NWT COMMUNITY-BASED WATER MONITORING 10-YEAR SUMMARY REPORT 2025

Over the last decade, community members have collaborated with technical staff from the GNWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) to monitor water quality at up to 62 sites across the NWT; currently, monitoring continues at approximately 40 sites.

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Creator ECC
Summary The NWT Community-Based Water Quality Monitoring (CBM) program was initiated by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in 2012 to foster water stewardship through informed decisionmaking. The program was initiated to encourage communities to be more actively involved in water monitoring and ensure that the results are meaningful to community members. Over the last decade, community members have collaborated with technical staff from the GNWT’s Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) to monitor water quality at up to 62 sites across the NWT; currently, monitoring continues at approximately 40 sites.
Local Relevance This report is highly relevant to the Northwest Territories and is critical for understanding current water quality conditions and detecting change over time.
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Tags samples,Water Quality,Hydrology,climate,Community Based Monitoring
Geographic Region NWT
Release Date 2025-05-01
Last Modified Date 2025-05-01
Funding Program GNWT