Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Urban Systems Ltd. 2012. Chapman Creek Source Assessment Response Plan. Prepared for Sunshine Coast Regional District. |
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| Organization | Sunshine Coast Regional District |
| URL | http://www.scrd.ca/files/File/Infrastructure/Water/2012-12-19-FINAL-REPORT-SCRD-Chapman%20Creek%20Source%20Assessment%20Response%20Pl___.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | In response to an order from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (water supplier for a large portion of the Sunshine Coast) set up a technical working group and retained Urban Systems Ltd. to work together to create a source assessment response plan for the Chapman Creek water source. The plan (this document) responds to hazards and risks identified in the original source assessment, and those identified during the process of creating the plan. There are twenty-three (23) hazards and associated risks identified for the Chapman Creek watershed. Fourteen (14) of these are characterized as high or moderate risk and are included in the response plan; they are as follows: 1. High precipitation and run-off 2. Wildlife and birds 3. Forestry activity 4. Human access to watershed 5. Water demand during low flow periods 6. Wildfires 7. Past forestry activity 8. Future mining activity 9. Recreation activity 10. Climate change impacts 11. Landslides and natural disaster events 12. Bird and wind transport from landfill 13. Illegal Dumping 14. Water demand due to development The remaining nine (9) low risk hazards are not included in the plan. This response plan provides a set of management and site specific response actions that the Sunshine Coast Regional District, licensed stakeholders, First Nations and agencies can reasonably undertake (according to Section 22 (2) of the Drinking Water Protection Act) to reduce or mitigate the risks to the drinking water in the Chapman Creek watershed. Seventy (70) action items are identified and included in the response plan. These response actions are organized according to the hazard and risk they address (which is noted as avoidable or unavoidable), are given a priority within each hazard, and are given a ranking within all hazards. A recommended timeframe to complete each action is included, along with the organization responsible to undertake the actions and a preliminary cost estimate for completion. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Howe Sound & Sunshine Coast |
| Sub-watershed if known | Chapman Creek |
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| Project status | complete |
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