| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
This report Assesses a water quality monitoring project undertaken in the spring of 2000 in three community watersheds (Lambly, Kelowna, Mission creeks) located near the city of Kelowna, BC, to determine the relative contribution of pathogens to the drinking water supply caused by recreational activities. The primary focus of this project was to determine the effects of recreational activities on drinking water quality. In order to do this, it is necessary to be able to distinguish the effects of these activities from the effects of other impacts within the watersheds. The type of activities occurring in each of the study watersheds are very similar, although the intensity of the different activities varies between watersheds. Primary impacts stemming from human activities are associated with forestry and forestry related activities, cattle grazing, and recreation, while natural impacts include wildlife and natural landslides. water quality, recreation, sediment |
