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Review of Cattle-Community Watershed Conflicts in the Skeena Region
This report provides the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks (BCE) with a review of cattle farming in the Skeena Region, and a recommendation for monitoring the impact of cattle and other livestock operations on community watersheds, including... -
LakeKeepers Manual: A Guide to Lake Stewardship and Ecology in British Columbia
The 2022 edition of the LakeKeepers manual was produced by the Board of Directors and staff of the BC Lake Stewardship Society (BCLSS) for individuals and groups interested in protecting and preserving lake habitats in British Columbia. The LakeKeepers... -
An Investigation of the Condition of Kathlyn Lake, with Suggestions for Rehab...
As early as 1970, and continuing into the year 1973, concerned citizens of the Smithers area brought to the attention of the Water Resources Services the fact that nuisance weed growths were occurring (and increasing) in Kathlyn Lake. In response to this... -
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... -
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... -
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.... -
Reconnaissance Survey of Buckley Lake
This document contains information about Buckley lake habitat quality. Information recorded includes physical, chemical, temperature, oxygen, obstruction and pollutions, stocking, access, and habitation data. Maps and images are also included. -
Landscape and Biophysical Controls of Lake Productivity to Inform Evaluation ...
A report studying sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) located in the North and Central Coast (NCC) of British Columbia. Given the limited resources of assessment for salmon located in these remote locations, limnological and population monitoring in many of... -
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... -
Drinking Water Source Quality Monitoring 2002-2003: Bulkley Valley Surface Wa...
This document presents results of the B.C. Ministry of Environment (MoE, formerly Water, Land and Air Protection, WLAP) Skeena Region’s 2002-03 drinking water source quality monitoring program. It assesses drinking water sources in the Bulkley Valley,... -
Dahlie Creek Salmonid Overwintering and Water Quality Studies: Interim Report
This document contains a detailed fish habitat, riparian, and channel assessment of Dahlie Creek. Low channel complexity, removal of riparian vegetation, culvert obstructions to fish passage, sedimentation, altered flow regime, and channelization were some... -
Attainment of Water Quality Objectives for Lakelse Lake in 2001-2003
Designated water uses for Lakelse Lake include raw drinking water supplies, primary-contact recreation, and aquatic and wildlife use. Water quality objectives set to protect the lake for these designated uses include: fecal coliform concentrations at... -
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... -
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...