# CanadaBuys #AB-2026-07042

Athabasca River and Tributaries Surface Water Quality Monitoring

**Posted:** October 21, 2026
**Respond By:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** AB-2026-07042
**NAICS:** 541620, 541380

Environment and Protected Areas is seeking information about surface water quality monitoring in the Athabasca oil sands region.
- **Government buyer:** Government of Alberta — Environment and Protected Areas.
- **Requested service:** Ambient monitoring of the Athabasca River and its tributaries, including priority watersheds with active open-pit mining and in situ operations.
- **Monitoring scope:** Measure physical, chemical, and biological indicators to track water quality changes, assess cumulative effects, and evaluate potential effects of oil sands development on aquatic ecosystems.
- **Key parameters:** Bitumen-derived compounds, including polycyclic aromatic compounds, vanadium, and selenium; carbon; nutrients; dissolved and suspended solids; and major ions.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None are named in the available notice.
- **Quantities and part numbers:** Not provided; no discrete products are requested.

### Description

The opportunity concerns ambient surface water quality monitoring throughout the Athabasca River and its tributaries in the oil sands region. The program measures physical, chemical, and biological indicators to detect water quality changes, assess cumulative effects, and evaluate potential effects of oil sands development on aquatic ecosystems. Monitoring covers priority watersheds with active open-pit mining and in situ operations, and includes parameters such as bitumen-derived compounds, carbon, nutrients, dissolved and suspended solids, and major ions. The notice states that full bidding details are available on a third-party site.

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