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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... -
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... -
Water Management at Equity Silver Mines Ltd.
Predominantly all wastes, both tailing and blasted rock, contain pyrite and are classified acid generating. Acid generation occurs within waste rock fills around the property however not within tailing thus far due to sub- aqueous disposal of the product.... -
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... -
Telkwa Coal Project Appendix 6: Baseline Data, Surface Water, and Groundwater...
Samples were collected for the first time from a watercourse on the proposed project site on the north side of the Telkwa, and from sites on the Telkwa River and Goathorn Creek which were previously sampled in 1988. Samples were also collected from the... -
Skeena Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Pre-Design Reference Document
This document provides a basis for the design phase of an environmental effects monitoring program (EEM) for Repap's pulp and paper mill, Skeena Cellulose Inc., located near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The pre-design document is essentially a "State of... -
Skeena Cellulose Inc. Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) Cycle Three Desi...
The purpose of this design document is to summarize and update mill process information and results from previous cycles and other studies, and to provide a rationale for the design of the Cycle Three program. Five elements of the EEM program will be... -
Site Specific Risk Assessments of Two Former Copper Concentrate Shed Sites Ne...
In summary, the risk assessments identified COCs in soil that may have potential to cause adverse effects, especially to soil invertebrates and plants, although this is principally a theoretical risk owing to important habitat limitations in the most... -
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... -
Marine Sediment and Water Quality Technical Data Report: Proposed Aurora LNG ...
To facilitate safe manoeuvring and berthing of vessels, capital dredging of marine sediment and rock will be required at two berth areas, located south of Frederick Point, and at the Materials Off-Loading Facility. The data presented herein will be used to... -
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,... -
Davidson Project: Application for Environmental Assessment Certificate
This underground mining project will be located in the Bulkley-Nechako Regional District and in the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en people. Included in this dataset are the executive summary and elements of chapter six which deal directly with the... -
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... -
Canada's Policy for Conservation of Wild Pacific Salmon: Stream, Lake, and Es...
This report documents the methodology used by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to identify potential Strategy 2 habitat indicators, metrics, and benchmarks (as well as possible sampling protocols). The proposed list of indicators presented in... -
BC Surface Water Monitoring Sites
The Surface Water Monitoring Sites web application allows users to browse a map interface to find freshwater monitoring locations throughout BC. Clicking on a station provides the name and description of the water quality monitoring station as well as... -
BC Environmental Monitoring System Results
The Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) test results as .csv files available for download. Results include physical, chemical and biological analyses of samples taken from water, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the... -
BC Environmental Monitoring System (EMS)
The Environmental Monitoring System (EMS), is the Ministry of Environment corporate electronic repository for the capture and extraction of results for chemical, physical and biological analysis performed on air, water, biological, solid waste discharge,... -
Annual Water Public Reports Smithers
These reports provide background information about the water distribution system in Smithers, discusses standards for drinking water, and reports on water quality, storage facilities, well maintenance, and flushing. -
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...