Water Monitoring in Nunavut. Ian Parsons Water Resources Division Nunavut Regional Office INAC June 1, 2011

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1 Water Monitoring in Nunavut Ian Parsons Water Resources Division Nunavut Regional Office INAC June 1, 2011

2 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

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4 Cornwall 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 38 hydrometric stations NUNAVUT Kilometres Ellesmere Axel Heiberg Hydrometric Stn (42) (WSC) INAC District Nunavut Boundary ARCTIC Only one water quality station Amund Ellef OCEAN Graham Lougheed Grise Fiord BAFFIN Bathurst Melville BAY Devon Cornwallis Byam Martin Parry Channel Resolute Stefansson Pond Inlet Bylot Nanisivik Somerset 44 new hydrometric stations identified Arctic Bay Clyde River Prince of Wales Baffin Victoria Qikiqtarjuaq Qikiqtani Davis Strait Igloolik Taloyoak Pangnirtung Hall Beach Prince Charles Cambridge Bay Air Force Kugaaruk Gjoa Haven King William Kitikmeot Kugluktuk Umingmaktok FOXE BASIN Bathurst Inlet Repulse Bay Iqaluit Kimmirut Cape Dorset Southampton Coral Harbour Baker Lake Nottingham Hudson Strait Chesterfield Inlet Kivalliq Rankin Inlet Coats Mansel Whale Cove Arviat HUDSON Projection: Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD W 100 W 90 W 80 W 70 W

5 Cornwall KIA/INAC Water Quality Partnership 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 Partnership started in sites monitored To provide baseline data Especially around the Meadowbank Gold Mine and Meliadine exploration project NUNAVUT Kilometres Ellesmere Axel Heiberg INAC/KIA Water Sampling (11) INAC District Amund Ellef ARCTIC OCEAN Nunavut Boundary Graham Lougheed Grise Fiord BAFFIN Bathurst Melville BAY Devon Cornwallis Byam Martin Parry Channel Resolute Stefansson Pond Inlet Bylot Nanisivik Somerset Arctic Bay Clyde River Prince of Wales Baffin Victoria Qikiqtarjuaq Qikiqtani Davis Strait Igloolik Taloyoak Pangnirtung Hall Beach Prince Charles Cambridge Bay Air Force Kugaaruk Gjoa Haven King William Kitikmeot Kugluktuk Umingmaktok FOXE BASIN Bathurst Inlet Repulse Bay Iqaluit Kimmirut Cape Dorset Southampton Coral Harbour Baker Lake Nottingham Hudson Strait Chesterfield Inlet Kivalliq Rankin Inlet Coats Mansel Whale Cove Arviat HUDSON Projection: Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD W 100 W 90 W 80 W 70 W

6 Cornwall 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 licenses issued A variety of potential impacts to water. INAC ensures compliance to water licences issued by the Nunavut Water Board. Ellesmere Axel Heiberg Amund Ellef ARCTIC OCEAN Graham Lougheed Grise Fiord BAFFIN Bathurst Melville BAY Devon Cornwallis Byam Martin Parry Channel Resolute Stefansson Pond Inlet Bylot Nanisivik Somerset Arctic Bay Clyde River Prince of Wales Baffin Victoria Qikiqtarjuaq Qikiqtani Davis Strait Igloolik Taloyoak Pangnirtung Hall Beach Prince Charles Cambridge Bay Air Force Kugaaruk Gjoa Haven King William Kitikmeot Kugluktuk Umingmaktok FOXE BASIN Bathurst Inlet Repulse Bay Iqaluit Kimmirut Cape Dorset Southampton Coral Harbour Baker Lake Nottingham Hudson Strait Chesterfield Inlet Kivalliq Rankin Inlet Coats Mansel Whale Cove Arviat HUDSON 110 W 100 W 90 W 80 W 70 W Kilometres Water Licence (211) ( ) INAC District Nunavut Boundary Projection: Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD 83

7 Cost Analysis Nunavut covers about 1/5 th 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

8 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)

9 Questions?

10 Thank you