Water Stewardship Information Sources

Citation Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC. Primer on integrated rainwater and groundwater management for lands on Vancouver Island and beyond. Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia.
Organization Ministry of Environment
URL http://bc.waterbalance.ca/files/2012/05/3_Primer-on-Integrated-Rainwater-Groundwater-Management-for-Lands-on-Vancouver-Island_April-2012.pdf
Abstract/Description or Keywords This Primer introduces building blocks that can
inform ‘water-centric’ policy development by BC
municipalities. Embedding a science-based
understanding in an Official Community Plan, for
example, can make a difference on the ground.
Thus, the Primer objectives are three-fold:
 provide insight into the regulatory and
educational context for moving from
awareness to action in order to protect
watershed and stream health in BC;
 explain how introduction of the Rainfall
Spectrum concept a decade ago led us to
look at rainfall differently in BC;
 foreshadow how pioneer research in the
Englishman River watershed can similarly
lead us to look at groundwater differently.
The City of Parksville OCP is a demonstration
application for the Primer. The learning captured
in this Primer will also be shared with other local
governments on Vancouver Island. Knowledgetransfer
will be facilitated through the current
Inter-Regional Education Initiative.
Information Type report
Regional Watershed Vancouver Island South
Sub-watershed if known Englishman River
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