Federal water quality monitoring has been suspended since the start of the pandemic, and water experts say Canada needs its data collection to be resilient even in crisis. Water quality monitoring, a responsibility of Environment Canada, was not. It will resume an adapted version of its water quality monitoring programs once its workplace safety plans are approved. The federal government said to bridge data gaps for quality, it will review historic water level data to determine if there were similar high-water periods with corresponding water quality data. "These agreements need more teeth so that its not discretional to shut down water monitoring."

Source: CBC News July 29, 2020 10:52 UTC