| Resource Name |
Cumulative Effects: From Assessment Towards Management |
| Unique File Number |
218 |
| Information Type |
water management Programs and Tools |
| Surface Water |
A |
| Aquatic Ecosystem |
A |
| Groundwater |
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| Groundwater & Surface Water |
A |
| Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards |
A |
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| Information Subtype |
cumulative effects |
| Organization |
BC Forest Practices Board |
| Resource Name |
BC Forest Practices Board. 2011. Cumulative Effects: From Assessment Towards Management. Special Report. FPB/SR/39, March 2011 |
| Resource Purpose |
The Forest Practices Board has had growing concerns about the cumulative effects of resource use on the British Columbia (BC) land base for a number of years. In our work examining forest and range practices, it was often apparent that other activities were impacting the land and water; activities that were not regulated under the Forest and Range Practices Act.
The Board decided to undertake a cumulative effect assessment case study in the Kiskatinaw River watershed near Dawson Creek, looking specifically at effects of resource development on drinking water, soil and caribou habitat. The Board also reviewed current literature relevant to the subject of cumulative effects assessment. At the same time, the Board reviewed a project-specific cumulative effects assessment as part of the investigation of a public complaint about an independent power project. This summary report is about the learning gained from these separate but related processes. |
| Type of Information |
report |
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| Program Status |
complete |
| NE Coverage |
NE BC Specific |
| Drinking Water |
Y |
| Ecosystem |
Y |
| Fish |
Y |
| Groundwater |
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| Public Safety |
Y |
| SW Quality |
Y |
| SW Quantity |
Y |
| Link |
http://www.fpb.gov.bc.ca/SR39_Cumulative_Effects_From_Assessment_Towards_Management.htm?terms=kiskatinaw |
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