Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Barlak, R. 2012. Water quality assessment and objectives for the John Hart Lake Community Watershed and McIvor Lake. BC Ministry of Environment. |
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| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/pdf/wqo_overviewreport_%20john_hart_mcivor_.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This document is one in a series that presents water quality objectives for British Columbia. This overview report summarizes the findings of the technical report, which is available as a separate document. The overview provides general information about the water quality of John Hart Lake, a community watershed supplying drinking water to the City of Campbell River, located on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It also provides information about McIvor Lake, located near John Hart Lake, which, at the time of this study, was being evaluated as an alternate or additional source of drinking water for the City of Campbell River. This report is intended for both technical readers and for readers who may not be familiar with the process for setting water quality objectives. Separate tables listing water quality objectives and monitoring recommendations are included. The technical report presents the details of the water quality assessment for John Hart Lake and McIvor Lake, and forms the basis of the recommendations and objectives presented here. The primary activities occurring within the watershed that could potentially impact water quality are recreational use, power generation, mining, forestry and, around McIvor Lake only, residential development. These activities, as well as natural erosion and the presence of wildlife, all potentially affect water quality in both John Hart Lake and McIvor Lake. Water quality objectives are recommended to protect drinking water, aquatic life, irrigation, recreation and wildlife. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island North |
| Sub-watershed if known | Campbell River |
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| Project status | complete |
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