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Fraser River Action Plan 3rd Research Workshop Data Gaps/Recommendations • Studies in estuarine regions; effects of salinity and tides on sediment behaviour. • New sediment transport algorithm may be incorporated in far-field food chain/bioaccumulation and nearfield plume interaction models. • Interpretation of 1994 bed sediment data continuing; analyses of 1995 samples not yet complete. • Very fine sediment not included in studies, and organic particles have not been separated, identified or analyzed. • More sampling stations to obtain higher resolution within the Fraser and Thompson rivers. • Toxicological implication of contaminants associated with suspended sediments. • Guidelines/criteria for contaminants associated with suspended sediments; site-specific objectives for the Fraser River. • Tributary input information. • More data on contaminant phase partitioning under variable field conditions. Page 312
Fraser River Action Plan 3rd Research Workshop General Conclusions Session 3: Urban Issues Chair: K. Hall Only one project in this session dealt with point source pollution (Chamber’s work on P, N nutrient contributions by direct discharges). The remaining projects are concerned with non-point sources. Review of projects: • Kooi: – urban status report reviewing runoff and currently active pollution abatement activities. – a review of a number of projects, e.g., Urban Runoff Contaminants Project (completed), reveals lack of data on local loading of pollutants as well as need to establish how quality conditions change over storm events, etc. All the data has been collected, and data analyses are in progress. Recommendations are in the near future. – combined sewer outflow is concern in Burrard Inlet. – numerical documentation of CSO locations exists, as well as GVRD report on CSO volumes. – stormwater is a problem and needs to be subtracted out of CSO component to avoid double count for total loadings. – stormwater discharge inventory documents 257 discharges in Fraser area with photo records. – an initial look at contaminants coming from golf courses. – all chemicals from car/truck washes enter stormwaters. • Chambers: – project complete. – look at nutrient loadings from primarily pulp mills and municipal STPs; data is limited and variable as P/N monitoring is not a licensing requirement. – anthropogenic sources are a small fraction of total nutrient load, but can result in ecological changes due to the high proportion of bioavailable forms of P and N in the effluents. – some seasonal segregation of data shows dilution effects, especially for TDP and TDN during high flow periods. • Farrell: – antisapstain (DDAC and IPBC) toxicity studies; (LC 0, 50, 100) on fish and invertebrates of various life stages. – work completed with DDAC: white sturgeon are most sensitive; starry flounder and Neomysis found to be least sensitive and therefore may not be the most relevant or useful test species. – inspite of some uncertainties, present regulatory level for DDAC (700 ppb), suspected to be nonprotective for sensitive aquatic species. • Richardson: – looked at urban/agricultural contaminant effects on benthic invertebrate and fish communities of streams plus some microcosm studies relating to stormwaters (looking at impact of metals on invertebrates). Fish assemblages are distinctly different (associated with water quality variability) between sites considered “pristine” and those affected by contaminants. Page 313
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<strong>Fraser</strong> River Action Plan 3rd Research Workshop<br />
Data Gaps/Recommendations<br />
• Studies in estuarine regions; effects of salinity <strong>and</strong> tides on sediment behaviour.<br />
• New sediment transport algorithm may be incorporated in far-field food chain/bioaccumulation <strong>and</strong> nearfield<br />
plume interaction models.<br />
• Interpretation of 1994 bed sediment data continuing; analyses of 1995 samples not yet complete.<br />
• Very fine sediment not included in studies, <strong>and</strong> organic particles have not been separated, identified or<br />
analyzed.<br />
• More sampling stations to obtain higher resolution within the <strong>Fraser</strong> <strong>and</strong> Thompson rivers.<br />
• Toxicological implication of contaminants associated with suspended sediments.<br />
• Guidelines/criteria for contaminants associated with suspended sediments; site-specific objectives for the<br />
<strong>Fraser</strong> River.<br />
• Tributary input information.<br />
• More data on contaminant phase partitioning under variable field conditions.<br />
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