Water Stewardship Information Sources

Resource Name Professional Practice Guidelines - Legislated Flood Assessments in a Changing Climate in BC
Unique File Number 82
Information Type Decision Support Tool
Surface Water A
Aquatic Ecosystem
Groundwater
Groundwater & Surface Water
Management for Natural & Industrial Hazards A
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Information Subtype hydrology
Organization Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists in BC
Resource Name APEGBC. 2012. Professional Practice Guidelines - Legislated Flood Assessments in a Changing Climate in BC. 144 p.
Resource Purpose "These Professional Practice Guidelines - Legislated Flood Assessments in BC were commissioned by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO). They have been written with the intent to guide professional practice for flood assessments, to identify the circumstances when risk assessments are appropriate and to emphasize the need to consider climate change and land use changes in such assessments."
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How does this help decision making?
Program Status complete
NE Coverage provincial
Drinking Water
Ecosystem
Fish
Groundwater
Public Safety Y
SW Quality
SW Quantity Y
Link http://www.retooling.ca/_Library/docs/Legislated_Flood_Assessments.pdf
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