Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Fleming, S.W., Quilty, E.J. 2006. A Novel Approach: Reconnaissance Analysis of the Little Campbell River Watershed. Report prepared for Environmental Quality Section, Lower Mainland Region, B.C. Ministry of Environment. Aquatic Informatics Inc., Vancouver. |
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| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/download/9C3FD1562C934848983299E9AD58587E |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Little Campbell River watershed is an important ecosystem, being home to a number of significant and/or at-risk species. However, intermittent monitoring has revealed degraded water quality, with negative effects on the ecology of the system. In addition, the Little Campbell River has been shown to be a significant contributor of fecal coliforms to Boundary Bay, which has marine fisheries and trans-national environmental management implications. Water quality will likely be further degraded with current and planned increases in conversion of watershed area to more intensive land uses. To date, watershed planning has not been coordinated amongst groups or across jurisdictions. A watershed approach is necessary to better understand cumulative effects and to work towards sustainability. Little Campbell River stakeholders have an interest in developing a coordinated and comprehensive monitoring program to better understand water quality and hydrological processes in the watershed, and to promote the use of this information proactively in a planning process with a whole-watershed approach. The purpose of this project was to complete a reconnaissance analysis study for the Little Campbell River watershed. Specifically, the main objectives of the current study were to obtain a general picture of water quality in the watershed, explore some important climatic influences upon Little Campbell environmental conditions, and make recommendations for a medium-term water quality monitoring program for consideration by stakeholders. This report is provided to stakeholders for their consideration in managing the resources of this watershed. The climate and temperature analysis and modelling done for this report is a product of an emerging science that can benefit from discussions about utility at a local watershed management level. The findings from each of the project sub-components are as follows. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Lower Fraser |
| Sub-watershed if known | Little Campbell River |
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| Project status | complete |
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