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The upper portion fo the Bridge Creek watershed contains may inter-connected lakes and is a popular recreation area, with Horse Lake having considerable year-round residential development. Horse Lake is the furthest downstream lake in the area, and therefore it receives the runoff from all land uses upstream. horse Lake is the reservoir for the 100 Mile House community water supply located approximately 10 KM downstream of the lake. Therefore, Horse Lake's water quality directly affects the quality of the drinking water for the District of 100 Mile House.
Zirnhelt, Norm, Simpson, Jennifer; Nordin, Rick; Andrews, Kris; Pommen, Larry. 1997. Horse Lake - Bridge Creek Water Quality Assessment. BC Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks
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Changes in land use in parts of the Lower Fraser Valley over the last 25 years have contributed to increased environmental problems associated with excess application to land of livestock and poultry manure. The resulting contamination of water, soil, and air is currently being studied under the lead of the Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks in a project entitled “The Management of Livestock and Poultry Manures in the Lower Fraser Valley.” The present report reviews the existing literature regarding the costs and benefits of some alternative management practices. This report surveyed the literature covering both the private and the social costs of manure-management options. The social costs of manure management options include the costs to society from manure contamination of the environment and comprise theincreased health care costs and lost human productivity due to deterioration in human health, threats to the financial viability of commercial and aboriginal fisheries, the loss in value to anglers, r
Wohl, Dr. Jennifer. 1996. A Literature Review of the Economics of Manure Management Options in the Lower Fraser Valley. BC Ministry of Environment Lands and Parks; Environment Canada; Fraser River Action Plan; BC Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food; Fisheries and Oceans; Fraser River Action Plan
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This report, prepared for the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, presents a review and evaluation of information related to environmental effects of salmon netcage culture in British Columbia. The present state of netcage salmon farming and current knowledge on environmental effects is reviewed for British Columbia and other jurisdictions where salmon farming is taking place. The review includes examination of environmental regulations and monitoring programs that have been developed in other jurisdictions for guiding and controlling salmon farm development. The project was completed as a joint effort between EVS Environment Consultants Ltd. and Hatfield Consultants Ltd.
Winsby, M., Sander, B.; Daykin, M.; Nix, P.; Archibald, D.; Taylor, F.J.R.; Munday, D.;. 1996. Environmental effects of salmon netcage culture in British Columbia : A literature review. EVS Environment Consultants and HCL Hatfield Consultants
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Wilson D.M., Wan M.T.K.. 1975. Effects of Some Aquatic Weed Control Chemicals on Invertebrates and Plankton in Vernon Arm of Okanagean Lake. Department of Lands Forests and Water Resources
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A vast amount of evidence exists to support the concern that airborne particulate matter poses a significant health risk to humans. In response to this, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) has implemented air quality monitoring programs in various communities throughout British Columbia. This report presents the results of the monitoring program established in the Village of Radium Hot Springs.
Willis, Paul; Pollock, Catherine; Newell, Robert. 2008. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report Radium, British Columbia
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There is mounting evidence that airborne particulate matter (PM) poses a significant health concern. The Ministry of Environment2 (MoE) has instituted a network to monitor airborne particulate matter throughout the province, including continuous measurements in Golden.Recognizing that better understanding of the sources of particulate matter was needed to develop strategies for improving air quality, MoE undertook the development of a provincial particulate matter speciation and source apportionment program. Golden’s particulate matterlevels are the highest of Kootenay communities and consistently rank as one of the highest in British Columbia. For this reason, among others, the Golden airshed was chosen as the province’s first so-called “supersite” to conduct a two year study on the chemical constituencyof sampled air.
Willis, Paul F.. 2005. Particulate Matter Source Apportionment in Golden, British Columbia. BC Ministry of Environment
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Willis, Paul, Abel, Tyler; Burkholder, Benjamin. 1998. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report: Radium Hot Springs, BC Particulate Matter since 1998. BC Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection
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The Water Air and Climate Change Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection retained Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI) to undertake an assessment of mesoscale meteorological models to support air quality dispersion modelling in British Columbia. A brief literature was undertaken, focussing on the following issues: availability and relative performance of various mesoscale models (e.g., MM5, RAMS,MC2); potential for mesoscale models to provide required meteorological data for regulatory dispersion models; current mesoscale modelling activities in the Pacific Northwest; ability of mesoscale models to produce realistic data for British Columbia, given thecomplexity of the topography; conditions under which mesoscale models tend to produce realistic results and conditions when they do not; advantages of a hybrid approach using a diagnostic model (CALMET) in combination with a mesoscale model (MM5); studies that have used prognostic mesoscale model output to support regulat
Williams, Rowan, Davies & Irwin Inc.. 2002. Using Mesoscale Modelling to Support Regulatory Dispersion Modelling. BC Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection
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Keywords: water, air, climate, RWDI, water, land, air protection, protection, mesoscale, meteorological model
Air pollution can have a number of adverse impacts on the community. Poor air quality can be a significant health risk, degrade visibility and seriously impact community tourism. The cumulative impacts of air emission sources can prohibit or limit opportunities for local or regional economic expansion.Historically, the major sources of air pollution in British Columbia have been large industrial operations that the province has regulated through permits. However, over the past two decades, more and more restrictions have been placed on these facilities, and therelative contributions from other sources such as motor vehicles and biomass (primarily wood) burning have increased. As a result, cooperation among federal, provincial, regional and/or local authorities may be required to manage such diverse source types. “Airshed planning” is one process that can be used to address these issues.
Williams, Richard, Bhattacharyya, Kamal K. 2004. Guide to Airshed Planning in British Columbia. BC Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection
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