Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. 2009. Lower Cowichan/Koksilah River Integrated Flood Management Plan, Final Report. Prepared for Cowichan Valley Regional District. |
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| Organization | Cowichan Valley Regional District |
| URL | http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/DocumentCenter/Home/View/7999 |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), in partnership with Cowichan Tribes, the City of Duncan and the District of North Cowichan (DNC), retained Northwest Hydraulic Consultants (NHC) to update existing floodplain mapping and to develop an Integrated Flood Management Plan for the Lower Cowichan-Koksilah River floodplain, including major tributaries. Funding for this program was built by a partnership of supporting funds from the following organizations: Union of BC Municipalities Innovations Fund, Cowichan Tribes and the BC Provincial Emergency Program as well as substantial in-kind contributions from local government organizations. Given the very broad nature of the study, NHC recommended that a phased approach be adopted so that the project goals and objectives could be refined over the course of the project. The main outputs of the project are summarized in four documents: ƒ Volume 1 – Scoping Report y Field investigations and base map development, including substantial field reviews and GIS analysis y Literature review of local and international flood management practices ƒ Volume 2 – Technical Investigations y Technical investigations related to hydrology, hydraulics, sedimentation and channel hazards y Detailed assessments of the capacity of existing flood control structures using numerical models y Environmental investigations including habitat and fisheries values, threats and opportunities ƒ Volume 3 – Integrated Flood Management Plan (this report) y Summary of findings from Volumes 1 and 2 y Mapping tools for flood hazard, channel erosion and habitat value y Analysis of flood management best management practices y Project goals, guiding principles and proposed actions (priority and long-term) ƒ Summary Paper |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island South |
| Sub-watershed if known | Cowichan, Koksilah |
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