PRESENTATIONS: Athabasca Basin: Tailings and impacts on aquifers

Written By Tori Cress

Keepers of the Athabasca, in partnership with the Society of High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee (REAC), is connecting hydrogeologists, some working in the area for over a decade, with Traditional Knowledge holders, First Nations technical experts, and those closest to the land in order to develop tools toward watershed literacy, citizen science, and water monitoring programs.


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» Project description: Athabasca Basin: Tailings and impacts on aquifers (EcoTrust)


The following presentations were part of a recent event to examine impacts on aquifers in the Athabasca Basin.

» Groundwater and Aquifers, Dr. Gilles Wendling (14.8MB PDF)
» Tar Sands Tailing Ponds, Aquifers and Groundwater, Fort McMurray, November 2018, Dr. Gilles Wendling (8.7MB PDF)
» Tar Sands Tailing Ponds, Aquifers and Groundwater, Long Lake, June 2018, Dr. Gilles Wendling (11.2MB PDF)
» Leapfrog Model, Lower Athabasca, GW Solutions (10.6MB PDF)
» Compost in Reclamation, Tracey Boutilier, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (240KB PDF)
» Applying Hydrogeological Data to Water Management Programs, Rosey Radmanovich (3.4MB PDF)
» Moving Forward: Board Recommendations for Future Projects, Keepers of the Athabasca (3.1MB PDF)


Additional video presentations recommended by Anouck Ferroud and Dr. Romain Chesnaux:» Groundwater and Oil Sands Extraction (4:09, YouTube)» Lab 5 Groundwater Model 1 (21:12, YouTube)» Lab 5 Groundwater Model 2 (2:41, YouTube)» Part II: Unconfined and Confined Aquifers (5:01, YouTube)

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