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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... -
Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and their Habitat
This report constitutes the Skeena Watershed Fish Sustainability Process Stage I document. Conserving Skeena Fish Populations and Their Habitat describes the planning process that includes prioritizing and selecting sub-basins to review. A biophysical... -
WWF - Watershed Report 2020
This report is an update to WWF's initial Canadian-wide assessment of the country's watershed from 2017. This reassessment was only done for the health indicators (flow, water quality, benthic invertebrates and fish) as the threats assessment data sources... -
WWF - Watershed Report 2017
This report by WWF-Canada is the first-ever national assessment on the health of and threats to freshwater in Canada. By identifying standard key health and threat indicators, WWF-Canada was able to explore the state of our streams and rivers and give... -
The Skeena River Estuary Status of Environmental Knowledge to 1975: Report of...
This report compiles and summarizes knowledge on the Skeena River Estuary, providing useful background information for those concerned with environmental impacts of these and other contemplated developments. -
The Flooded Tailings Impoundment at the Equity Silver Mine
The Equity Silver Mine operated between 1980 and 1994, producing silver, gold, and copper from three open pits and a small underground operation. Mine components include a flooded tailings impoundment constructed from till and waste and quarried rock. This... -
Tenas Project 2017-2018 Baseline Report Final
This consolidated baseline report aims to provide information on field programs and their respective field summaries for the the 2017 to spring 2018 programs of the Tenas Project. -
Telkwa Coal Project Appendix 12: Aquatic Resource Assessment 1985
Studies were undertaken during 1984 to evaluate aquatic resources in the Telkwa Project study area in west-central British Columbia. Stream periphyton, invertebrates, and fish populations were assessed in Goathorn and Tenas creeks and the lower Telkwa... -
Site-Specific Water Quality Guidelines for Skeena River at Usk for the Purpos...
Site-specific water quality guidelines for the Skeena River at Usk for the purpose of national reporting (May 2005). This document is one in a series that presents ambient site-specific water quality guidelines (SSGs) for British Columbia and the Yukon.... -
Review of the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Marine Pollution in...
This report attempts to provide a preliminary review of the some of the possible impacts, monitoring, and mitigation measures for many of the pollution issues including sewage and waste disposal, mining and smelter activities, various large industrial... -
Nutrients and Algae in the Upper Bulkley River watershed 1997-2000
This study focused on the diffuse sources of nutrients and the trophic status of the Upper Bulkley River. Monthly water chemistry monitoring of the Upper Bulkley and tributaries was conducted between November 1997 and March 2000, and the end of growing... -
Morrison Copper/Gold Project Assessment Report
This Assessment Report considers the proposed Morrison Copper/Gold Mine Project’s potential to cause significant adverse environmental, economic, social, heritage, and health effects. It identifies measures to prevent or reduce adverse effects, and sets out... -
Consequences of Unregulated Release of Raw Acid Mine Drainage into the Bulkle...
Approximately 800 000 m3 of acid mine drainage (AMD) is generated per year at the Equity Silver Mine southeast of Houston. This AMD would have devastating effects on the Bulkley River if it was allowed to flow untreated from the property for a prolonged... -
Bioassessment of Streams in North-Central British Columbia Using the Referenc...
This report outlines results from three years of RCA model development for the Skeena Region. It includes the development of standard methods for collecting and analyzing data for use in the RCA for bio monitoring in the Skeena region, results of... -
A Case Study Approach to Understanding Provincial Aquatic Environmental Effec...
The British Columbia Ministry of Environment regulates mine discharges to water through Environmental Management Act permits. These authorizations specify discharge standards for quality and quantity of contaminants, and specify what monitoring and... -
2012 Sustainability Report Closed Sites in Honduras, Mexico, the United State...
The focus of this report is on Goldcorp’s one closed site in Honduras (San Martin), one closed site in Mexico (Nukay in Guerrero), four closed sites in the United States (Dee and Daisy in Nevada, Rand in California, and Golden Reward in South Dakota) and... -
The Potential Effects of Cadmium and Other Mixed Metal Mining Effluents on Fi...
This review is a qualitative assessment of existing data and a review of relevant primary literature. The objective of this review is to assess the potential effects of elements released from the Morrison Copper/Gold Project on fish assemblages in Morrison... -
Environmental Impact Information of the Proposed Equity Mining Capital Ltd. D...
During 1974, Environment Canada undertook an additional study of the watershed adjacent to Equity Mining Capital Ltd.'s proposed development near Goosly Lake to supplement water quality baselines established in 1973. Chemistry analysis and 96 hour LC50... -
2021 BC Contaminated Mine Site Map
Map depicting over a hundred known and potentially contaminated mine waste sites that threaten to pollute waters, fish habitat and communities across British Columbia