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Environment Canada. Atlantic Region - State of the Environment Reporting. 12 pp.

State of the Environment Reporting is an initiative of Environment Canada to provide the public with an assessment of the environment and information on the issues that result from human activities and environmental resources. The title of this edition is River Basin Management: An Exercise in Trade-Offs, The Case of the St. Croix River. This resource introduces the idea of the need for water management in the St. Croix River Basin and discusses the effects of land-based activities, specifically forestry, on the river, as well as the effects of river users. The report also focuses on water quality and addresses whether water quality is effected by land use, how water quality changes as one progresses down stream, whether water quality has changed over time, how water quality changes as flow discharge changes and if trends in water quality are effecting recreational activities. Also discussed are river flows and lake levels, specifically why lake levels were low in some years, what flow is required for fisheries, the effect of lake level fluctuation on fisheries, the flow and level requirements for recreational use, and the relationship between well levels, groundwater and lake levels. The report also contains a list of future actions and directions, as well as conflicts in managing river basins.

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