| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is developing a watershed management plan for the Kettle River in Canada. This plan will consider issues and develop strategies and actions related to water quantity, water quality, and aquatic ecosystems, across the Kettle River watershed. The Watershed Management Plan is supported by a Stakeholder Advisory Group (Advisory Group) representing a broad range of interests from across the Boundary and beyond. In the spring and summer of 2014, we are sharing the ideas that are being considered for the Kettle River Watershed Management Plan, with the intent that community members participate in the conversation. The purpose of this discussion paper is to outline issues, strategies and actions related to water quality and drinking water source protection. The paper builds on ideas discussed in previous papers, in particular “Discussion Paper 1: A Vision for the Kettle River Watershed” [43] and “Discussion Paper 2: Working together - Growing our capacity for watershed stewardship in the Kettle River” [46]. Water quality is also tightly linked to issues of water supply and conservation (Discussion Paper 3 [16]) and riparian, wetland and upland functions (Discussion Paper 5, forthcoming). The strategies and actions discussed in this paper have been reviewed by the Stakeholder Advisory Group and are the basis for further discussion by the community before we finalize the draft Kettle River Watershed Management Plan. |
