EPCOR Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Intakes

EPCOR collects water quality data as part of the Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) to monitor the impacts of the stormwater on the North Saskatchewan River and urban tributaries (creeks). Water quality from the North Saskatchewan River is monitored as it flows through Edmonton using existing raw water intakes. Urban creeks are monitored for water quality near the City limits and as they enter the North Saskatchewan River using grab samples. EPCOR’s two water treatment plants (E.L. Smith and Rossdale) also regularly monitor water quality in water taken from the North Saskatchewan River to characterize raw drinking water prior to treatment. Raw water is collected from the river mid-channel and is representative of water quality in the North Saskatchewan River.