"Water quality category by land use, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region, 2022 to 2024 period ",,,,,
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Land use category,Excellent (number of sites),Good (number of sites),Fair (number of sites),Marginal (number of sites),Poor (number of sites)
Agriculture,2,0,3,2,0
Forestry,0,0,1,0,0
Mining,0,2,1,2,0
Populated,0,0,1,0,0
Mixed pressures,0,7,12,10,5
Undeveloped,0,2,2,1,0
Total,2,11,20,15,5
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"Note: Water quality was assessed at 53 sites on rivers draining into the Great Lakes or St. Lawrence River using the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment's water quality index (https://ccme.ca/en/resources/water-aquatic-life). For more information, consult the Data sources and methods section (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/environmental-indicators/water-quality-canadian-rivers.html#DSM).",,,,,
"Source: Water quality data were assembled by Environment and Climate Change Canada from existing federal, provincial and joint water quality monitoring programs. Population, forestry, mining and land cover statistics for each site's drainage area were provided by Statistics Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Government of Alberta and the University of Maryland.",,,,,
Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,,
