| |
Report: Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Pilot Study: Delineating Drinking Water Protection Areas at a Regional Scale
| Report Documents
|
|
|
| |
| Map Plotfiles
|
-
No files of this type available
|
| |
| Data Files
|
-
No files of this type available
|
| |
| Digital Map Files
|
-
No files of this type available
|
| |
| Image Document
|
-
No files of this type available
|
| |
| Video Files
|
-
No files of this type available
|
| |
|
All Documents
|
|
|
| Contact
|
|
-
If you have any questions on the information presented, or require additional report data or attachments, please contact the
Ministry.
|
|
|
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) conducted a pilot project to investigate the feasibility of regional scale-mapping of drinking water protection areas. The study components were: 1) development of an online survey tool to solicit and collect information on water systems within the RDOS; 2) review of survey results and delineation and mapping of corresponding drinking water protection areas (DWPAs) on a mass-scale; and 3) preparation of Phase 2 recommendations.
|
Author: Marta Green and Christine Indrigo
|
|
|
Date Published: Mar 2023
|
Report ID: 60660
|
Audience: Government and Public
|
In 2022, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) initiated a pilot project to investigate the feasibility of regional scale-mapping of drinking water protection areas. This work was done in collaboration with Interior Health (IH) and with support from various provincial ministries, and was funded by the Okanagan Basin Water Board Water Conservation and Quality Improvement Grant. The RDOS retained Associated Environmental Consultants Inc. to support the pilot project by providing project management, and scientific expertise. The main objective of the pilot project was to develop and test a method to delineate drinking water protection areas at a regional scale, and to make recommendations for next phases. The scope of work included three three main tasks: following general tasks: Task 1 - develop a survey to collect information on water systems within the RDOS boundaries;Task 2: review the results of the survey and use this information, along with publicly available data and following provincial guidance, to delineate drinking water protection areas (DWPAs) on a mass-scale; and Task 3: discuss lessons learned and develop a work plan for the next phase. Associated sent the water system survey to 178 water system owners in the RDOS and received responses for 11 groundwater wells and 10 surface water intakes. The intake locations and data provided in these responses were used to delineate DWPAs for each of these 21 systems. The results suggest that a scaled-up approach could be used to develop DWPAs and upload them as readily accessible layers on the BC Data Catalogue. Based on the lessons learned from this study, the scaled-up and modified approach could include gathering the necessary information from water system owners via a survey, but supported by workshops (given the limited buy-in on online surveys alone), followed by data synthesis and GIS analysis. Other lessons learned and/or key considerations, such as methods for delineating well capture zones, challenges with lake intakes, and considerations data security and intellectual property, are provided within this report.
|
Report Type
Subject
| |
Region - Okanagan |
| |
Water Information - Drinking Water Studies |
| |
|
|
|
|
Warranty Disclaimer
This information is provided as a public service by the Government of British Columbia, Box 9411, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 9V1.
This Web site and all of the information it contains are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied. All implied warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, are hereby expressly disclaimed.
Limitation of Liabilities
Under no circumstances will the Government of British Columbia be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other damages based on any use of this Web site or any other Web site to which this site is linked, including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, or loss of programs or information, even if the Government of British Columbia has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages.
|
