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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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Water quantity vulnerability indicators
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The data set estimates the vulnerability index for the Water Survey of Canada’s HYDAT gauges in the Southwestern Hudson Bay and the Nelson River watershed systems in Ontario....Resource formats:
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Water Chemistry (Great Lakes Nearshore Areas)
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Data is collected each year, according to the lake-by-lake cycle. Information includes: water chemistry physical conditions including light profiles approximately 80 index and...Resource formats:
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Runoff coefficient for southwestern Hudson Bay and Nelson River watershed system
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The data set represents the annual and monthly (July, August and September) runoff coefficient for each of the Water Survey of Canada’s HYDAT stream gauges of the Southwestern...Resource formats:
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Provincial Watersheds, Historical
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Note: This data has been replaced by the Ontario Watershed Boundaries (OWB). We are no longer updating this data. It is best suited for historical research and analysis. A...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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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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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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Ontario Watershed Boundaries
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This collection represents the authoritative watershed boundaries for Ontario. The data is based on a framework similar to the Atlas of Canada Fundamental Drainage Areas and the...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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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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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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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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Lake Simcoe Monitoring
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The Lake Simcoe lake monitoring program provides measurements of chemical and physical water quality limits such as total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll a, pH, alkalinity,...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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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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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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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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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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Air Quality in Ontario 2015
Ministry: Environment, Conservation and Parks
The Air Quality in Ontario Report summarizes the state of ambient air quality in 2015 and 10 year trends for key airborne pollutants affecting Ontario's air quality.Resource formats:
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