Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) retained Matrix Solutions Inc. to
conduct the 2013 groundwater monitoring program for the South Athabasca Oil Sands (SAOS) regional
groundwater monitoring network. The scope of work for 2013 included: conducting two monitoring
events at SAOS monitoring wells installed in 2012; locating, monitoring and sampling existing Alberta
Geologic Survey (AGS) wells recommended for inclusion in the SAOS regional groundwater monitoring
network; evaluating government and industry wells for recommendation into the SAOS regional
groundwater monitoring network; and developing a web-based data viewer for the 2013 SAOS Regional
Groundwater Monitoring Program.