Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 119 |
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| Citation | BC Hydro. 2005. Shuswap River Water Use Plan (Shuswap Falls and Sugar Lake Project): Revised for Acceptance by the Comptroller of Water Rights. BC Hydro. |
| Organization | BC Hydro |
| URL | http://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/hydro/medialib/internet/documents/environment/pdf/wup_shuswap_water_use_plan.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The operating conditions proposed in this Water Use Plan reflect the April 2002 recommendations of the Shuswap River Water Use Plan Consultative Committee. The basis for the proposed terms and conditions to be authorized under the Water Act for the beneficial use of water at the Shuswap Falls and Sugar Lake Project are set out in this document. Future reference to the Shuswap Falls and Sugar Lake Project includes all the works including: Sugar Lake (Peers) Dam and Reservoir; Wilsey Dam and headpond; and the Shuswap Falls generating station. The proposed operating conditions for these facilities are expected to continue to augment flows for fish from the fall through to spring as well as provide for continued recreational opportunities on Sugar Lake Reservoir and the Shuswap River. It is also expected that the operating levels in Sugar Lake Reservoir will benefit fish and aquatic productivity in the reservoir. In addition, the proposed installation of a new headpond structure at Wilsey Dam is expected to benefit fish downstream of Wilsey Dam by improving the stability of downstream flows in the river during unplanned outages. A monitoring program and a review period are proposed in order to determine key uncertainties, to reinforce operational recommendations and to enhance future operating decisions. Refer to the Shuswap River Water Use Plan: Consultative Committee Report dated December 2002 for details on the consultative process, interests, objectives, performance measures, key trade-offs, values associated with operating alternatives, expected benefits and the proposed monitoring program. The operating conditions proposed in this Water Use Plan reflect the many interests represented by members of the Consultative Committee including fisheries, dam safety, flood routing, wildlife, recreation, heritage resources, power and economic development. The Consultative Committee ultimately selected the operating alternative that met their collective interests for Sugar Lake Dam and Reservoir and flows downstream Wilsey Dam. Where agreement by consensus was not reached for Wilsey Dam, BC Hydro has provided recommendations based on the majority interest expressed during the consultative process. watershed management, water supply, fisheries, aquatic habitat, reservoir, low flows, environmental flows, water supply, hydroelectric |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Shuswap |
| Sub-watershed if known | Sugar Lake, Shuswap River |
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| Project status | complete |
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