Watershed Management Planning in the Battle River and Sounding Creek Watersheds
ler Heis est of iver w Battle R A Guide to Action for MUNICIPALITIES Recommendations for Source Water Protection
January 2015 Assess Risks
- Identify risks to source water within the planning Characterize area and use a risk matrix to assign risk scores Watershed representing the likelihood and impact of each risk - Gather information on the occurring natural features and hydrology Develop of the watershed, as well as Source Water the various land uses and Protection Plan activities taking place within the planning - Identify management actions area through the risk assessment Source to address(including each stakeholders risk identified Water Protection involved and time and Planning resources required) Form - Municipalities should lead source Working Committee water protection planning efforts in their jurisdictions - Form a multi-stakeholder - Source Water Protection Plans working committee to lead should be developed for both the development of a ground and surface Implement source water protection water sources plan and Monitor Plan - Monitor progress and evaluate effectiveness of implemented management actions Complete recommendations - Review plan on a regular and other fact sheets in this basis (about every 5 series are available at years) www.battleriverwatershed.ca About the Battle River Watershed Alliance
formation, the BRWA was selected by Alberta Environment, under Water for Life: Alberta’s Strategy for TheSustainability Battle River (Government Watershed ofAlliance Alberta (BRWA) 2003), aswas the created designated in 2006 Watershed as a non-profit Planning society. and Advisory Shortly afterCouncil its
Under Alberta’s Water(WPAC) for for Life the Battlestrategy, River Watershed and Sounding Planning Creek andwatersheds Advisory in Alberta.Councils have a role to lead in watershed planning, develop best management practices, foster stewardship activities within the
The BRWAwatershed, works in report partnership on the statewith ofcommunities, the watershed watershed and educate stewardship users of the groups, water resource.all four orders of government (municipal, provincial, federal and First Nations), industry, academia, environmental organizations and residents to promote the health and sustainable management of the land and water resources of the Battle
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Where We Work: The Battle River and Sounding Creek Watersheds of Alberta
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Millet Viking • • Pigeon Lake Paradise Valley Bittern Lake Camrose • Wetaskiwin • •
• Battle River Bawlf • Irma New Norway Daysland • • • Wainwright Strome Edberg Rosalind Killam • Battle River • Sedgewick Battle River Ferintosh • Battle River • • • • Lougheed • Edgerton Ponoka • Hardisty •Chauvin • • Heisler •
Donalda Forestburg • Amisk • • Galahad Hughenden Lacombe • • Black Creek • Czar Blackfalds Alliance • • • Provost Stettler Botha • Gadsby • • Halkirk • • Castor •
•Coronation Veteran Consort • •
Youngstown •
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Bigstone Subwatershed Ribstone Subwatershed Iron Creek Subwatershed Blackfoot Subwatershed Paintearth Subwatershed Sounding Creek Watershed