Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 812 |
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| Citation | Hatfield, T. 2006. Nicola River Watershed - Water Use Management Plan: Instream Flow Needs for Fish |
| Organization | Pacific Salmon Foundation |
| URL | http://www.nwcrt.org/downloads/Hatfield-2006-Nicolainstreamflowsforfish.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The report's author is Todd Hatfield of Solander Ecological Research, Victoria, BC. The report summarizes some of the existing information on instream fish flows in the Nicola watershed and provides recommendations for further work with respect to understanding and resolving fish-flow issues. The main body of the report ends with these recommendations: 1) produce defensible time series of naturalized flows for the Nicola River and its tributaries; 2) conduct a quantitative analysis of water use and its effects on fish habitat; 3) establish instream flow targets for fisheries, based on empirical and overview methods, including temperature modeling; 4) conduct trade-off analyses in the WUMP using a third party experienced decision analyst and facilitator; 5) develop tools to manage the water resources in the face of conflicting needs, including development of rules under different flow scenarios such as wet and dry years; 6) incorporate climate change projections into water management decisions; 7) avoid further water allocation for out-of-stream uses. environmental flow needs, water supply, aquatic ecosystems, salmonids, EFN |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Nicola |
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| Project status | complete |
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