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Northern River Basins Study Final Report Table of Contents Dedication Transmittal Letter Key Findings and Recommendations Preamble 1.0  Background 1.1  Introduction to the Northern River Basins 1.2  The Peace River 1.3  The Athabasca River 1.4  The Peace - Athabasca Delta 1.5  The Slave River and Delta 1.6  The People of the Basins and the Genesis of the Study       Relevant Documents for Section 1 2.0  Study Organization 2.1  Overview 2.2  The Science Program 2.3  Human Health 2.4  Community Participation 3.0  Major Findings 3.1  Introduction 3.2  Environmental Overview 3.3  Use of Aquatic Resources 3.4  Traditional Knowledge 3.5  Flow Regulation 3.6  Fish Distribution, Movement and Habitat 3.7  Nutrients 3.8  Dissolved Oxygen 3.9  Contaminants 3.10 Drinking Water 3.11 Ecosystem Health 3.12 Modelling 3.13 Human Health 3.14 Cumulative Effects 4.0  Study Board Recommendations 4.1  Introduction 4.2  Basin Management 4.3  Reach Specific Issues 4.4  Monitoring 4.5  Research 4.6  Public Participation 4.7  Successor Organization 5.0  First Nations / Métis Recommendations 5.1  Background and Board Position 5.2  First Nations / Métis Issues: Recommendations to the NRBS Board 6.0  Workshop Comments 6.1  Introduction 6.2  Post NRBS / Interjurisdictional Bodies 6.3  Discharge / River Health 6.4  Regulations and Monitoring 6.5  Future Studies 6.6  Traditional Knowledge 6.7  Citizen Involvement 6.8  First Nations 6.9  Education / Communication 6.10 Human Health 6.11 Other Recommendations 7.0  Appendices 7.1  Laying the Groundwork: The Intergovernmental Steering Committee 7.2  Northern River Basins Study Agreement 7.3  NRBS Organization 7.4  NRBS Membership 7.5  The Evolution of the Science Program 7.6  Concurrent Investigations and Companion Studies 7.7  Science Component Recommendations 7.8  Possible Successor Structures Considered Glossary Units of Measure Guide to Abbreviations NRBS Documents

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