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Analysis of Water Quality Monitoring in the Morice Water Management Area
The Morice Water Management Area (MWMA) was established in 2007 by the Morice Land and Resource Management Plan with the intent to protect the hydrological integrity, water quality, water quantity, and fisheries of the upper Morice River watershed. The... -
Technical Data Reports for Enbridge Northern Gateway Project
Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited Partnership proposed to design, construct, and operate two pipelines extending from Bruderheim, Alberta, to Kitimat, British Columbia. Field surveys completed included sampling of fish species assemblages and habitat... -
Northwest Cumulative Effects Case Study
The Northwest pilot has investigated a range of cumulative effect related topics as well as developed methods to assess impacts of industrial development on a selection of values at a broad spatial scale. The goal of the pilot was to improve the consistency... -
Management strategies for climate-change adaptation in the Nadina Forest Dist...
This report presents a preliminary set of strategies for sustainable forest management in the Nadina Forest District in an era of climate change. These “adaptation strategies” address some of the major challenges presented by climate change. This report is... -
Watershed Status Evaluation: An Assessment of 71 Watersheds Meeting BC's Fish...
This pilot project used the WSE Tier I GIS-based methods described in Porter et al. (2013) to assess the watershed indicator “risk” status of 71 watersheds across most of British Columbia’s natural resource regions. Measured values for as many as nine... -
Water Temperature, River Discharge, and Adult Sockeye Salmon Migration Observ...
Water temperature, river discharge, and adult sockeye salmon migration observations in the Babine watershed, 1946-2014. Historical meteorological and hydrological data were assembled to review the influence of changes in these environmental factors on... -
Water Science Series- Screening Tool for Guiding Short-Term Groundwater Curta...
This report describes a spreadsheet-based screening tool to support statutory decision makers and regional water managers for guiding groundwater curtailment and data collection activities. The screening tool is intended as a support tool that the decision... -
Water Science Series - Monthly Water Budgets for Aquifers in the Oliver, B.C....
Preliminary monthly groundwater budgets were developed for seven aquifers in the Oliver Area of British Columbia in order to support groundwater allocation and licensing under the Water Sustainability Act. -
Water Science Series - Monthly Water Budget for the Similkameen Valley
Associated Environmental Consultants Inc. have developed a water budget model for the Similkameen Valley Quifer (Aquifer #259) to support groundwater allocation decisions and to promote water sustainability within the Similkameen River watershed. -
Water Science Series - Monthly Groundwater Budget for the Hopington Aquifer -...
Preliminary monthly groundwater budgets were developed for seven aquifers in the Hopington - Salmon River Area of British Columbia in order to support groundwater allocation and licensing under the Water Sustainability Act. -
Water Science Series - Monthly Groundwater Budget for the Aquifers in the Kel...
This report describes the development of a monthly groundwater budget model for the main aquifers underlying the City of Kelowna, which has experienced significant population growth and expansion in agriculture over the last few decades. -
Water Science Series - Modelling Tools for Estimating Effects of Groundwater ...
This report presents a literature review of surface water - groundwater (SW-GW) interactions, including case studies in BC, and an approach for characterizing SW-GW connectivity based on the BC aquifer classification scheme. It provides an evaluation of... -
Water Science Series - Guidance for Technical Assessment Requirements
The guidance document is for an applicant wishing to establish a new non-domestic groundwater supply. The document provides guidance to the applicant and the professional acting on behalf of the applicant about the requirements of a technical assessment to... -
Water Science Series - Groundwater Quality Survey of Aquifers in Areas of Van...
The study evaluates groundwater quality within wells in the South Wellington, Cassidy and North Oyster areas, south of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. It includes detailed results and interpretation of geochemical and bacteria water quality sampling, provides... -
Water Science Series - Determining the Likelihood of Hydraulic Connection
The Water Science Series is a technical publication focusing on scientific reports that relate to the understanding and management of B.C.’s water resources. The series communicates scientific knowledge gained through water science programs across B.C.... -
Water Monitoring in British Columbia: Scanning the Data Landscape Public Report
The overall goal of this scan is to inform a shared vision for water monitoring and reporting in BC. This scan collected information on surface and groundwater quality and quantity monitoring and reporting in British Columbia, providing examples of who is... -
Upper Bulkley Floodplain Habitat: Modifications, Physical Barriers, and Sites...
The Bulkley River upstream of the Morice River has some of the most intense public and private land use in the Skeena watershed. The purpose of this assessment was to document human-induced modifications to floodplain habitat and river channelization,... -
Upper Bulkley Fish and Aquatic Review: Summary of Data, Methodology, Threshol...
The Upper Bulkley Fish and Aquatic Review project produced a set of analyses focused on select pressure and quantity indicators as determined by the Wild Salmon Policy Strategy 2. Pressure Indicators included are Road Density, Riparian Disturbance, and... -
Upper Bulkley Fish and Aquatic Review: Stream Flow, Surface Water Licenses an...
Upper Bulkley fish and aquatic review: stream flow, surface water licenses and groundwater wells. The Upper Bulkley Fish and Aquatic Review Project produced a set of analyses focused on select pressure and quantity indicators as determined by the Wild... -
Streamflow Trends in the Skeena Region
This report is intended to improve the ability of the proponents of major projects (e.g., mines, run-of-river power projects) and the responsible regulatory agencies to address the potential impacts to the project resulting from streamflow regime changes....