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Surface Water Quality
Water found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, estuaries, and other natural watercourses is known as surface water. Detailed information about the quality of surface water in Prince Edward Island can be found by searching the Surface Water Quality Database or Reference Map.
Average surface water quality data include both historical and current monitoring data and can be searched by:
- watershed;
- station name;
- keyword; or
- community.
Information on the following parameters are provided: alkalinity, cadmium, calcium, chloride, chromium, iron, magnesium, manganese, nickel, nitrate, pH, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfate and total suspended solids.
Maps of sampling locations, downloadable raw data and graphs are also provided.
For more information, please call the Department of Environment, Labour and Justice at 368-5044.
Other Surface Water Monitoring
Several surface water monitoring programs are being carried out by the Government of PEI to measure and track water quality. These include:
- Anoxic Estuaries
- Bacterial Sampling
- Blue-Green Algae
- Short-term Monitoring
- Long-term Monitoring
- Other Water Quality Monitoring Activities
Please note that while the Government of Prince Edward Island has used its best efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of this mapping feature and its data, it is provided as a general reference only. The Government of Prince Edward Island assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the information generated.
This information has been taken from website "Environment"