Lake-Monitoring Program The Quebec Volunteer Photo : ABVLACS Photo : CRE Laurentides Photo : ABVLACS Photo : ABVLACS
Presentation Plan Plan Presentation Program Program Objectives Objectives Background Background Participants Participants Who Who does does what what? ? Water Water quality quality monitoring monitoring What What is is analyzed analyzed and and why why? ? Why Why get get involved involved in the VLMP? in the VLMP? 2
What is the VLMP? is the VLMP? What The Volunteer The Volunteer Lake Lake- -Monitoring Monitoring Progam Progam is based on a partnership partnership between between : : MDDEP Participants (lake associations) Municipalities Partner organizations and university researchers 3
Objectives of the VLMP Objectives of the VLMP Assess Assess the the trophic trophic level level of a large of a large number number of of lakes lakes and and monitor their their evolution evolution over time over time monitor Identify Identify lakes lakes showing showing signs signs of eutrophication of eutrophication Provide Provide an an overview overview of the state of Quebec of the state of Quebec’ ’s s recreational lakes lakes recreational Raise Raise awareness awareness, , inform inform, , educate educate and and support support participants participants To To acquire acquire knowledge knowledge To To better better manage manage their their lake lake 4
Program Background Program Background 2002 2002- -2003: 2003: Pilot Pilot project project 2004: 2004: Open to the public Open to the public Registration is Registration is limited limited to 50 new to 50 new lakes lakes per per year year 2008: 2008: Increase Increase in in number number of places to 150 new of places to 150 new lakes lakes per per year year 2011: 2011: A total of 656 A total of 656 lakes lakes are are registered registered in the Program in the Program : 2012 : 2012 Our goal is to have 700 Our goal is to have 700 lakes lakes registered registered in the Program in the Program 5
Evolution of of number number of of annual annual registrations registrations Evolution The VLMP had a total of 656 lakes registered in 2011 198 200 180 160 140 120 103 107 100 80 61 60 46 42 40 33 40 13 13 20 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6
Distribution of participants Distribution of participants Associations 1% Municipalities 8% 2% Secteur 1 Parks 11% Secteur 2 Watershed Secteur 3 Management Secteur 4 Councils Secteur 5 Individuals 78% 7
Geographic distribution of participants Geographic 105 120 135 150 15 30 45 60 75 90 0 Abitibi-Témiscamingue Bas-Saint-Laurent Capitale-Nationale Centre du Québec distribution of participants Chaudière-Appalache Côte-Nord Estrie Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine 8 Lanaudière Laurentides Mauricie 259 Montérégie Nord-du-Québec Outaouais Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
lakes in VLMP in VLMP of lakes 9 Map of Map
Who does does what what? ? Who MDDEP : MDDEP : Structures and manages the Program Structures and manages the Program Develops Develops protocols protocols Provides Provides technical technical and and scientific scientific support for support for volunteers volunteers Performs Performs laboratory laboratory analyses (CEAEQ) analyses (CEAEQ) Analyzes Analyzes, , interprets interprets and and provides provides the the results results Ensures Ensures data data quality quality assurance & control assurance & control Develops Develops a network of local a network of local partners partners 10
Who does does what what? ? Who The lakeside lakeside resident resident : : The Collects Collects water water transparency transparency data and water data and water samples samples Collects Collects information about the information about the littoral zone littoral zone - - the the shallow transition zone between dry land and shallow transition zone between dry land and open water of a lake where sunlight reaches the open water of a lake where sunlight reaches the bottom bottom Pays for Pays for laboratory laboratory analyses and analyses and equipment equipment 11
Who does does what what? ? Who Municipalities can can participate participate : : Municipalities In In recruiting recruiting lake lake associations associations In In financing financing participation in the Program participation in the Program In data collection In data collection In In technical technical support support 12
Who does does what what? ? Who Partners and and university university researchers researchers can can : : Partners Ensure Ensure technical technical and and scientific scientific support support Participate Participate in the training of in the training of volunteers volunteers Ensure Ensure quality quality control in the control in the field field Participate Participate in in protocol protocol development development Carry out Carry out complementary complementary monitoring monitoring 13
Water quality quality monitoring monitoring Water Variables analyzed analyzed : : Variables Total Total phosphorus phosphorus (trace levels levels) ) (trace Chlorophyll a Photo : ABVLACS Dissolved Dissolved organic organic carbon carbon 14
Water quality quality monitoring monitoring Water Basic program Three water samples (June, July and August) taken over a minimum of two consecutive years Water sampling is resumed after a four-year break following the last year of sampling Example Example: for a : for a lake lake in in which which water water sampling sampling is is carried carried out in 2011 and out in 2011 and 2012, sampling sampling will will resume resume in 2017 for in 2017 for two two consecutive consecutive years years, etc. , etc. 2012, Costs Costs for a monitoring station: $340 for the first for a monitoring station: $340 for the first year year, , and $288 for the second year year* * and $288 for the second * * Costs Costs in 2011: in 2011: subject subject to change to change 15
Water quality quality monitoring monitoring Water Variable measured measured Variable Transparency Transparency (Secchi (Secchi depth depth) ) Annual Annual monitoring monitoring Monitoring Monitoring period period From the the beginning beginning of of June June From until Thanksgiving Thanksgiving until Frequency Frequency of of measurements measurements Photo : CRE Laurentides Every two two weeks weeks Every ≈ 10 ( ≈ ( 10 measurements measurements) ) Measuring Measuring site site Deepest part of the Deepest part of the lake lake 16
Phosphorus Phosphorus TP: total TP: total phosphorus phosphorus (trace (trace level level) ) Unit of Unit of measurement measurement: : microgram microgram per litre ( per litre (µ µg/l) g/l) Phosphorus Phosphorus is a is a nutrient nutrient essential to the essential to the growth growth of plants and algae algae. It is . It is found found in in dissolved dissolved and and of plants and particulate forms forms in in lakes lakes. . particulate 17
Where does does phosphorus phosphorus come come from from? ? Where Natural sources: Bedrock Bedrock and and soils soils Animal Animal manure manure and and decomposition decomposition of of organic matter matter organic Natural habitats ( Natural habitats (forests forests and and wetlands wetlands) ) 18
Where does does phosphorus phosphorus come come Where from? ( ? (continued continued) ) from Anthropogenic sources ( sources (related related to to Anthropogenic human activity activity) ) human Direct sources Direct sources Natural or Natural or chemical chemical fertilizers fertilizers Domestic Domestic wastewater wastewater Cleaning Cleaning products products containing containing phosphates phosphates Factors promoting promoting exportation exportation Factors Deforestation Deforestation in the in the lake lake watershed watershed and and riparian riparian zone zone Shoreline Shoreline erosion erosion Poorly Poorly designed designed roadside roadside ditches ditches 19
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