| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | recommended | Verify Most Recent Guidelines | other | Users should check the website to confirm that they are using the most recent guidelines. | Applicable whenever users refer to the guidelines. | high |
| #Q002 | operational | operational | recommended | Meet Guideline for Most Sensitive Use | other | Because all uses of water should be protected, it follows that waters should be managed so that, at a minimum, the water quality guideline (WQG) for the most sensitive use is met. | Applies as a minimum level of protection across all managed water uses. | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | recommended | Maintain Natural Water Quality | other | Exceptions would be where natural water quality does not meet the most sensitive WQG, in which case the natural water quality should be maintained or a site-specific guideline derived. | Applies when natural water quality falls below the most sensitive WQG. | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | recommended | Refer to Detailed Guidance Documents | other | Various considerations for use or application of the guidelines are outlined below; however, users should refer to other documents (AEP 1995; 1996a; AEP 2016a; 2016b; AEW 2012) for detailed guidance on their application. | high | |
| #Q005 | corrective_action | operational | guidance | Investigate Exceedances | other | If the guidelines are exceeded, further investigation may be necessary to determine the source of the substance as well as the magnitude and extent of any exceedance and potential adverse effects. | When monitoring data indicates a guideline exceedance. | high |
| #Q006 | corrective_action | operational | guidance | Address Causes and Impacts of Exceedances | other | Mitigation and management may be required to address causes and impacts. | When a guideline is exceeded. | high |
| #Q007 | operational | health | recommended | Meet Short-term Guidelines at all Times | aquatic life | In general, short-term guidelines should be met at all times as they are estimators of severe effects to the aquatic ecosystem and are intended to provide guidance on severe, but transient situations (e.g., spills) (CCME 2007). | Applies to acute exposures and transient situations such as spills. | high |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Follow Laboratory Data Quality Assurance Policy | other | Wherever possible, analyses should be sensitive enough to detect a substance at or below the guideline level or at a minimum, analyses must follow the Laboratory Data Quality Assurance Policy (AENV and ASRD 2001). | Applies to all analytical measurements. | high |
| #Q009 | monitoring | operational | guidance | Additional Toxicity Testing for Site-Specific Guidelines | aquatic life | In all cases, additional toxicity testing may be required and would be the responsibility of the proponent. | When proposing or deriving site-specific guidelines. | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Consultation Required for Site-Specific Guidelines | aquatic life | Any efforts to develop site-specific guidelines must be done with extensive consultation with AEP in order: To determine the need for developing an SSG To ensure that proper procedures are followed To develop a guideline that is protective of aquatic life at the site | When making efforts to develop a site-specific guideline. | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | recommended | Develop Lake-specific Nutrient Objectives | aquatic life, recreational water | Where nitrogen and/or phosphorus have increased due to human activity, develop lake-specific nutrient objectives and management plans where warranted. | Applies to lakes where nutrients have increased due to human activity. | medium |
| #Q012 | operational | health | recommended | Maintain Major River Nutrient Concentrations | aquatic life, recreational water | For major rivers, nitrogen (total) and phosphorus concentrations should be maintained so as to prevent detrimental changes to algal and aquatic plant communities, aquatic biodiversity, oxygen levels, and recreational quality. | Applies to major rivers. | high |
| #Q013 | operational | health | recommended | Maintain Nutrient Concentrations for Other Water Bodies | aquatic life, recreational water | For surface waters not covered by specific guidelines, nitrogen (total) and phosphorus concentrations should be maintained so as to prevent detrimental changes to algal and aquatic plant communities, aquatic biodiversity, oxygen levels, and recreational quality. | Applies to surface waters not explicitly covered by specific guidelines. | high |
| #Q014 | operational | health | mandatory | Consider Additive Effects in Livestock Water | agricultural water | Some substances have additive effects and therefore must be considered together with the amount consumed in feed to ensure adequate protection of livestock health (AAF 2007). | Applies when considering toxicity and determining adequate protection for livestock. | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | operational | recommended | Glyphosate Surfactant Toxicity Consideration | aquatic life | Some glyphosate formulations, including Roundup, contain a surfactant that may be considerably more toxic than glyphosate itself. This should be taken into consideration in any spill of this substance directly to surface water and in the evaluation of monitoring data. | In any spill of glyphosate formulations directly to surface water and during monitoring data evaluation. | high |
| #Q016 | monitoring | health | recommended | Increase Monitoring for Selenium Exceedance | aquatic life | Exceedance of the alert concentration in sensitive environments indicates the need for increased monitoring of water and other ecosystem compartments to support early detection of potential Se bioaccumulation issues and provide earlier opportunities to commence proactive [management] | When selenium exceeds the alert concentration in sensitive environments. | high |
| #Q017 | operational | health | recommended | Prevent Heavy Cyanobacteria Growth in Livestock Water | agricultural water | Avoid heavy growth | Applies to cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in livestock water sources. | high |
| #Q018 | operational | operational | recommended | Consultation for Saline-Sodic Irrigation Water | agricultural water | Saline-sodic irrigation water in the possibly safe range may negatively affect structural stability of the soil and an irrigation specialist should be consulted. | When using saline-sodic irrigation water in the 'possibly safe' range. | high |
| #Q019 | prohibition | operational | recommended | Prevent Accumulation of Metals/Substances in Soil | agricultural water | Irrigation guidelines were derived for all soils, but higher concentrations may be safe for neutral or alkaline soils. However, the substance should not be allowed to accumulate in soils. | Applies when agricultural water is used for irrigation. | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | health | guidance | Pathogenic Microorganisms Testing Prerequisite | recreational water | Testing only needed when there is epidemiological or other evidence to suggest that this is necessary. | When considering testing for pathogenic microorganisms in recreational water. | high |
| #Q021 | operational | health | recommended | Case-by-Case Assessment of Chemical Hazards | recreational water | Risks associated with specific chemical hazards will be dependent on the particular circumstances and should be assessed on a case-by-case basis. | Applies to chemical hazards in recreational waters. | high |
| #Q022 | prohibition | health | recommended | Prohibition of Recreational Activities Due to Biological Hazards | recreational water | Recreational activities should not be pursued in waters where the responsible authority deems the presence of these organisms poses a risk to the health and safety of the users. | When biological hazards (e.g., Schistosomes, algae) present a health/safety risk as deemed by a responsible authority. | high |
| #Q023 | operational | operational | recommended | Calculate Site-Specific Guideline for Nonylphenol | aquatic life | Normalized to 1% TOC; If TOC is in the range 0.2 - 12 %, multiply the guideline by percent TOC to derive a site-specific value. | When TOC is between 0.2 and 12 percent. | high |
| #Q024 | operational | operational | recommended | Inclusion of Coplanar PCBs in Toxicity Calculation | aquatic life | Toxicity calculation should also consider coplanar PCBs as they have a similar mode of toxicity. | When evaluating toxicity of Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzo furans (PCDD/Fs) in sediments. | high |
| #Q025 | operational | operational | recommended | Tissue Residue Guideline (TRG) Selection Rules | aquatic life | Where both PCBs and PCDD/DFs contribute significantly to the [TEQ] in tissue, the lower TRG for each class of animals should be used, i.e. the avian PCB and the mammalian PCDD/DF values. | When both PCBs and PCDD/DFs contribute significantly to the Toxic Equivalency Units (TEQ) in tissue. | high |
| #Q026 | prohibition | operational | recommended | Pollution Prevention Principle Interpretation | other | The guidelines in this document should not be interpreted as permitting, encouraging, or condoning degradation of existing water quality or the aquatic environment, where conditions are better than the guidelines. | Applicable when interpreting or applying guidelines to existing water quality. | high |
| #Q027 | operational | operational | mandatory | Intensive Surveys for Species Deletion | aquatic life | Deletion of sensitive species that are non-resident as per the recalculation procedure would require intensive surveys to confirm the absence of a resident species and any potential surrogate species. | Applies when utilizing the recalculation procedure for site-specific guidelines. | high |
| #Q028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sulphate Guideline Determination for High Hardness | aquatic life | Need to determine based on site water | When water hardness is greater than 250 mg/L. | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Review and Update Guidelines | other | The availability of new guidelines will be reviewed regularly. If new guidelines are adopted or developed by Alberta, they will be posted on the website and included in the appropriate table of this document. | Periodic review and update process by the agency. | high |
| #Q030 | operational | unknown | recommended | Caution for LEL Application | aquatic life | they are listed separately as LELs and due caution should be exercised when applying these values due to the relatively limited geographic area and datasets they were derived from. | When applying Lowest Effect Level (LEL) sediment guidelines adopted from Ontario. | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | recommended | Caution for SSG Development | other | caution should be used when considering the development of SSGs due to the resources and time involved. | When a proponent or user is considering deriving Site-Specific Guidelines (SSGs). | high |
| #Q032 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Full Guideline Prerequisite for SSGs | aquatic life | Site-specific guidelines can only be developed from full guidelines. | Applies when a proponent attempts to derive site-specific guidelines (SSGs). | high |
| #Q033 | prohibition | health | recommended | Thermal Addition Restrictions | aquatic life | Thermal additions should not alter thermal stratification or turnover dates, exceed maximum weekly average temperatures, nor exceed maximum short- term temperatures. | Applicable to systems or entities introducing thermal additions into surface waters. | high |
| #Q034 | prohibition | aesthetic | recommended | Human-Induced Oil and Grease Prohibitions | aquatic life | Oil and grease attributable to human activities should not be present in amounts that: - cause visible sheens, films, or discolouration; - can be detected by odour; - cause tainting of edible aquatic biota; - form deposits on shores or bottom material that are detectable by sight | Applicable to all human activities impacting surface waters. | high |
| #Q035 | design | operational | guidance | Establishment of Limited Mixing Zones | wastewater | As effluents rarely mix instantaneously with the receiving streams, limited mixing zones may be established, where necessary, in which water quality guidelines may be exceeded. | When deriving water quality-based effluent limits for discharges that do not mix instantaneously. | high |
| #Q036 | monitoring | health | recommended | Recreational Water Sampling Frequency | recreational water | A minimum of weekly samples is recommended. | Applicable to E. coli and Enterococci monitoring in recreational waters. | high |
| #Q037 | operational | health | recommended | Recreational Water Clarity | recreational water | Clarity should be sufficient for user to estimate depths and see subsurface hazards. | Applies to primary contact recreation waters. | high |
| #Q038 | operational | health | recommended | Recreational Water Colour | recreational water | Colour should not be so intense as to impede the visibility in areas used for swimming. | Applies to primary contact recreation waters. | high |
| #Q039 | prohibition | aesthetic | recommended | Recreational Water Litter Prohibition | recreational water | Areas should be free from floating debris as well as materials that will settle to form objectionable deposits. | Applies to areas used for primary contact recreation. | high |
| #Q040 | prohibition | aesthetic | unknown | Recreational Water Odour Prohibition | recreational water | Free from materials that produce odour in such a degree as to be objectionable or impair use. | Applies to recreational surface waters. | high |
| #Q041 | operational | operational | recommended | Water Use Protection Principle | other | all existing and potential uses of water should be protected. | Foundational principle for water management planning in Alberta. | high |
| #Q042 | operational | operational | recommended | Natural Exceedance Management Options | other | Where it can be demonstrated that the natural water quality does not meet a specific guideline, then the guideline would not be appropriate and other approaches (e.g., site-specific guidelines or objectives) may be used for management purposes. | Applies when monitoring data indicates natural water quality exceeds generic guidelines. | high |
| #Q043 | operational | operational | guidance | Preference for Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives | other | In many cases, the development of a site-specific water quality objective, which also takes into account socio-economics and existing conditions, might be more appropriate. | When considering the resource-intensive development of site-specific guidelines (SSGs). | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | health | guideline | Acenaphthene | aquatic life | requirement | 5.8 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P002 | chemical | health | guideline | Acrolein | aquatic life | requirement | 3 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Except where and when applied to water as an authorized use. Averaging period is 4 d for long-term. | high |
| #P003 | chemical | health | guideline | Acrolein | aquatic life | requirement | 3 µg/L | Short-term (Acute) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Except where and when applied to water as an authorized use. Averaging period is 1 hr for short-term. | high |
| #P004 | chemical | health | guideline | Alkalinity (as CaCO3) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 20 mg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) | A minimum value; unless natural conditions are less, in which case the guideline cannot be lower than 25% of the natural level. | high |
| #P005 | chemical | health | guideline | Ammonia-N - Un-ionized | aquatic life | requirement | 0.016 mg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) | As N. For ammonia (i.e, not expressed 'As N'), guideline is 0.019 mg/L. | high |
| #P006 | microbiological | health | guideline | E. coli | recreational water | requirement | <= 100 cfu/100 mL | Surface water quality guidelines for recreation and aesthetics. | Geometric Mean (30-d interval). A minimum of weekly samples is recommended. | high |
| #P007 | microbiological | health | guideline | E. coli | recreational water | requirement | <= 320 cfu/100 mL | Surface water quality guidelines for recreation and aesthetics. | Statistical threshold value - no more than 10% of samples should exceed over a 30-d interval. A minimum of weekly samples is recommended. | high |
| #P008 | microbiological | health | guideline | Enterococci (culturable) | recreational water | requirement | <= 30 cfu/100 mL | Surface water quality guidelines for recreation and aesthetics. | Geometric Mean (30-d interval). A minimum of weekly samples is recommended. | high |
| #P009 | microbiological | health | guideline | Enterococci (culturable) | recreational water | requirement | <= 110 cfu/100 mL | Surface water quality guidelines for recreation and aesthetics. | Statistical threshold value - no more than 10% of samples should exceed over a 30-d interval. | high |
| #P010 | microbiological | health | guideline | Total Cyanobacteria | recreational water | requirement | 100000 cells/mL | Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in recreational waters. | high | |
| #P011 | chemical | health | guideline | Total Microcystins | recreational water | requirement | 20 µg/L | Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in recreational waters. | Expressed as microcystin-LR | high |
| #P012 | physical | health | guideline | pH | recreational water | requirement | 5.0 to 9.0 pH units | Surface water quality guidelines for recreation and aesthetics | For waters used in primary contact recreation. | high |
| #P013 | physical | aesthetic | guideline | Turbidity | recreational water | requirement | <= 50 NTU | Surface water quality guidelines for recreation and aesthetics | Turbidity should not exceed 50 NTU to satisfy most recreational users. | high |
| #P014 | chemical | health | guideline | Acridine | aquatic life | requirement | 4.4 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P015 | chemical | health | guideline | Aldicarb | aquatic life | requirement | 1 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. Applies to total aldicarb residues (aldicarb, aldicarb sulphoxide, aldicarb sulphone). | high |
| #P016 | chemical | health | guideline | Arsenic - total | aquatic life | requirement | 5 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P017 | chemical | health | guideline | Benzene | aquatic life | requirement | 40 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. Applies to maximum concentration. | high |
| #P018 | chemical | health | guideline | Boron - total | aquatic life | requirement | 1.5 mg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P019 | chemical | health | guideline | Boron - total | aquatic life | requirement | 29 mg/L | Short-term (Acute) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P020 | chemical | health | guideline | Chloride | aquatic life | requirement | 120 mg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P021 | chemical | health | guideline | Chloride | aquatic life | requirement | 640 mg/L | Short-term (Acute) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P022 | chemical | operational | guideline | Aluminum - total | agricultural water | requirement | 5 mg/L | Water quality guidelines for the protection of Irrigation water uses. | No CCME fact sheet available. | high |
| #P023 | chemical | health | guideline | Arsenic | aquatic life | requirement | 5900 µg/kg | Interim Sediment Quality Guideline (ISQG) for the protection of aquatic life. | Dry weight. | high |
| #P024 | chemical | health | guideline | Mercury, - methyl | aquatic life | requirement | 33 µg/kg | Tissue residue guidelines for the protection of wildlife consumers of aquatic biota. | Diet, as wet weight. | high |
| #P025 | chemical | health | guideline | Selenium - Muscle/Muscle plug | aquatic life | requirement | 4 µg/g | Fish tissue guidelines for protection of aquatic life. | Dry weight basis (dw). Interim. | high |
| #P026 | chemical | health | guideline | Aldrin | aquatic life | requirement | 0.004 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) protection of aquatic life guideline | Value withdrawn by CCME; serves as action level or interim management objective towards virtual elimination. | high |
| #P027 | chemical | health | guideline | Aniline | aquatic life | requirement | 2.2 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) protection of aquatic life guideline | high | |
| #P028 | chemical | health | guideline | Aluminum - dissolved | aquatic life | requirement | 50 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) protection of aquatic life guideline for pH >= 6.5 | Use 30-d mean based on median pH. | high |
| #P029 | chemical | health | guideline | Aluminum - dissolved | aquatic life | requirement | 100 µg/L | Short-term (Acute) protection of aquatic life guideline for pH >= 6.5 | Use instantaneous maximum and instantaneous pH. | high |
| #P030 | microbiological | health | guideline | Enterococcus spp. (qPCR) | recreational water | requirement | ≤ 300 cce/100 mL | Geometric Mean (30-d interval) | A minimum of weekly samples is recommended. | high |
| #P031 | microbiological | health | guideline | Enterococcus spp. (qPCR) | recreational water | requirement | ≤ 1280 cce/100 mL | Statistical threshold value | No more than 10% of samples should exceed over a 30-d interval. | high |
| #P032 | chemical | unknown | guideline | Arsenic | agricultural water | requirement | 160 µg/L | Irrigation water quality guideline | Recalculated based on a maximum irrigation rate of 750 mm per year. Interim. | high |
| #P033 | chemical | health | guideline | Arsenic | agricultural water | requirement | 25 µg/L | Livestock water quality guideline | Interim. | high |
| #P034 | chemical | health | guideline | Selenium - total | aquatic life | requirement | 2 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) protection of aquatic life guideline | high | |
| #P035 | chemical | health | guideline | Silver - total | aquatic life | requirement | 0.25 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) protection of aquatic life guideline | high | |
| #P036 | chemical | health | guideline | Mercury | aquatic life | requirement | 170 µg/kg | Interim Sediment Quality Guideline (ISQG) | Dry weight basis. | high |
| #P037 | chemical | health | guideline | Mercury | aquatic life | requirement | 486 µg/kg | Probable Effects Level (PEL) for sediment | Dry weight basis. | high |
| #P038 | chemical | health | guideline | Anthracene | aquatic life | requirement | 0.012 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P039 | chemical | health | guideline | Atrazine | aquatic life | requirement | 1.8 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P040 | chemical | health | guideline | Benz(a)anthracene | aquatic life | requirement | 0.018 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P041 | chemical | health | guideline | Carbaryl | aquatic life | requirement | 0.2 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P042 | chemical | health | guideline | Carbaryl | aquatic life | requirement | 3.3 µg/L | Short-term (Acute) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P043 | chemical | health | guideline | Aldicarb | agricultural water | requirement | 73 µg/L | Irrigation water quality guideline. | Recalculated based on a maximum irrigation rate of 750 mm per year. | high |
| #P044 | chemical | health | guideline | Aldicarb | agricultural water | requirement | 11 µg/L | Livestock water quality guideline. | high | |
| #P045 | chemical | health | guideline | Acenaphthene | aquatic life | requirement | 6.71 µg/kg | Interim Sediment Quality Guideline (ISQG). | Dry weight. Provisional. | high |
| #P046 | chemical | health | guideline | Acenaphthene | aquatic life | requirement | 88.9 µg/kg | Probable Effects Level (PEL) for sediment quality. | Dry weight. | high |
| #P047 | chemical | health | guideline | DDT (total) | aquatic life | requirement | 14 µg/kg | Tissue residue guidelines for the protection of wildlife consumers of aquatic biota. | Diet, as wet weight. | high |
| #P048 | chemical | health | guideline | Selenium - Egg/Ovary | aquatic life | requirement | 11 µg/g | Fish tissue guidelines for protection of aquatic life. | Dry weight basis (dw). | high |
| #P049 | physical | operational | guideline | Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR) - Safe | agricultural water | requirement | <= 5 dimensionless | Irrigation water suitability classification for structural stability of soil. | Safe level for structural stability. | high |
| #P050 | physical | operational | guideline | Electrical Conductivity (EC) - Safe | agricultural water | requirement | <= 1.0 dS/m | Irrigation water suitability classification. | Safe level for irrigation. | high |
| #P051 | physical | health | guideline | Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) - Livestock | agricultural water | requirement | 3000 mg/L | Water quality guideline for the protection of livestock. | No CCME fact sheet available. | high |
| #P052 | chemical | health | guideline | Copper - total (Sheep) | agricultural water | requirement | 500 µg/L | Water quality guideline for the protection of livestock (Sheep). | Specific to sheep; higher limits apply for cattle, swine, and poultry. | high |
| #P053 | chemical | health | guideline | Boron - Irrigation (Sensitive Crops) | agricultural water | requirement | 500 µg/L | Irrigation guideline for sensitive crops like blackberries. | Crop-specific; see Footnote D for other crop classes. | high |
| #P054 | chemical | health | guideline | Chloride - Irrigation (Foliar damage - Stone fruit) | agricultural water | requirement | 100 to 178 mg/L | Irrigation guideline to prevent foliar damage in sensitive fruits (almonds, apricots, plums). | Crop-specific; see Footnote F for tolerant crops. | high |
| #P055 | chemical | operational | guideline | Selenium - Alert Concentration | aquatic life | requirement | 1 µg/L | Protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Exceedance indicates need for increased monitoring for Se bioaccumulation. | high |
| #P056 | chemical | health | guideline | triBDE - total (Fish Tissue) | aquatic life | requirement | 120 ng/g (ww) | Fish tissue guidelines for protection of fish species. | Wet weight basis (ww). | high |
| #P057 | chemical | health | guideline | PCDDs/PCDFs - Mammalian | aquatic life | requirement | 0.71 ng TEQ/kg | Tissue residue guidelines for the protection of mammalian wildlife consumers of aquatic biota. | Diet, as wet weight. | high |
| #P058 | chemical | health | guideline | Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) | aquatic life | requirement | 3.1 µg/L | Long-term (chronic) protection of aquatic life. | high | |
| #P059 | chemical | health | guideline | Chlorine | aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for reactive chlorine species. | Applies to the sum of total residual chlorine and associated species. | high |
| #P060 | chemical | health | guideline | Nitrite - N | aquatic life | requirement | 0.02 mg/L | 30-d Average Nitrite as N at varying chloride. | Applicable when Chloride is less than 2 mg/L. | high |
| #P061 | chemical | unknown | guideline | Beryllium - total | agricultural water | requirement | 100 µg/L | Irrigation water quality guideline. | No CCME fact sheet available. | high |
| #P062 | chemical | health | guideline | Chromium (total) | aquatic life | requirement | 90000 µg/kg | Probable Effects Level (PEL) for sediment quality. | Dry weight. | high |
| #P063 | chemical | health | guideline | Chlorinated Alkanes - Medium Chain (C14-17) | aquatic life | requirement | 0.54 mg/kg | Tissue residue guidelines for the protection of wildlife consumers of aquatic biota. | Diet, as wet weight. Federal Environmental Quality Guideline. | high |
| #P064 | chemical | health | guideline | Benzo(a)pyrene | aquatic life | requirement | 0.015 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P065 | chemical | health | guideline | Captan | aquatic life | requirement | 1.3 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P066 | chemical | health | guideline | Carbamazepine | aquatic life | requirement | 10 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P067 | chemical | health | guideline | Carbofuran | aquatic life | requirement | 1.8 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P068 | chemical | health | guideline | Carbon tetrachloride | aquatic life | requirement | 13.3 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Interim. | high |
| #P069 | chemical | health | guideline | Chlordane | aquatic life | requirement | 0.006 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | See footnote A (virtual elimination strategy). | high |
| #P070 | chemical | health | guideline | Chlorinated alkanes - Short chain (C10-13) | aquatic life | requirement | 2.4 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P071 | chemical | health | guideline | Chlorinated alkanes - Medium chain (C14-17) | aquatic life | requirement | 2.4 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P072 | chemical | health | guideline | Chlorinated alkanes - Long chain (C>=18) | aquatic life | requirement | 2.4 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | high | |
| #P073 | chemical | health | guideline | Pentachlorophenol | aquatic life | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | Long-Term (Chronic) surface water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life. | Part of the Chlorophenols category. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Guideline | A Guideline is a numerical concentration or narrative statement which is recommended to protect a specific use of water or other aquatic ecosystem component. | high | |
| #D002 | Site-Specific Guideline (SSG) | A Site-Specific Guideline is a numerical concentration or narrative statement which is recommended to protect a specific use for specified waters. | high | |
| #D003 | Site-Specific Water Quality Objective | A Site-Specific Water Quality Objective is a numerical concentration or narrative statement which has been established for specified waters and which has an action and/or management commitment. | high | |
| #D004 | Averaging period | The time over which concentrations of a substance are averaged in order to compare to the guideline. | high | |
| #D005 | Criteria | Concentrations or levels associated with a degree of environmental effect upon which scientific judgment may be based (CCME). (Note other agencies may use this term in the sense of guidelines). | high | |
| #D006 | Exposure and Toxicity Modifying Factors | Environmental factors or physical, chemical or biological interactions that modify the exposure and behaviour of chemical substances and therefore, the toxicity to aquatic plants and animals. Examples include hardness, pH, dissolved organic carbon and temperature. | high | |
| #D007 | Guideline | A numerical concentration or narrative statement which is recommended to protect a specific use. | high | |
| #D008 | Long-term Guideline | Guidelines meant to protect against all negative effects during indefinite exposures. Equivalent to chronic guidelines. | high | |
| #D009 | Lowest Effects Level | For sediment quality guidelines, indicates a level of contamination that can be tolerated by most sediment-dwelling organisms. | high | |
| #D010 | Probable Effects Level | For sediment quality guidelines, defines the level above which adverse effects are expected to occur frequently. | high | |
| #D011 | Short-term guideline | Guidelines meant to protect against severe effects and to protect most species against lethality during intermittent and transient events. Equivalent to acute guidelines. | high | |
| #D012 | Site-Specific Guideline | a numerical concentration or narrative statement which is recommended to protect a specific use for specified waters. | high | |
| #D013 | Site-Specific Water Quality Objective | A numerical concentration or narrative statement which is established for specified waters, and which has an action and/or management commitment. | high | |
| #D014 | Standard | Objectives that are recognized in enforceable environmental control laws of a level of government. | high | |
| #D015 | Variable | A substance in, or condition of, the water. Sometimes referred to as a parameter, it may be physical, chemical, radiological, or biotic. | high | |
| #D016 | AAF | Alberta Agriculture and Food | high | |
| #D017 | AAFRD | Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development | high | |
| #D018 | AARD | Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development | high | |
| #D019 | ADH | Alberta Department of Health | high | |
| #D020 | AEH | Aquatic Ecosystem Health | high | |
| #D021 | AENV | Alberta Environment | high | |
| #D022 | AEP | Alberta Environmental Protection / Alberta Environment and Parks | medium | |
| #D023 | AEW | Alberta Environment and Water | high | |
| #D024 | BLM | Biotic Ligand Model | high | |
| #D025 | CCME | Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment | high | |
| #D026 | CCREM | Canadian Council of Resource and Environment Ministers | high | |
| #D027 | CEMS | Cumulative Effects Management System | high | |
| #D028 | CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act | high | |
| #D029 | CHE | Committee on Health and the Environment (of Health Canada) | high | |
| #D030 | CWQG | Canadian Water Quality Guidelines | high | |
| #D031 | DO | Dissolved oxygen | high | |
| #D032 | EPEA | Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act | high | |
| #D033 | ESRD | ( Alberta) Environment and Sustainable Resource Development | high | |
| #D034 | ETMF | Exposure and Toxicity Modifying Factor | high | |
| #D035 | FEQG | Federal Environmental Quality Guideline | high | |
| #D036 | GOA | Government of Alberta | high | |
| #D037 | ISQG | Interim Sediment Quality Guideline | high | |
| #D038 | LEL | Lowest Effects Level | high | |
| #D039 | LOAEL | Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level | high | |
| #D040 | LUF | Land-use Framework | high | |
| #D041 | NOAEL | No Observed Adverse Effect Level | high | |
| #D042 | NTU | Nephelometric Turbidity Units | high | |
| #D043 | OMOEE | Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy | high | |
| #D044 | PAL | Protection of Aquatic Life | high | |
| #D045 | PCB | Polychlorinated biphenyl | high | |
| #D046 | PCDD | Polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxin | high | |
| #D047 | PCDF | Polychlorinated dibenzofuran | high | |
| #D048 | PHC | Petroleum hydrocarbons | high | |
| #D049 | PEL | Probable effects level | high | |
| #D050 | PPWB | Prairie Provinces Water Board | high | |
| #D051 | SLC | Screening Level Concentration | high | |
| #D052 | SAR | Sodium Adsorption Ratio | high | |
| #D053 | SSD | Species sensitivity distribution | high | |
| #D054 | SSG | Site-specific guideline | high | |
| #D055 | SSTT | Spiked-sediment toxicity test | high | |
| #D056 | SSWQO | Site-specific water quality objective | high | |
| #D057 | SWQ | Surface Water Quality | high | |
| #D058 | TDI | Tolerable daily intake | high | |
| #D059 | TEF | Toxic equivalency factor | high | |
| #D060 | TEQ | Toxic equivalents | high | |
| #D061 | TRG | Tissue residue guideline | high | |
| #D062 | TU | Toxic units | high | |
| #D063 | USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency | high | |
| #D064 | WFL | Water for Life | high | |
| #D065 | WQG | Water Quality Guideline | high | |
| #D066 | WQO | Water Quality Objective | high | |
| #D067 | Full guidelines | Full guidelines are those for which sufficient scientific information was available to meet the minimum requirements of the derivation protocol. | high | |
| #D068 | interim guidelines | Such guidelines are termed interim or provisional, or in the case of the 2007 CCME protocol, type B2. They generally include safety factors to compensate for the lesser amount of supporting scientific information, in order to provide an appropriate level of protection. | high | |
| #D069 | frequency of exceedance | because aquatic conditions vary in time and space, some guidelines may include an allowable frequency of exceedance (which is implied in an averaging period). | high | |
| #D070 | AEP | Alberta Environmental Protection | high | |
| #D071 | AEP | Alberta Environment and Parks (ESRD became AEP, May 2015) | high | |
| #D072 | toxic equivalency units (TEQ) | These are relative to the most potent congener of the PCB and dioxin/furan groups, which is 2,3,7,8 tetrachloro dibenzop -dioxin (2,3,7,8 TCDD). | high | |
| #D073 | ESRD | ( Alberta) Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (consolidated department, May 2012) | high | |
| #D074 | lipophilic substances | those tending to partition out of water and into fatty tissue | high | |
| #D075 | Wildlife Dietary Guidelines | tissue residue guidelines (TRGs) ... for the protection of terrestrial consumers of aquatic biota | high | |
| #D076 | Long-term or chronic guidelines | the scientific best-estimates of no-effect thresholds or safe levels for the particular use and substance in question. | high | |
| #D077 | Short-term guidelines | guidelines derived from severe effects data and ... meant to provide guidance on severe, but transient situations. | high | |
| #D078 | Water Quality Objective | the generic term for established values or narratives. | high | |
| #D079 | Aesthetic objectives | narrative statements primarily designed to ensure a positive perception of the waters by users. | high | |
| #D080 | Surface waters | water in a watercourse and includes standing and flowing waters, both natural and man-made. | high | |
| #D081 | Fish tissue guidelines | designed to protect fish themselves from adverse effects. | high | |
| #D082 | cfu | colony forming units | high | |
| #D083 | cce | calibrator cell equivalent | high | |
| #D084 | DHA | Dehydroabietic acid | high | |
| #D085 | TUA | Acute toxic units | high | |
| #D086 | TUC | Chronic toxic units | high | |
| #D087 | ASRD | Alberta Sustainable Resource Development | high | |
| #D088 | EC | electrical conductivity | high | |
| #D089 | ww | wet weight basis | high | |
| #D090 | dw | dry weight basis | high | |
| #D091 | ppb | parts per billion | high | |
| #D092 | ppm | parts per million | high | |
| #D093 | ppt | parts per trillion | high | |
| #D094 | Type A protocol | These protocols generally draw on a larger sample size of toxicity end-points, utilize a statistical approach in guideline derivation, and may or may not include a safety factor. | high |