Steph Neufeld Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Ab, Ca

Alternate Board Member for Lake Conservation Sector.

https://www.awchome.ca/projects/lake-watershed-management-23/

My main responsibilities include facilitation of EPCOR’s Watershed Protection Program and providing strategic direction to the program. This includes representing EPCOR on regional watershed planning committees to ensure safe and secure drinking water supplies and overall watershed protection. Recent collaborative activities include being on the committee for the development of Proposed Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives for the Mainstem of the North Saskatchewan River, the Integrated… Show more My main responsibilities include facilitation of EPCOR’s Watershed Protection Program and providing strategic direction to the program. This includes representing EPCOR on regional watershed planning committees to ensure safe and secure drinking water supplies and overall watershed protection. Recent collaborative activities include being on the committee for the development of Proposed Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives for the Mainstem of the North Saskatchewan River, the Integrated Watershed Management Steering Committee, and the Water Quality Monitoring Planning Committee. I am currently co-chair of the Non-point Source Pollution Team for the Alberta Water Council. As well, I am responsible for the development and maintenance of Source Water Protection Plans for our facilities and targeting implementation programs to mitigate risks to our source waters. This includes the support and development of agricultural and urban BMPs in the watershed, assessment of non-point source pollution inputs, and analysis of water quality and watershed data in the North Saskatchewan River. As well, I work to support and facilitate watershed related public and corporate education. This includes being on the Board of Directors for RiverWatch, holding the President’s position on the Board of Directors of Alberta Lake Management Society, and supporting watershed education initiatives such as watershed signage, mail out brochures, and attending and presenting at relevant conferences and public events. Show less

President of the Board from 2009-2017.

https://www.awchome.ca/projects/non-point-source-pollution-18/

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I joined Mainstream Aquatics Ltd. as an Aquatic Biologist in September of 2005 and was involved in various aspects of aquatic monitoring projects, information review projects, and watershed management projects. This included collaboration with various consultants to complete a State of the Watershed report for the Oldman Watershed, where my responsibilities include assessment of the basin’s water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, and relationship of land use practices to those parameters, with… Show more I joined Mainstream Aquatics Ltd. as an Aquatic Biologist in September of 2005 and was involved in various aspects of aquatic monitoring projects, information review projects, and watershed management projects. This included collaboration with various consultants to complete a State of the Watershed report for the Oldman Watershed, where my responsibilities include assessment of the basin’s water quality, aquatic ecosystem health, and relationship of land use practices to those parameters, with the goal of providing land use managers with the information they need to effectively manage water resources in the watershed. In addition to my work on this project, I managed the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Project for the Jericho Mine development in Nunavut and am involved in all aspects of this project including biological sampling (fish communities, zooplankton, phytoplankton, water quality, benthic invertebrates, and sediment chemistry), data analyses, reporting, and client liaison. I also acted as project manager for the ongoing benthic invertebrate and periphyton biomonitoring and selenium monitoring for the Cheviot and Luscar Mine Projects for Elk Valley Coal and, again, was involved in all aspects of this project from study design to field sampling to final reporting. In addition, I was responsible for the management, study design, and reporting components for Grande Cache Coal Mine’s aquatic biomonitoring and selenium monitoring program. I have coauthored reports on water quality and benthic invertebrate communities for the Oldman River (within the Piikani reserve) and assessed the effects of the proposed Dunvegan Dam Project on water quality in the Peace River. Show less

Alberta

During my undergraduate degree, I was employed during summers as a field technician and research assistant. My projects involved working in isolated field camps, sampling wetland submergent vegetation, identifying and size classing lentic macroinvertebrates, aging and dissecting mallard and bufflehead ducklings for stable isotope analyses, setting minnow traps and identifying trap contents, assisting in sampling methodology design, completing waterfowl breeding pair surveys, identifying and… Show more During my undergraduate degree, I was employed during summers as a field technician and research assistant. My projects involved working in isolated field camps, sampling wetland submergent vegetation, identifying and size classing lentic macroinvertebrates, aging and dissecting mallard and bufflehead ducklings for stable isotope analyses, setting minnow traps and identifying trap contents, assisting in sampling methodology design, completing waterfowl breeding pair surveys, identifying and ageing ducklings, and sampling water chemistry and discharge in steams and wetlands (8 months). Show less

Master Of Science (Ms), Environmental Biology And Ecology

My thesis examined the effects of catchment land use on nutrient export, stream water chemistry, and macroinvertebrate assemblages.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Environmental Biology

My undergraduate focus was on freshwater biology and included courses on roles of biota in ecological patterns and processes in lakes.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Environmental Biology