Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 809 |
|---|---|
| Citation | Hatfield Consultants. 2013. Review of habitat monitoring at twenty-two independent power projects. Prepared for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. |
| Organization | DFO |
| URL | http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/348172.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Under the auspices of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Hatfield Consultants Partnership conducted a review of habitat monitoring performance at 22 Independent Power Producer (IPP) projects across British Columbia and the Yukon. Overall industry performance was evaluated based on compliance with monitoring requirements outlined in the project specific Fisheries and Oceans Canada subsection 35(2) Fisheries Act Authorizations. A further review of monitoring data analyzed alignment with long term monitoring protocols presented in ﾓLong-Term Aquatic Monitoring Protocols for New and Upgraded Hydroelectric Projectsﾔ (Lewis et al. 2012). Because these long-term monitoring protocols were developed subsequent to the construction and operation of the IPPs assessed in the current study, the analysis was conducted to determine how much industry effort would be needed to align with this new standard. The evaluation of the IPPs was based on a review of project monitoring reports provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the BC Ministry of Natural Resource Operations and project proponents. The major limitation encountered during this review was a lack of available information that could be used to document compliance/conformance. Following the review of available monitoring reports, compliance ratings were assigned to each Authorization condition and alignment ratings to each of the long-term monitoring protocols. Results were summarized in three categories: (1) conformance ratings for monitoring/reporting criteria specified in the Terms of Reference; (2) compliance ratings for project specific Authorization conditions as they relate to monitoring; and (3) alignment ratings for the industry as a whole as they relate to the long-term monitoring protocols presented in Lewis et al. (2012). It should be noted that although the long-term monitoring protocols presented in Lewis et al. (2012) are based on existing published industry guidelines and methodologies, the final document was published in July 2012, and all of the project monitoring plans were developed prior to its release. Furthermore, the long-term monitoring protocols are not written requirements of regulatory approval documents. The intent of this review is to better understand the level of effort required by industry to achieve conformance to this new standard. monitoring, compliance, hydroelectric, run of river, fish habitat, aquatic habitat, aquatic ecology |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Fraser |
| Sub-watershed if known | Kwoiek Creek |
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| Project status | complete |
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