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Detailed Fish Habitat, Riparian and Channel Assessment for Select Central Bul...
Land use activities have had a significant impact on many of the tributaries within the central Bulkley River watershed. Preliminary air photo analysis has indicated that high value fish habitat has been moderately to severely impacted in a large proportion... -
Watershed Assessment of the Kitseguekla Community Watershed
At the request of Skeena Cellulose Inc. Carnaby Division, a Watershed Assessment of the Kits Creek watershed was conducted by Freshwater Resources of Smithers, B.C. The assessment was conducted because the Kits creek watershed is the Community Watershed for... -
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... -
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, Results,...
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 Summary of Data, Methodology, Threshold...
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... -
Tenas Project: Project Description
Telkwa Coal Limited (TCL) is proposing to develop the Tenas Project (the Project), a surface coal mine designed to produce approximately 15.0 million tonnes of washed metallurgical coal product at about 0.750 million saleable tonnes per year to be used in... -
Telkwa Coal Project: Application for a Project Approval Certificate
The Application should be read in the context that it is the basis for the first major stage of the Environmental Assessment Process as it applies to new mine developments proposed for British Columbia. The purpose of the Application is to provide an... -
Pacific Trail Pipelines Project: Application No.4 to Amend Environmental Asse...
This environmental effects assessment, like the effects assessment provided in the 2007 EAC Application, is a sustainability-based environmental assessment that considers five interconnected and interdependent “pillars” which are environment, economy,... -
Pacific Future Energy Refinery: Project Description
This project description for the Pacific Future Energy refinery presents the purpose of the project, its location, and its building procedures. It also discusses how water will be used and treated, and the potential impacts on the surrounding environment.... -
Northwest Transmission Line: Bell-Irving Route Study
Sheffield studies and office-based reviews for this Bell-Irving Route Study Report were completed in August 2010. This report presents the results of baseline information collected as well as an evaluation of potential project effects on VECs along the... -
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... -
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... -
Hydrolic and Geomorphic Considerations for Silvicultural Investments on the L...
Hydrologic and geomorphic considerations for silvicultural investments on the lower Skeena River floodplain. This report evaluates four inter-related components essential for silvicultural planning on the lower Skeena River floodplain: biophysical... -
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 Revised Predictive Model for Bioassessment of Streams in Northwest British ...
A revised predictive model for bioassessment of streams in northwest British Columbia using the reference condition approach: Skeena model. This document describes the Skeena Model, developed for stream bioassessment in northwest BC using the reference... -
Davidson Project: Predicted Groundwater and Surface Water Chemistry Before, D...
This report illustrates and discusses the temporal trends in groundwater and surface water chemistry before, during, and after mining. It is based on empirical and predicted geochemistry and on the latest groundwater modelling using the MODFLOW model.