done through
integrated field teams.
This experience enables the skilled professionals of
the Water Survey of Canada to understand the needs of clients and to
effect the innovative solutions to environmental monitoring
challenges.
Environmental
Monitoring
The Water Survey of Canada's
expertise in sectoral and integrated monitoring enables clients to have
comprehensive data on aquatic quality, water quantity and sediment
transport. Our agency's services include the
measurement, acquisition, processing, transformation and management of
environmental data.
The Water Survey of Canada provides real-time, current
year and historical information for a network of over 2,200 sites in
Canada and maintains a database containing historic data for some 5,300
non-active sites for the country.
An Ecosystems Approach
The Water Survey of Canada's
expertise enables clients to fullfil their project needs of integrating
water quantity, water quality and climate information for basin to river
reach studies. The agency's professional and technical staff routinely
tailor monitoring programs and products for application to all aspects of
environmental science.
The Leader in Technology
The Water Survey of Canada,
through rigorous research and development, has made significant gains in
applying advanced techniques and instrumentation to provide environmental
monitoring solutions. The agency has incorporated proven microprocessor
technology for data recording and storage with data collection platforms
and land-line systems for real-time transmission. The agency currently
operates nearly 1000 real-time data transmission sites and uses leading edge
computer software to process and disseminate the information to
clients.
Foreign Consultation
The Water Survey of Canada is
proud to have been given the opportunity to lend its expertise to many
overseas water-related projects. Our accomplishments have earned us a
reputation for assisting governments and industry to achieve
cost-effective solutions.
Commitment
The Water Survey of
Canada is committed to our employees, to our partners, to our clients, to society and to
our environment. We encourage innovation, professional excellence and the
highest standards of business practice in all our endeavours. |
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Partnerships |
The Water Survey of Canada has built its
reputation through a cooperative approach with all levels of governments
and business sectors. Earlier ad-hoc arrangements with the provinces were
replaced in 1975 with comprehensive and national partnership agreements.
These agreements continue to this day, and have responded very well to
changes in the resource information requirements, and to political and
fiscal pressures. Through its partnerships, the Water Survey of Canada has
built a standardized and credible environmental information base for
Canada.
In recent years contracts and partnerships with the
private sector have expanded the value of the information base and have
provided the business sector with highly skilled monitoring expertise and
project support. Joint ventures with Canadian consulting firms have taken
the agency's expertise to all parts of the globe.
This cooperative approach in environmental monitoring
ensures all participants share the benefits of an integrated monitoring
network and a coordinated approach to resolving water quantity and aquatic
quality concerns.
Monitoring services from network design to data collection involving
program and information management, continues to be provided under
comprehensive partnership agreements.
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