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Managing Forested Watersheds for Hydrogeomorphic Risks on Fans
LAND MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK 6 1 Managing Forested Watersheds for Hydrogeomorphic Risks on Fans 2 0 0 9 Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Science Program The Best Place on Earth Managing Forested Watersheds for Hydrogeomorphic Risks on Fans D.J. Wilford, M.E. Sakals, W.W. Grainger, T.H. Millard, and T.R. Giles Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Science Program The Best Place on Earth The use of trade, �rm, or corporation names in this publication is for the information and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the Government of British Columbia of any product or service to the exclusion of any others that may also be suitable. Contents of this report are presented as information only. Funding assistance does not imply endorsement of any statements or information con- tained herein by the Government of British Columbia. Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), addresses, and contact information contained in this document are current at the time of printing unless otherwise noted. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data Managing forested watersheds for hydrogeomorphic risks on fans / D.J. Wilford ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-7726-6119-7 1. Mass-wasting--British Columbia--Forecasting. 2. Landslide hazard analysis--British Columbia. 3. Forests and forestry--Environmental aspects --British Columbia. 4. Forest management--British Columbia--Planning. 5. Forest hydrology--British Columbia. 6. Alluvial fans--British Columbia. 7. Colluvium--British Columbia. I. Wilford, D. J. (David J.), 1950- II. British Columbia. Ministry of Forests and Range III. British Columbia. Forest Science Program SD387.E58M36 2009 634.961 C2009-909966-7 Citation Wilford, D.J., M.E. -
Basin Architecture of the North Okanagan Valley Fill, British Columbia
BASIN ARCHITECTURE OF THE NORTH OKANAGAN VALLEY FILL, BRITISH COLUMBIA sandy Vanderburgh B.Sc., University of Calgary I984 M.Sc., University of Calgary 1987 THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in the Department of Geography 0 Sandy Vanderburgh SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY July 1993 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author. APPROVAL ' Name: Sandy Vanderburgh Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Title of Thesis: Basin Architecture Of The North Okanagan Valley Fill, British Columbia Examining Committee: Chair: Alison M. Gill Associate Professor Dr. M.C. Roberts, Protessor Senior Supervisor Idr. H. Hickin, professor Dr. Dirk Tempelman-Kluit, Director Cordilleran Division, Geological Survey of Canada Dr. R.W. Mathewes, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Internal Examiner Dr. James A. Hunter, Senior scientist & Program Co-ordinator, Terrain Sciences Division Geological Survey of Canada External Examiner Date Approved: Julv 16. 1993 PARTIAL COPYRIGHT LICENSE 8* I hereby grant to Simon Fraser University the right to lend my thesis, projector extended essay (the title of which is shown below) to users of the Simon Fraser University Library, and to make partial or single copies only for such users or in response to a request from the library of any other university, or other educational institution, on its own behalf or for one of its users. I further agree that permission for multiple copying of this work for scholarly purposes may be granted by me or the Dean of Graduate Studies. It is understood that copying or publication of this work for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. -
Special Meeting Agenda
AGENDA Special Meeting 10:00 AM - Friday, March 20th, 2020 Council Chambers Page 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Coyne calls the Special meeting of Council to order. 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2.1 March 20th, 2020 Special meeting of Council Recommendation: THAT Council adopt the March 20th, 2020 Special Meeting of Council Agenda. 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES-NONE 4. PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS-NONE 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS-NONE 6. STAFF REPORTS 6.1 Subdivision and Development Servicing Standards Bylaw 3 - 23 Recommendation: THAT Council approves the planning and consulting services of True Consulting to prepare a Subdivision and Development Servicing Standards Bylaw in the amount of $26,000.00 plus taxes. Report- Proposal Subdivision Bylaw Princeton-Subd Dev Serv Stds-Proposal-2020 03 12 7. COUNCIL REPORTS-NONE 8. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVE AND FILE-NONE 9. CORRESPONDENCE ACTION REQUESTED-NONE 10. BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS 10.1 2020 Fees and Charges Bylaw 25 - 45 Recommendation: THAT Town of Princeton Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 979, 2020 be adopted. 2020 Fees and Charges Bylaw Report - Adoption 2020 Fees and Charges Bylaw 11. NEW BUSINESS-NONE Page 1 of 45 Special Agenda March 20th, 2020 12. AGENDA CONCLUSION 12.1 Motion to Close Recommendation: THAT the meeting be closed to the public for the purposes of considering the following: • the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality; and • negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public. -
Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Plan for the Shuswap Lakes, BC
Final Report November 7th 2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Plan for the Shuswap Lakes, BC Prepared for the: Fraser Basin Council Kamloops, BC Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Plan for the Shuswap Lakes, BC Prepared for the: Fraser Basin Council Kamloops, BC Prepared by: Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. 30 Gostick Place North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G3 Final Report November 7th 2010 Project 35138 DISCLAIMER This document has been prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. in accordance with generally accepted engineering and geoscience practices and is intended for the exclusive use and benefit of the client for whom it was prepared and for the particular purpose for which it was prepared. No other warranty, expressed or implied, is made. Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. and its officers, directors, employees, and agents assume no responsibility for the reliance upon this document or any of its contents by any party other than the client for whom the document was prepared. The contents of this document are not to be relied upon or used, in whole or in part, by or for the benefit of others without specific written authorization from Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd. and our client. Report prepared by: Ken I. Ashley, Ph.D., Senior Scientist Ken J. Hall, Ph.D. Associate Report reviewed by: Barry Chilibeck, P.Eng. Principal Engineer NHC. 2010. Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Plan for the Shuswap Lakes, BC. Prepared for the Fraser Basin Council. November 7thth, 2010. © copyright 2010 Shuswap Lake Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Plan i CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge to Mike Crowe (DFO, Kamloops), Ian McGregor (Ministry of Environment, Kamloops), Phil Hallinan (Fraser Basin Council, Kamloops) and Ray Nadeau (Shuswap Water Action Team Society) for supporting the development of the Shuswap Lakes water quality monitoring plan. -
Okanagan Valley Aquifer Update
WATER SCIENCE SERIES North Okanagan Aquifer Mapping & Geologic Modelling Phase III: Okanagan Valley Aquifer Update Sadeed Hassan, Martin Stewart and Remi Allard March 2019 No. 2019 -032 The Water Science Series are scientific technical reports relating to the understanding and management of B.C.’s water resources. The series communicates scientific knowledge gained through water science programs across B.C. government, as well as scientific partners working in collaboration with provincial staff. For additional information visit: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/water-science- data/water-science-series. ISBN: 978-0-7726-7334-3 Citation: Hassan, S., Stewart, M. and Allard, R. 2019. North Okanagan Aquifer Mapping and Geologic Modelling Phase III: Okanagan Valley Aquifer Update. Water Science Series, WSS2019-03. Prov. B.C., Victoria B.C. Author’s Affiliation: Sadeed Hassan, M.A.Sc., P.Geo., Hydrogeologist* Martin, J. Stewart, M.Sc., P.Geo., Senior Hydrogeologist* Remi J.P. Allard, M.Eng., P.Eng, Principal Hydrogeologist* *Piteau Associates Engineering Ltd. 304-1912 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, BC, V1Y9S9 © Copyright 2019 Cover Photographs: Digital rendering of the extent of the Upper Confined Aquifer in the Okanagan Valley, looking north; Vernon is at the south end of the image and Mara Lake at the north end; Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resources, and Rural Development, specifically C. Bieber, and D. Thomson, for their assistance in helping formulate this project and conducting ongoing review through to completion. Disclaimer: The use of any trade, firm, or corporation names in this publication is for the information and convenience of the reader. -
OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD AGENDA December 3, 1970, 2:00
OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD AGENDA December 3, 1970, 2:00 p.m. 1. Minutes from meeting of November 5, 1970. 2. Accounts. 3. Report of Technical Committee ~-cattle feedlots f) -Pollution Control Permits w[;-- I- lP,e/ '.I&- -7 ~,-study plan of Okanagan Basin Studies frFw! /.. ETTER - Sf/Cit- - e'::'vrar. < 'v? r _ fe)",,-;-, :c. - Nr 4. Review back correspondence from meeting of November 5, 1970. 5. Correspondence: ! (a)b Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Shuswap Thompson River Research and Development Association. -Request for public meeting in the Kamloops area. ") (b) J. Colebrook-Re: Delay water licencing in the Okanagan Basin Watershed b' ,N, O/r ,A./IrT Ci..t;{} - R."'" " •• .L'::~ •- (c) A.M. Thompson-Proposed seminar on Canada-British Columbia Okanagan Basin Agreement (d) Canada-British Columbia Consultative Board-Re: Brandt's Creek (e)r B.E. Marr-letter to E.F. Lawrence concerning lignite coal for sewage treatment ~ (f) H.K. Pratt, B.C. Hydro and Power Authority-Re: Shuswap Falls Plant (g) W. Pentland-Re: garbage dumps on Similkameen River (h) City of Kelowna-Re: Weed problem on Mill Creek (i)i R.J. Miller, Agricultural Engineering Branch-Re: definitions of non-traditional farming practices (j) ~S.J. Hives, Pollution Control Branch-Exemption of certain operations 6. Applications for Pollution Control Permits: -King Graybarr Mines Ltd. -Corporation of the Village of Osoyoos 7. Other Business If' <: MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD HELD ~, !21Q at 2:00 p.m. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY OF VERNON. Present: \'J. C. Bennett Chairman W.J.C. -
ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION ELECTORAL AREA "F" MEETING Monday, November 19, 2018 Enderby Fire Hall 1500 Evergreen Street, Enderby, BC 7:00 P.M
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION ELECTORAL AREA "F" MEETING Monday, November 19, 2018 Enderby Fire Hall 1500 Evergreen Street, Enderby, BC 7:00 p.m. REGULAR AGENDA A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 1. Advisory Planning Commission Electoral Area “F” – November 19, 2018 RECOMMENDATION 1 That the Agenda of the November 19, 2018 Advisory Planning Commission Electoral Area “F" meeting be approved as presented. C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 1. Advisory Planning Commission Electoral Area “F” – October 15, 2018 RECOMMENDATION 2 Page 3 - 5 That the minutes of the October 15, 2018 Advisory Planning Commission Electoral Area “F” meeting be adopted as circulated. D. DELEGATIONS E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Page 1 of 41 Advisory Planning Commission "F" Meeting Agenda November 19, 2018 F. NEW BUSINESS 1. Liquor Licence Referral Application Mabel Lake Golf & Country Club c/o HAY, A. [File No. 18-0714-F-LIQ] 3445 Enderby Mabel Lake Road, Electoral Area "F" • Letter to Advisory Planning Commission dated November 7, 2018 • Application Package • Staff report dated October 11, 2018 FOR DISCUSSION Page 6 - 21 2. Floodplain Exemption Request Rivers End Estates Ltd. c/o PAYNE, B. [File No. 18-0781-F-DP] 8192 Highway 97A, Electoral Area "F" • Letter to Advisory Planning Commission dated November 13, 2018 • Application Package • Staff report dated November 6, 2018 FOR DISCUSSION Page 22 - 41 G. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS H. REPORTS I. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 of 41 Advisory Planning Commission – Electoral Area “F” REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN MINUTES of a REGULAR meeting of the ELECTORAL AREA “F” ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION of the REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN held at the Enderby Fire Hall on October 15, 2018. -
Photo Credit: Al Price
PHOTO CREDIT: AL PRICE TOWNSHIP OF SPALLUMCHEEN ANNUAL REPORT | 2019 © 2019 Township of Spallumcheen All rights reserved. No part of this publication, including ideas and designs herein, may be reproduced by any means, mechanically or electronically, without written permission from the publisher. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information herein, nor is endorsement of any product or services implied or intended. Township of Spallumcheen 4144 Spallumcheen Way | Spallumcheen, BC | V0E 1B6 Ph.: 250-546-3013 | TF.: 1-866-546-3013 | Fax: 250-546-8878 Email: [email protected] Website: www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca 2019 Annual Report TownshipTOWNSHIP of Spallumcheen OF SPALLUMCHEEN | | 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Page 2 of 70 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE # CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – MAYOR’S MESSAGE .......................................................................... 4-9 SPALLUMCHEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ............................................................................ 5 2018-2022 COUNCIL ....................................................................................................................... 6 COUNCIL CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 7 COUNCIL ANNUAL LIAISON APPOINTMENTS ........................................................................ 8-9 2019 YEAR IN REVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 10-15 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION -
Shuswapwater.Ca 2017
2017 water quality REPORT Photo Credit: Darren Robinson Photography shuswapwater.ca This page intentionally blank Water quality is monitored throughout the Shuswap watershed—at lakes, rivers, in the shallows and the deep, at beaches, at effluent outfalls and more—at different times of the year, and by different organizations for different reasons. The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) In this second annual report on is a partnership of many organizations with water quality from the SWC you’ll find results and information about: an interest in or responsibility for monitoring • Shuswap Lake, Mara Lake, Mabel Lake, and enhancing water quality in this region. Gardom Lake, White Lake, and Adams Lake The SWC is pleased to present a summary • Shuswap River and Salmon River of water quality monitoring results and water • Water quality at popular beaches • Nutrient research in the Shuswap River quality improvement projects on behalf and Salmon River of its partners for 2017. • Nonylphenols and Shuswap Lake • Canoe Creek • Algal blooms • Water quality improvement and stewardship initiatives • Keeping invasive zebra and quagga mussels out of the Shuswap 2017 Water Quality Report 3 s e r m R i v d a A s e r m R i v d a A What is a Watershed? A watershed is an area of land that is defined by where water flows. Watersheds r receive precipitation—raine or snow—and R i v m s over time, water drainsd a to a single point of A r convergence such as the outlet of a river or e v i a lake. The Shuswap watershed includes all R N r u the land and bodies of water that drain to o W E m y e r the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake. -
Boat Traffic Report 2010
July 30, 2010 to August 1, 2010 By Bernhard Kramer [August 31, 2010 - Final] Sicamous, BC [email protected] http://www.shuswaplakewatch.com Index Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 Study Objective ................................................................................................................... 4 Study Description and Methods ......................................................................................... 5 Results and Discussion ........................................................................................................ 7 Section A: Sorrento / Blind Bay ............................................................................ 8 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 14 Section B: Salmon Arm / Canoe .......................................................................... 15 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 17 Section C: Sicamous / Mara Lake / Shuswap Lake ............................................. 19 Summary .................................................................................................. 21 Zone C1: Sicamous North / Shuswap Lake ............................................. 23 Statistical Analysis: Traffic Density ............................................... 34 Statistical Analysis: Boaters and Lake Users ................................ -
REGION 3 - Thompson-Nicola
REGION 3 - Thompson-Nicola CONTACT INFORMATION Fish and Wildlife Regional Office Salmon Information: (250) 371-6200 1259 Dalhousie Dr Fisheries and Oceans Canada Kamloops BC V2C 5Z5 District Offices (DFO) Conservation Officer Service Kamloops: (250) 851-4950 Please call 1-877-952-7277 for recorded Lillooet: (250) 256-2650 information or to make an appointment at Salmon Arm: (250) 804-7000 any of the following Field Offices: Clearwater, Kamloops, Lillooet and Merritt R.A.P.P. Report All Poachers and Polluters Conservation Officer 24 Hour Hotline 1-877-952-RAPP (7277) STAY UP TO DATE: Cellular Dial #7277 Check website for in-season changes or Please refer to page 78 for more information closure dates for the 2021-2023 season rapp.bc.ca at: www.gov.bc.ca/FishingRegulations 7-1 7-4 5-15 WARNING Due to aeration projects, DANGEROUS THIN ICE & OPEN WATER may 5-13 3-46 exist on Bleeker, Horseshoe, Lodgepole, 7-2 Logan, Rose, Stake, Tulip & Walloper Lakes. 3-44 3-43 4-40 3-45 5-14 3-40 5-2 3-39 5-1 3-42 5-4 3-41 4-38 5-3 4 3-38 3-31 3-36 4-39 3-30 3-35 3-37 3-32 3-29 3-28 3-34 3-27 3-33 3-26 3-17 8-24 2-11 3-18 8-26 3-16 3-19 3-20 2-6 8-21 8-25 8-22 8-23 3-14 3-13 3-12 8-11 2-7 2-9 2-10 3-15 8-10 8-6 8-8 2-18 2-8 2-17 8-5 8-9 The Management Unit boundaries indicated on the2-19 map above are shown only as a reference8-7 to help anglers locate waters in the region. -
North Okanagan Aquifer Mapping and Geologic Modelling: Summary of Results and 3D Interpretation
WATER SCIENCE SERIES North Okanagan Aquifer Mapping and Geologic Modelling: Summary of Results and 3D Interpretation Martin Stewart and Remi Allard July 2017 No. 2017 -03 The Water Science Series are scientific technical reports relating to the understanding and management of B.C.’s water resources. The series communicates scientific knowledge gained through water science programs across B.C. government, as well as scientific partners working in collaboration with provincial staff. For additional information visit: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water/water-science- data/water-science-series. ISBN: 978-0-7726-7202-5 Citation: Stewart, M. and Allard, R. 2017. North Okanagan aquifer mapping and geologic modelling: Summary of results and 3D interpretation. Government of British Columbia Water Science Series, WSS2017-03, Victoria B.C. Author’s Affiliation: Martin, J. Stewart, M.Sc., P. Geo., Senior Hydrogeologist Piteau Associates Engineering Ltd. 304-1912 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, BC, V1Y9S9 Remi J.P. Allard, M.Eng., P.Eng, Principal Hydrogeologist Piteau Associates Engineering Ltd. 304-1912 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, BC, V1Y9S9 © Copyright 2017 Cover Photographs: Stewart, M.L., 2017. Digital rendering of the O’Keefe Confined Aquifer, looking north; inset: Dr. Nichol, D. Thomson, S. Thomson, R. Allard and R. Fulton (left to right) discussing glacial history overlooking Vernon to the east, from Turtle Mountain. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, specifically C. Bieber, D. Thomson and S. Thomson, for their dedicated assistance in helping formulate this project and conducting ongoing review through to completion.