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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 and Biological Studies in the Marine Environment Near the Skeen...
Studies in Porpoise Channel, Porpoise Harbour and Wainwright Basin during 1986 encompassed physical, chemical, and biological assessments of the local environment. These parameters ultimately being related to the discharge of kraft pulpmill effluent into... -
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... -
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... -
Lakelse Lake Limnology and Juvenile Fish Ecology: 2003 Update
In 2003, Fisheries and Oceans Canada personnel carried out a study of the limnology and fish ecology of Lakelse Lake. A similar study was also carried out in 1994. The focus of the study was on juvenile sockeye rearing habitat, which is the offshore portion... -
Evaluation of burbot stocks and assessment of a cod trapping technique in fou...
The use of cod traps was assessed in four small lakes of the Skeena Region. Traps were deployed during lake trout index netting assessments to gain expense and labour efficiencies. Basic life history parameters were described for pooled samples of burbot as... -
Chemical, Biological and Physical Characteristics of Lakelse Lake
The chemical, biological and physical characteristics of Lakelse Lake, B.C., were investigated during 1974-1975. This report also summarizes relevant fisheries - limnological information published on this watershed. The survey was initiated to help resolve... -
Water Quality: Second Report on Chemical Sensitivity of BC Lakes to Acidic In...
This second summary document provides information (pH, alkalinity, calcium, and sensitivity rating) for about 760 lakes sampled between 1977 and 1986. This represents about 3.5% of the estimated 22,000 lakes in British Columbia. It provides locations where... -
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... -
The Maxan Lake Multi-Land Use Study: A Summary Review
The objective of the Maxan Lake multi-land use study was to examine the interaction between various forms of land use on an area having multi-use capacity. To this end, various studies were conducted to examine different aspects of this complex subject. The... -
The Distribution of Aquatic Vegetation in Lakelse Lake and the Partitioning o...
This report was requested by the regional staff as part of a complete study on Lakelse Lake. There was a need to know the value of aquatic plants, for fish habitat, and their relative value in the nutrient cycle of Lakelse Lake. -
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... -
Telkwa Coal Project Appendix 8: Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Investigatio...
Piteau Engineering Ltd. (PEL) was retained by Manalta Coal Ltd. (Manalta) to conduct a series of geotechnical and hydrogeological investigations in support of the proposed Telkwa Coal Project near Telkwa, B.C. The work program for this investigation was... -
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... -
Seymour Lake: 1984 Data Summary and Recommendation
The 1984 sampling program for Seymour Lake was designed to provide nutrient loading data for the lake such that a management prescription for the lake and watershed management guidelines could be proposed. Water quality sampling of the lake showed that... -
Sampling of Metals and Aquatic Life in the Bulkley River Adjacent to the Form...
This study was carried out to monitor the effects, if any, of the former Topley Concentrate Shed Site ("Topley Site") on concentrations of dissolved and total metals and other parameters and on aquatic life in the Bulkley River. The study included three...