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Provincial (Stream) Water Quality Monitoring Network
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Provides stream water quality monitoring data for a number of parameters, including total and dissolved nutrients, metals, and chloride. The Provincial (Stream) Water Quality...Resource formats:
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Multi-Watershed Nutrient Study
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The Multi-Watershed Nutrient Study collected stream water samples from 11 small agricultural watersheds between 2014 and 2020. Samples were collected during flow events like...Resource formats:
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Inland Lakes and Streams – Physical Conditions
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Data on physical conditions in Ontario’s lakes and streams: For lakes this includes measurements such as temperature, dissolved oxygen levels and water transparency, ice dates,...Resource formats:
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Annual Air Pollutant Statistics
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
This dataset provides a summary of annual air pollution statistics from 1995 to the current available year for six air pollutants: Carbon Monoxide Oxides of Nitrogen (NO, NO2,...Resource formats:
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Water Taking
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Volumes of water taken daily and annually under a Permit-to-Take-Water, as reported to the ministry under the Water Taking and Transfer Regulation 387/04. The Ontario Water...Resource formats:
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Broadscale Monitoring Program Lake Water Chemistry
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
In 2005, the Province of Ontario implemented its Ecological Framework for Recreational Fisheries Management, a component of which was the establishment of standardized,...Resource formats:
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Lake Ontario Downstream Tributary Water Chemistry Monitoring
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
From 2018 to 2023, ministry staff collected water quality samples year-round from seven rivers that flow into Lake Ontario in the Greater Toronto Area. They did this to...Resource formats:
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Fish Contaminants
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Data on fish contaminants is collected across Ontario. Contaminants are chemicals that could be harmful to environment and human health. Toxic contaminants can enter in...Resource formats:
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Inland Lakes and Streams – Water Chemistry
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
This data set includes information on water quality of lakes and streams across Ontario since 1976. It includes: major anions and cations nutrients chlorophyll metals Data...Resource formats:
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Inland Waters Lakes and Streams – Biological Communities
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
This dataset includes information on biological communities in lakes and streams across Ontario since 1976. Biological communities sampled include: crayfish Data were...Resource formats:
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Industrial Wastewater Discharges
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Industrial wastewater monitoring data submitted quarterly to the Ministry of the Environment. This reporting is required by the Effluent Monitoring and Effluent Limits...Resource formats:
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Municipal Treated Wastewater Effluent
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The flows and effluent quality data is for the parameters of: Biological Oxygen Demand BOD5/CBOD5 Total Suspended Solids (TSS), also described as Residual Particulate Solids...Resource formats:
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Ontario Lake Partner
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Get data about the water quality for Ontario's inland lakes. The data is collected through volunteer monitoring efforts – citizen science. The Lake Partner environment map...Resource formats:
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Well Records
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
This dataset provides information submitted by well contractors as prescribed by Regulation 903, and is stored in the Water Well Information System (WWIS). Spatial information...Resource formats:
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Licensed Well Contractors
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Directory of Licensed Well Contractors This directory lists all well contractors licensed in Ontario. Listings in the directory should not be taken as advice or a...Resource formats:
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Air Quality Stations
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The air monitoring stations measure up to 6 common pollutants like: ground-level ozone fine particulate matter nitrogen dioxide carbon monoxide sulphur dioxide total reduced...Resource formats:
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Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network (PGMN) datasets report on ambient (baseline) groundwater level and chemistry conditions. Groundwater monitoring mapResource formats:
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Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Get data describing benthic-invertebrate (bottom dwelling aquatic invertebrates) community structure and habitat conditions in various waterbodies. This dataset includes:...Resource formats:
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Permit to Take Water
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Companies or organizations who take over 50,000 litres of water/day from a lake, river, stream or groundwater source, must obtain a Permit to Take Water from the Ministry of the...Resource formats:
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Smog Advisory Statistics (Ambient Air Quality Network)
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The ministry monitors air pollution levels and issues smog advisories when there is strong likelihood that widespread, elevated, and persistent smog levels are expected. This...Resource formats:
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