Alberta Environment and Water (AEW) monitors the surface water quality of provincial lakes to evaluate short- and long-term environmental conditions, and to inform lake management and policy.
2010-Guide to Naturalizing a Lakefront Shoreline Sept 2010
2009-Shoreline Naturalization Project Seba Beach
2009-WWMC Shoreline Naturalization Information Session Overview
2009-A Beginners Guide to Shoreline Ecological Restoration
2008-Wabamun Nutrient and Bacterial Study Summary
2008-Wabamun Water Quality Overview
Impacts of the CN Rail Oil Spill on Lacustrine Marshes in Wabamun Lake
2008-Wabamun Watershed Bibliography
2008-Wabamun Lake Phosphorus Budget
2006-Wabamun Lake Oil Spill: Data Report for Water and Sediment Quality in the Pelagic Area of the Lake
On August 3, 2005, petroleum hydrocarbons spilled into Wabamun Lake following the derailment of 43 CN rail cars along the north shore of the lake, near the village of Whitewood Sands. The oil slick spread rapidly into the pelagic portion of the lake, but in the week following the spill, strong westerly winds and resulting wave action ensured that much of the oil drifted to the north, east and south-east shoreline.
2006-ASVA - Lake Stewardship Reference Guide
2004-Lake Wabamun: A Review of Scientific Studies and Environmental Impacts (Schindler Report)
2003-Toxicity Assessment of Wabamun Lake Sediments
In 2002 Alberta Environment (AENV) initiated several studies on Wabamun Lake in response to public concerns about murky water near the TransAlta Utilities Corporation ash lagoon outfall, and to follow-up on incidences of fish mortality. Although elevated metal levels were found in the water and sediments near the ash lagoon outfall, the cause of fish mortality was unrelated. However, contaminant levels in sediments remained a potential issue for aquatic ecosystem health. Read More
2003-Wabamun Lake Water Quality 1982-2001
2003-A Survey Of Metals And Trace Organic Compounds In Sediments From Wabamun Lake And Other Alberta Lakes
In 2002 Alberta Environment (AENV) initiated several studies (including this one) in response to complaints about murky water in the lake near the TransAlta Utilities Corporation (TAU) ash lagoon outfall and in support of an investigation on fish mortality. The specific objectives of this study were to document surficial sediment quality of Wabamun Lake with respect to metals and trace organics and to compare results with those from other lakes.
2003-Benthic Invertebrate Assessment in Wabamun Lake
A study to determine the effects of the Ash Lagoon discharge on the north shore and the Wabamun Lake Water Treatment Plant discharge on the south shore was commissioned in the fall of 2002. The objective of the study was to determine if these two discharges have had an impact on the benthic invertebrate distribution in the immediate vicinity of the discharges.
2003-Disinfection By-Products In The Wabamun Lake Water Treatment Plant–Treated Water And Wabamun Lake
Several studies were initiated in 2002 to address concerns related to a fish kill and metal levels in sediments from Wabamun Lake. This study was conducted by Alberta Environment to determine the occurrence and temporal and spatial variability of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in treated water from the Wabamun Lake Water Treatment Plant (WL-WTP), at sites in the vicinity of the treated water discharge, and at other sites further away within the lake. This report provides the findings of the sampling program.
2002-An Overview of Recent Studies on Wabamun Lake
To learn more about sediment and water quality in Wabamun Lake and how it compares to other area lakes, Alberta Environment started several comprehensive studies of the lake in the summer of 2002, including assessments of differences in water quality across the lake, metals and trace organic contaminants in sediments, the significance of sediment quality to aquatic biota and the occurrence of disinfection by-products from the Wabamun Lake Water Treatment Plant.
