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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... -
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.... -
Aquatic Stream Inventory: Operational Stream Inventory in the Morrison IRM Un...
The overall purpose of this project was to conduct fisheries inventory in operational areas identified by Houston Forest Products in the Morrison Integrated Resource Management Unit (IRM). The objectives were to conduct a literature review of inventory... -
Application Information Requirements and Valued Components Selection Document...
This application provides an overview of the details of Aurora LNG's liquefied natural gas project on Digby Island. It provides relevant history, and explains how the surrounding natural environments could potentially be affected and how Aurora LNG plans to... -
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. -
An Inventory of Lakelse Lake and Its Tributaries
This is a report of studies conducted to observe what fish were present during the months of March through June in 1979, centered around the Lakelse Lake Hotsprings, but also involved many of the creeks and small drainage systems in the immediate area. Many... -
An Environmental Assessment of the Watershed Adjacent to Hallmark Resources, ...
The Environmental Protection Service is engaged in monitoring programs of the various industrial concerns that constitute potential hazards to the receiving water quality. The Water and Land Quality Group is specifically concerned with measuring deleterious... -
An Assessment of the Effects on the Morice and Bulkley River Systems of a Pul...
This report assesses the economic and biological consequences of further development at Houston, B.C. The first part of this paper identifies the geographic and biological aspects of the Bulkley River system and evaluates, in dollar terms, the commercial,... -
AQUARIUS WebPortal
Portal accessing real-time water-related data, including dataset download, mapping, and creation of charts. Parameters include snow surveys, surface water discharge, groundwater levels, water temperature, air temperature, precipitation, etc. -
A Summary of the 1992 Water Quality Objectives Monitoring Results at Tyhee Lake
The summary of this report is to analyze the 1992 sampling results for Tyhee Lake, determine the impacts on the lake, and the possible steps that could be taken to control the eutrophication and ensure limited protection of the lake habitat and ecology. -
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... -
A Review of the Effects Assessment for the Morrison Copper/Gold Project
An assessment of the effects of the mine development on water flow, water quality and fish and aquatic resources has been carried out by the Proponent as part of its application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate. During the course of the Project... -
A Reconnaissance Survey of Toboggan Lake
This survey data includes information regarding the location, physical data, terrain features, water chemistry and temperature, obstructions and pollutions, miscellaneous, netting results, stomach analysis, resort and campsite, habitation, access, oxygen,... -
A Reconnaissance Survey of Netalzul Meadow Lake (Alias)
Klohn-Crippen Consultants Ltd. was retained by the Fisheries Branch of the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks in Smithers, British Columbia, to conduct a reconnaissance survey of Netalzul Meadow Lake (alias) within the Bulkley River watershed. The... -
A Reconnaissance Survey of McQuarrie Lake
This survey collected information about the fish species that are present in McQuarrie Lake, as well as information about the physical characteristics of the lake. This included oxygen and temperature profiles, water chemistry data, obstructions,... -
A Hydrologic Assessment of the Impact of the Swiss Fire on Buck Creek, Housto...
This report reviews the extent and severity of the Swiss Fire burn in the Buck Creek watershed. From this review, an assessment is made of the potential for increases in peak streamflows, sediment production, and summer low streamflows. -
A Reconnaissance Inventory of Clota Lake
The field survey was conducted on September 23 and 24, 1996 by G. Scarborough and J. Calvert. This lake is located east of Nilkitkwa Lake, approximately 6.6 km north of Fort Babine, and has not previously been surveyed. The purpose of this survey was to... -
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Mining, Community Dev...
An ecological study to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Babine sockeye production is currently being conducted under the auspices of the Babine Watershed Change Program. Specifically the Environmental Quality Unit of the Northern Operations... -
A Multimetric Approach to Skeena Region Stream Assessments
In this report, the metric results and B-IBI scores for the sites sampled in 2003 and 2004 are provided and compared with the RCA modeling results. The benthic invertebrate index of biological integrity (B-IBI) is a multimetric approach to interpreting... -
A Handbook for Water Champions: First Edition
Fresh water shapes British Columbia’s landscapes, communities and economies. But this most precious natural resource faces an increasingly uncertain future: with shifting climate and hydrology, and intense cumulative pressures, British Columbia is entering...