Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Barlak, R, Epps, D and Phippen. B. 2010. Water quality assessment and objectives for the Englishman River Community Watershed: technical report. BC Ministry of Environment. |
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| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/englishman/wqo-technical-englishman.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Englishman River community watershed provides a significant source of drinking water to the local community and has important fisheries values, with chinook, chum, coho, sockeye and pink salmon, cutthroat and rainbow trout, and steelhead all present at some point during the year (FISS, 2006). Anthropogenic land uses within the watershed include timber harvesting, agriculture, rural residential, urban residential (in the lower watershed), light industrial development, and recreation. These activities, as well as natural erosion and the presence of wildlife, all potentially affect water quality in the Englishman River. This report examines the existing water quality of the Englishman River and recommends water quality objectives for this watershed based on potential impacts and water quality parameters of concern. The Englishman River was designated as a community watershed in 1995, as defined under the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act (―the drainage area above the downstream point of diversion and which are licensed under the Water Act for waterworks purposes‖). This designation was grandparented and continued under the Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) in 2004 and infers a level of protection. As the majority of the Englishman River community watershed is on private land, the FRPA does not apply to most of the watershed. However, the MOE uses other tools, such as water quality objectives, and legislation, such as the Private Managed Forest Land Act and the Drinking Water Protection Act, to ensure that water quality within these watersheds is protected and managed in a consistent manner. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island South |
| Sub-watershed if known | Englishman River |
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| Project status | complete |
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