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Information Request for Snow Survey and Meteorological Station Operations in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region

Alberta is seeking information on field operations that support snow, weather, and water monitoring in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region. - Government buyer: Government of Alberta, Environment and Protected Areas; Oil Sands Monitoring Branch, through the Oil Sands Monitoring Program. - Requested service: Operate and maintain snow survey and meteorological stations, including in-situ snow surveys and meteorological data collection. - Purpose: Build long-term climate and hydrological records to support watershed hydrology and surface water availability assessments. The data also inform surface water quantity monitoring and management, total loading estimates, navigation, interpretation of water-quality and aquatic ecosystem monitoring results, and environmental base-flow development. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are identified. - Products, quantities, and part numbers: None specified; no equipment line items are provided. - Notable requirements: The work is focused on ongoing station operation and maintenance and collection of long-term environmental monitoring data in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region. Further technical details are not provided in the available summary.

Description

Under the Oil Sands Monitoring Program, the Oil Sands Monitoring Branch conducts in-situ snow surveys and meteorological monitoring in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region. The long-term data collection supports characterization of climatic conditions in the lower Athabasca watershed and helps understand natural variability and trends affecting surface water availability. The data also support surface water quantity monitoring and management, including estimating total loading, navigation, interpreting monitoring results, and developing environmental base flows. The notice states that full details are available on a third-party site.

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