Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1111 |
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| Citation | Lanarc Consultants Ltd. 2007. Mission Creek Habitat Compensation Bank: Habitat Compensation Strategy Phase 2. Prpeared for The City of Kelowna. |
| Organization | City of Kelowna |
| URL | http://www.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs%5C%5CEnvironment%20Division%5CReport_Aquatic%20HabitatCompensationBanking.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Since 2001, the Environment and Solid Waste Division of the City of Kelowna has been looking at ways to create a habitat compensation banking system as a means of addressing environmental impacts associated with development in Kelowna. The City's interest in habitat compensation banking stems from a desire to find a more consistent approach to determining appropriate compensation measures when impacts to habitat are unavoidable. The City also wishes to direct compensation resources where they can be most effective in restoring habitat. Phase 1 of the project generated a Backgrounder and a Final Report that made recommendations regarding policies for habitat compensation and a potential pilot project for a banking system. In this Phase 2, the Environment Division continued this initiative with the following objectives: Provide an update to Phase 1 in light of recently completed habitat studies for Okanagan Lake and Mission Creek and changes in related federal and provincial policies. Develop policies regarding habitat impact mitigation and compensation that can be incorporated into the City's Official Community Plan as the foundation for compensation strategies and priorities. In consultation with senior agency staff and stakeholder groups, develop a strategy for habitat compensation policy and practice in the city that provides a clear alternative to ﾑone-off' compensation decisions, and directs compensation efforts where they can be most effective. In particular, examine the application of habitat compensation banking to the Mission Creek Habitat Restoration Plan. aquatic habitat, salmonids, riparian, aquatic ecosystems |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
| Sub-watershed if known | Mission Creek |
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| Project status | complete |
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