• Watershed Science
  • Downstream Effects
  • Water Treatability
  • Resource Economics
  • Allied Works
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Theme 1 – Montane Cordillera
  • Puntenney-Desmond KC, Bladon KD, Silins U. 2020. Runoff and sediment production from harvested hillslopes and the riparian area during high intensity rainfall events. Journal of Hydrology, 582:124452, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124452. [Article link]
  • Silins U, Emelko MB, Stone M, Williams CHS, Cherlet E, Wagner MJ, Collins AL, Dyck MF, Anderson AE, Spencer SA, Quideau SM, Hawthorn K, Krishnappan BG, Bladon KD. 2019. The Canadian Southern Rockies Watershed Project Observatory; Natural Disturbance and Land Management Effects on Watersheds from “Source to Tap”. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Abst. PA13B-1018, December 9-13.
  • Fath KJ, Anderson AE, Silins U, Devito KJ. 2019. Source areas and sediment plumes in the Simonette: A new approach to modelling road-stream connectivity in the Canadian Foothills. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Abst. EP51C-2101, December 9-13 (poster).​
  • Mueller D, Silins U, Dyck MF. 2019. Impacts of clear-cut harvesting on production and subsurface transport of dissolved organic carbon in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Abst. B13G-2575, December 9-13.
  • Baldock RL, Quideau SM, Silins U, Oh SW. 2019 Fire and forest harvesting impacts on soil organic matter and dissolved organic matter composition in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Abst. B33G-2551, December 9-13.
  • Emelko/Silins/Stone designed and delivered an invited continuing education operator training session on source water protection strategies, Western Canada Water Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB, September 17, 2019.
  • Greenacre D, Silins U, Dyck M. 2019.  Effects of alternative forest harvesting practices on snow and soil water dynamics.   B.C. Southern Interior Silviculture Comm., 2019 SISCO Winter Workshop, Kelowna, BC, January 21-23.
  • Silins U, Herlein K, Williams CHS, Cherlet E, Stone M, Collins AL, Emelko MB, Wagner MJ, Hawthorn K. 2018. Impact of contemporary forest harvesting strategies on sediment production in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains: New insights on an old story? Abst. H13J-1884, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10-14.
  • Cherlet E, Williams CHS, Herlein K, Hawthorn K, Silins U. 2018. Evaluating accuracy of simple winter precipitation overspill systems with tipping bucket gauges for winter precipitation monitoring in remote mountain weather station networks. Abst. H13P-1980, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10-14.
  • Greenacre D, Silins U, Dyck M. 2018. Spatial and temporal patterns of snowpack accumulation and melt after strip-shelterwood harvesting in the Southern Alberta Rockies. Abst. C42B-08, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC, December 10-14.
  • Bahramian S, Emelko MB, Silins U, Stone M, Shams S, Williams CHS. 2018. Assessment of contemporary forest harvesting impacts on NOM and disinfection by-product formation potential. AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, Toronto, ON, November 11-15.
  • Silins U, Emelko MB, Stone M, Anderson A, Dyck M, Mueller K, Quideau S, 10 others. 2018. Southern Rockies Watershed Project: Forested source water protection in Alberta’s eastern slopes. Red Deer River Municipal Users Group, Drumheller, AB, September 20.
  • Karpyshin S, Silins U, Dyck M. 2018. Transpiration response of residual Lodgepole pine after strip and partial-cut harvesting in Alberta’s southern Rocky Mountains. Canadian Institute of Forestry, 110th CIF AGM & Conference, Grande Prairie, AB, September 18-20.
  • Silins U, Emelko MB, Stone M, Adamowicz W, Anderson A, Dupont D, Williams CHS, Herlein K, Krishnappan BG, Collins AL, 4 others. 2018. Southern Rockies Watershed Project: Informing source water protection strategies in Alberta. Alberta Agriculture & Forestry, and Alberta Environment and Parks water and land management staff, July 26 (webinar).
  • Southern Rockies Watershed Project: Sediment from harvesting and road-stream crossings in front-range eastern slopes watersheds. Canfor and the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, June 25, 2018, 18 p. (project report).
Theme 1 – Boreal Plain
  • Hokanson KJ, Peterson ES, Devito KJ, Mendoza CA. 2020. Forestland-peatland hydrologic connectivity in water-limited environments: Hydraulic gradients often oppose topography. Environmental Research Letters, 15:034021. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab699a. [Article link]
  • Hokanson KJ, Devito KJ, Mendoza CA. 2020. The give and take (but mostly take) of forested boreal plains hummocks: Are they hydrologic sources or sinks? European Geophysical Union, On-line Annual Meeting, EGU2020-107, Vienna, May 3-9. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-107. [Article link]
  • Orlova J, Olefeldt D, Amiri F, Bourgeois A, Buttle J, Cherlet E, Emelko MB, Floyd B, Foster D, Hutchins R, Jamieson R, Johnson M, McSorley H, Qi N, Silins U, Tank S, Thompson L, Williams CHS. 2020. Regional variability in stream dissolved organic matter characteristics across forested regions of Canada, and its implications for drinking water treatability. European Geophysical Union, On-line Annual Meeting, EGU2020-12327, Vienna, May 3-9. DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-12327. [Article link]
  • Hokanson KJ, Mendoza CA, Devito KJ. 2019. Interactions between regional climate, surficial geology, and topography: Characterizing shallow groundwater systems in subhumid, low-relief landscapes. Water Resources Research, 55(1): 284-297. DOI: 10.1029/2018WR023934. [Article link]
  • Pugh E. 2019. Water quality & wetland science. Research in a Briefcase, Slave Lake, AB, October 10.
  • Hokanson KJ, Peterson ES, Devito KJ, Mendoza CA. 2019. Peatland hydrologic sovereignty in a water-limited world: Subverting an ecohydrologic paradigm. International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly, Montreal, QC, July 9.
  • Hokanson KJ. 2019. Watershed moment: Researchers present new framework for groundwater modeling in Alberta and beyond. Faculty of Science media spot, May. [Article link] 
  • Hokanson KJ, Mendoza CA, Devito KJ. 2019. Peatland hydrologic sovereignty in a water-limited world: Subverting an ecohydrologic paradigm. University of Alberta Institute of Geophysical Research Spring Symposium, Edmonton, AB, April 2.
  • Pugh EA, Devito KJ, Olefeldt D. 2019. Spatial & inter-annual variability of DOM characteristics in Boreal Plain lakes. Northern Research Days, Edmonton, AB, March 15 (poster).
  • Pugh EA, Devito KJ, Olefeldt D. 2019. Spatial & interannual variability of DOM characteristics in Boreal Plain lakes. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 22.
  • Hokanson KJ, Devito KJ, Mendoza CA. 2018. Shallow groundwater systems in sub-humid, low-relief Boreal Plain landscapes: Interactions between glacial landforms, climate, and topography. Proceedings, GeoEdmonton, 71st Canadian Geotechnical & 13th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, Edmonton, AB, September, Paper 511, 8p.   
  • Pugh EA et al. 2018. Landscape characteristics influencing spatio-temporal variability of water quality in Boreal Plains shallow lakes. GeoEdmonton, 2018, 71st Canadian Geotechnical & 13th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, Edmonton, AB, September 23-26.
  • Hokanson KJ et al. 2018. Shallow groundwater systems in sub-humid, low-relief Boreal Plain landscapes: Interactions between glacial landforms, climate, and topography. GeoEdmonton 2018, 71st Canadian Geotechnical & 13th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, Edmonton, AB, September 23-26.
Theme 1 – Boreal Shield
  • Leach JA, Buttle JM, Webster KL, Hazlett PW, Jeffries DS. 2020. Travel times for snowmelt-dominated headwater catchments: Influences of wetlands and forest harvesting, and linkages to stream water quality. Hydrological Processes, 34(10):2154-2175. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.13746. [Article link]
Theme 1 – Atlantic Maritime
  • Foster D, Duinker P, Jamieson R. 2020. Managing forests for potable water treatability. Accepted, Canadian Institute of Forestry Annual General Meeting, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, September.
  • Langelaan D, Foster D, Johnson L, Duinker P, Jamieson R. 2020. Examining the effects of forest management of dissolved organic carbon export. Canadian Water Resources Association Mid-term Conference, Saint John, NB, January 31 (poster).
  • Aksenchuk J. 2019. Characterizing the variability in the forest floor’s carbon content in the Pockwock Watershed. Masters of Resource and Environment Management Internship Final Report, Dalhousie University.
Theme 2
  • Fath J, Anderson AE. 2019. Source areas and sediment plumes in the Simonette: A new approach to modelling road-stream connectivity in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Foothills. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9-13 (poster).
  • Hampton T, Basu N. 2019. Partitioning post-forest-fire hydrologic response into climate and catchment components using the Budyko framework. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, B33G-2548, December 9-13 (poster).
  • Fath KJ, Anderson A. 2019. New tools to examine sedimentation pressure in foothills watersheds. 2019 Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) Alberta Branch Conference, October.
  • Hampton T, Basu N. 2019. Flow changes at the annual versus seasonal scale following wildfire in the American West. European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2019, EGU2019-1404, Vienna, Austria April 7-12 (poster).
Theme 3
  • Emelko MB, Silins U, Stone M. 2020. Bushfire response—Linking long-term monitoring & impacts: A Canadian perspective. Water Services Association of Australia, April 8 (webinar).
  • Dickson-Anderson SE, Lucier KJ, Schuster-Wallace CJ, 2020. Local water security: Rural, remote, and marginalized communities. Inclusive and Intersectional Research and Analysis in Engineering and Computer Science, NSF & NSERC, Washington DC.
  • Emelko MB, Silins U, Stone M, Adamowicz W, Anderson A, Cherlet E, Collins C, Cooke C, Dupont D, Dyck M, Emmerton C, Flannigan M, Hawthorn K, Krishnappan B, Martens A, Parisien M, Robinne F, Quideau S, Wagner M, Wang X, Williams CHS. 2020. Effects of wildfire on Alberta’s water supplies: Source water protection in a warmer world. Bow River Basin Council Legislation & Policy Workshop – Land Use Effects on Water Quality, Cochrane, AB, February 21.
  • Müller, KM. 2020. Reflections on leadership from a remote continent. Ideas to Shape the Future: Fighting Climate Change. Public Lecture at THEMUSEUM, Kitchener, ON, February 5.
  • Shaheen M, Scott C, Ashbolt NJ. 2019. Long-term persistence of infectious Legionella with free-living amoebae in drinking water biofilms. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 222(4):678-686. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.04.007. [Article link]
  • Skwaruk J, Emelko MB, Stone M, Silins U. 2019. Extreme water quality requires extreme treatment: Ensuring adequate drinking water supply and treatment after wildfire. Wildland Fire Canada, Session S4: Paleo and Post-fire Dynamics, Ottawa, ON, November 18-21.
  • Emelko MB, Stone M, Silins U. 2019. Wildfire impacts on drinking water: The importance of differentiating water quality and treatability. Wildland Fire Canada, Session S4: Paleo and Post-fire Dynamics, Ottawa, ON, November 18-21.
  • Bedjera S, Blackburn E, Emelko MB, Dickson-Anderson SE. 2019. A holistic approach to measuring “Drinking Water Success” in Indigenous communities in Canada. Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC), Ottawa, ON, November 13-15.
  • Deb Nath B, Dickson-Anderson SE, Schuster-Wallace CJ. 2019. Development of a framework for the selection, design, and operation of green treatment trains for small communities. Student Research Showcase, Global Water Futures & McMaster Water Network, Hamilton, ON, October 29-November 1, Hamilton, ON.
  • Emelko MB. 2019. Re-thinking drinking water security: Are outdated policies and technology concepts precluding scientific advancement and public health protection? McMaster Water Week, Hamilton, ON, October 29 (plenary keynote).
  • Skwaruk J, Emelko MB, Stone M, Silins U. 2019. Water and fire: Impacts of wildfire on drinking water quality and treatability. Western Canada Water Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB, September 16-20.
  • Emelko MB, Stone M, Müller KM, Silins U. 2019. Managing drinking water treatability threats from algal proliferation from the source to plant intake. Canadian Water Network (CWN) Webinar: Managing Algal Blooms-Watershed Management Approaches, September 18.
  • Emelko MB, Stone M, Silins U, Müller KM. 2019. Drinking water treatability and treatment: What’s missing in risk management? Pre-conference Workshop: Strategies for Assessing Risks and Achieving Active Source Water Protection, Western Canada Water Annual Conference, Edmonton, AB, September 17.
  • Kwok AK, Müller KM, Emelko MB. 2019. High-throughput sequencing of cyanobacterial communities in boreal plains lakes. Phycological Society of America 73rd Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 29-August 2.
  • Emelko MB. 2019. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Lecture: More important than ever: Drinking water treatability and resilience assessment for climate change adaptation. AWWA's Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE), Denver, CO, June 10 (keynote).
  • Emelko MB. 2019. Modeling critical infrastructure interdependencies. CWWA Window on Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, June 3.
  • Silins U, Emelko MB, Stone M, Adamowicz V, Anderson A, Collins AL, Dupont D, Dyck M, Eykelbosh A, Krishnappan BB. 2019. The future of water supply and watershed management in Alberta: Best source-to-tap practices for source water protection in the eastern slopes. Alberta Innovates Water Innovation Program Forum, Edmonton, AB, May 22-23.
  • Emelko MB, Silins U, Stone M. 2019. Water quality and treatability in a changing climate. B.C. Climate Action Secretariat, April 18 (webinar).
  • Emelko MB, Silins U, Stone M. 2019. Ensuring safe, secure drinking water when extreme events are the new normal: Strategies learned from research and practice. Alberta Water & Wastewater Operators Association Annual Conference, Banff, AB, March 15.
  • Silins U, Emelko MB, Stone M, Williams CHS, Wagner MJ, Martens AM, Hawthorn K, Spencer SA, Adamowicz W, Anderson A, Collins AL, Dyck M, Krishnappan BG, Müller KM, Quideau S. 2019. Watershed resistance and resilience to extreme events: Insights from wildfire and flooding in Alberta. 56th Annual Alberta Soil Science Workshop, Calgary, AB, February 19-21 (invited plenary).
  • Bahramian S, Emelko MB, Silins U, Stone M, Shams S, Williams CHS. 2018. Preliminary assessment of contemporary forest harvesting impacts on NOM and disinfection by-product formation potential. AWWA Water Quality and Technology Conference, Toronto, ON, November 13, TUE13. 
  • Emelko MB. 2018. forWater: NSERC Network for Forested Drinking Water Source Protection Technologies. TU Vienna, Austria, June 21 (invited talk).
  • Emelko MB, Stone M, Silins U. 2018. Wildfire threats to water security: Source-to-tap case studies from Western Canada. College of Science Seminar Series, Swansea University, Swansea, UK, May 8 (distinguished lecturer seminar).
Theme 4
  • Pan Z, Brouwer R. 2020. A theoretical modeling framework to support investment decisions in green and grey infrastructure under risk and uncertainty. Journal of Forest Economics (accepted pending revisions).
  • Ovando P, Brouwer R. 2019. A review of economic approaches modeling the complex interactions between forest management and watershed services. Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, 100:164-176. DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2018.12.007. [Article link]
  • Pan Z, Brouwer R. 2019. A theoretical modeling framework to support investment decisions in green and grey infrastructure under risk and uncertainty. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Annual Conference, Manchester, UK, June.
Allied Works 
  • Robinne F.-N., Bladon K.D., Silins U., Emelko M.B., Flannigan M.D., Parisien M.-A., Wang X.,  Kienzle S.W., and D.P. Dupont. (2019). "A Regional-Scale Index for Assessing the Exposure of Drinking-Water Sources to Wildfires," Forests, 10(5): 384-405. [Article link]
  • Nunes J.P., Doerr S.H., Sheridam G., Neris J., Santín C., Emelko M.B., Silins U., Robichaud P.R., Elliot W.J., and J. Keizer. (2018). "Assessing water contamination risk from vegetation fires: challenges, opportunities and a framework for progress," Hydrological Processes, 32(5): 687-694. [Article link]