Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 356 |
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| Citation | Clarke, J, Allard, R and Schleppe, J. 2012. Regional Growth Strategy: Water Resources, Lakes and Streams Discussion Paper. Prepared by Ecoscape Environmental Consultants in association with Clarke Geoscience Ltd. And Western Water Resources Ltd. Prepared for: Regional District of Central Okanagan. |
| Organization | RDCO |
| URL | http://www.futureok.ca/media/1862/FINAL%20-%20WR%20Discussion%20Paper%20(final)%20Oct%2023.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Water?is?an?essential?and?integral?resource?for?our?life,?our?economy,?and?for?the?natural?environment.?? Water?in?the?Central?Okanagan?is?a?central?feature,?providing?a?unique?and?beautiful?landscape?for?the? enjoyment?of?all?and?the?basic?sustenance?needed?for?a?vibrant?community?and?economy.??It?is?therefore? important? to? protect? and? enhance? the? quality? of? life? in? the? Okanagan? by? developing? regional? growth? policies?for?the?sustainable?long?term?management?of?this?precious?resource. Water? resources? are? a? complex,? multi?jurisdictional? theme? in? the? Central? Okanagan.? This? discussion? paper?identifies?water?resource?issues?and?concerns?pertinent?to?the?Central?Okanagan?in?the?context?of? an?updated?Regional?Growth?Strategy?(RGS).??The?paper?updates?a?previous?Discussion?Paper,?issued?in? 2000,?and?compares?current?perspectives?with?those?of?neighbouring?regions.??Since?2000,?an?incredible? amount? of? water? resources? research? and? regional? collaboration? has? helped? better? characterize? the? delicate?balance?between?water?supply?and?water?demand?in?the?Okanagan?Basin.??Although?much?work? has? been? done,? the? issues? for? the? most? part,? remain? the? same.? ? The? major? water? resource? issues? generally?relate?to:?water?quantity,?water?quality,?and?flood?hazard.?? The? results? of?this?Discussion? Paper? include? RGS? policy? considerations? and? performance? indicators? to? evaluate? the? success? of? water? resource?management? decisions.? ?Broadly,?suggested?policies? for? water? resource?protection?may?include: ﾕ Promote?ongoing?collaboration?to?form?a?ﾓcommon?voiceﾔ ﾕ Ensure?water?for?agriculture ﾕ Ensure?clean,?safe?water?for?drinking ﾕ Increase?resiliency?to?drought ﾕ Encourage?effective?public?communication,?education?and?outreach ﾕ Reduce?potential?for?water?quality?impacts?at?domestic?water?intake?sites ﾕ Reduce?potential?water?quantity?and?water?quality?impacts?on?aquatic?resources? from?changes? in?land?use ﾕ Promote?integrated?stormwater?management ﾕ Enforce?and?monitor?compliance?with?existing?regulations ﾕ Encourage?groundwater?protection?and?well?siting?requirements ﾕ Participate?and?support?water?stewardship?activities The? overall? objective? of? the? RGS? is? to? develop? policies? for? sustainable? development.? ? The? subsequent? implementation? of? meaningful? and? measureable? water? resource? protective? measures? will? ensure? the? long?term?protection?of?the?features?and?qualities?that?make?the?Okanagan?a?unique?and?beautiful?place? to?live,?work?and?play. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Jennifer Clarke |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |