Alberta Environment Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) contracted Matrix Solutions Inc. to
develop the regional groundwater monitoring well network for the Southern Athabasca Oil Sands (SAOS)
area. The objective of the 2012 field program was to initiate the regional groundwater monitoring well
network by drilling, completing and sampling groundwater monitoring wells at five selected network
locations, shown on Figure 1. All regionally-significant aquifers, deemed present within the drift deposits
at each well nest location, were considered as targets for well completion. This report provides details
regarding the installation, monitoring and testing program and provides a summary of initial
groundwater quality results for the SAOS network.