Water Indicators Data and Methods

CESI publishes the data for each indicator and a "Data Sources and Methods" document detailing how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

You can find these resources for the Water Indicators below.

Water Quantity and Availability

• National, Regional and Local Water Quantity in Canadian Rivers (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Canada’s Water Quantity in a Global Context (updated August 2010)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Water Availability in Canada (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Residential Water Use (updated April 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Water Withdrawal and Consumption by Sector (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods

Water Quality

• National, Regional, Local and Freshwater Quality (updated April 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Canada’s Freshwater Quality in a Global Context (updated March 2011)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods

Regional Ecosystems

• Restoring the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Phosphorus Levels in the Great Lakes (updated July 2012)
  • Data 
  • Sources and Methods 
• Phosphorus Levels in the St. Lawrence River (updated July 2012)
  • Data 
  • Sources and Methods 
• Reducing Phosphorus Loads to Lake Simcoe (updated October 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods

Pressures on Water Quality

• Land Use Impacts on Water Quality (updated April 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Household Use of Chemical Pesticides and Fertilizers (updated October 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Municipal Wastewater Treatment (updated April 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Soil and Water Quality Indicators for Agriculture (updated July 2011)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Release of Toxic Substances to Water (updated July 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Fish and Sediment (updated October 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Managing Disposal at Sea (updated December 2012)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods
• Shellfish Growing Area Quality (updated December 2011)
  • Data
  • Sources and Methods