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Water Quality and Biological Studies in the Marine Environment Near the Skeen...
Studies in Porpoise Channel, Porpoise Harbour and Wainwright Basin during 1986 encompassed physical, chemical, and biological assessments of the local environment. These parameters ultimately being related to the discharge of kraft pulpmill effluent into... -
Water Quality in British Columbia Objectives Attainment
The setting of water quality objectives in priority basins in British Columbia began in 1982. By the end of 2002, the Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection had set water quality objectives in 51 areas or basins and updated them throughout the... -
The Distribution of Aquatic Vegetation in Lakelse Lake and the Partitioning o...
This report was requested by the regional staff as part of a complete study on Lakelse Lake. There was a need to know the value of aquatic plants, for fish habitat, and their relative value in the nutrient cycle of Lakelse Lake. -
Seymour Lake: 1984 Data Summary and Recommendation
The 1984 sampling program for Seymour Lake was designed to provide nutrient loading data for the lake such that a management prescription for the lake and watershed management guidelines could be proposed. Water quality sampling of the lake showed that... -
Marine Environmental Effects Monitoring Program: Design and Evaluation for Pa...
This report provides a review of the Environmental Effects Monitoring Program (EEMP) at ten BC coastal pulp mills and evaluates the ability of current and past EEMPs at these ten locations to generate data suitable for detecting long-term trends. -
Kathlyn, Seymour, Round, and Tyhee Lakes: Water Quality Assessment and Object...
This study quantifies the inputs of phosphorus from various sources and determines the extent to which additional phosphorus could be tolerated by each lake without a serious decrease in water quality. Based on this information, appropriate land uses and... -
B.C. Timber Pulp Mill, Porpoise Harbour An Assessment of Mill Impact on the R...
This report presents data collected from June 1979 to April 1982 relating to water quality, sediment, organic and trace metal content, and benthic invertebrates from the vicinity of the B.C. Timber pulp mill, Porpoise Harbour. -
Assessment of Stream Protection Practices in the Interior of the Prince Ruper...
Assessment of stream protection practices in the interior of the Prince Rupert Forest Region. Stream protection measures used in forestry operations in the interior of the Prince Rupert Forest Region were reviewed through interviews and field inspections.... -
A Hydrologic Assessment of the Impact of the Swiss Fire on Buck Creek, Housto...
This report reviews the extent and severity of the Swiss Fire burn in the Buck Creek watershed. From this review, an assessment is made of the potential for increases in peak streamflows, sediment production, and summer low streamflows. -
A Check of How Well Water Quality Objectives Were Achieved in 1986
Provisional water quality objectives had been set in 18 water basins up to February, 1987. In 1986, water quality data relevant to objectives were collected in 14 of the water basins and these data are evaluated in this report. Although the quantity of data... -
Water Quality and Sediment Analysis for the Buck Creek System
This survey describes the use of recent sediment collected by sediment traps and examines the possibility of utilizing this approach as a monitoring tool. -
Water Quality and Sediment Analysis Equity Silver Mines Data from 1988, 1989,...
Environmental Protection conducted monitoring programs on Goosly Lake in 1988, 1989, and 1990 to determine the impact of Equity Silver mine discharges. -
Telkwa Watershed: A Forest Hydrology Analysis
This study reviews physical watershed characteristics, historical stream flow, and climatic data relevant to the Telkwa watershed. A simple modelling exercise is done to show the possible worst case effects of various degrees of forest harvesting on the... -
Lakelse Lake: A Collation of Research Studies and Government Documents
This reference guide has been put together for the Lakelse Watershed Stewards Society and while some aspects will seem quite familiar, other portions may be new material and have relevance to some of the concerns raised by the Lakelse Watershed Stewards...