Evaluation of factors contributing to trends in sulfate, chloride and total dissolved solids in the Red River Basin: Statistical models

Year
2020
Region
Topic

Water Quality

Project Description

This project will identify factors contributing to the consistently increasing concentrations of sulfate, TDS, and chloride (as a group, these three constituents may be referred to hereafter as “salts”) in the Red River Basin and evaluate the relative effect of those factors on WQOs for the Red River at Emerson, MB.

Outcome

Active

Partners

Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development - Water Science and Watershed Management Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency