Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Metro Vancouver. 2002. Five-Year Implementation Plan for Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam Watersheds. Metro Vancouver. |
|---|---|
| Organization | Metro Vancouver |
| URL | http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/water/WaterPublications/WSMP-5YearImplementation.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | In May 2002, the GVWD Board adopted the Watershed Management Plan that applies to Crown and private lands held by the GVRD within the Capilano, Seymour and Coquitlam watersheds. The overall Goal in this Plan is “Watersheds that provide clean, safe water and are managed and protected as natural assets of the highest importance to the Greater Vancouver region.” To achieve this overall Goal, the Board adopted the following five Principles to guide the development of the Plan. 1. The primary purpose of Greater Vancouver’s watershed is to provide clean, safe water. 2. The watersheds will be managed to reflect and advance the region’s commitment to the environmental stewardship and protection of those lands and their biological diversity. 3. The region’s Management Plan will be based upon the minimum intervention absolutely necessary to achieve the Board’s objectives. 4. The Management Plan will contain policies to return areas disturbed by human activities as close as possible to the pre-disturbance state consistent with the primary goal of protecting water quality. 5. The decision making process will be transparent and open to the public. The Plan describes nine implementation programs that are consistent with the five Principles in the area of water monitoring and forecasting, forest ecosystem management, fire management, erosion control, road network, water system infrastructure, communication and education, watershed security and emergency preparedness. The purpose of the Five-Year Implementation Plan is to provide the necessary guidance to ensure that management activities are implemented to reflect the management strategies as described in the Plan. The Five-Year Implementation Plan describes the proposed management activities over the 5-year course of the Plan. The Five-Year Implementation Plan will be updated in each successive year of the Plan. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Lower Fraser |
| Sub-watershed if known | |
| Aquifer # | |
| Comments | |
| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | |
| Contact Email |