EN7(1) Status of Water Use Planning
| Date Filed with Water Comptroller: | Level of Consensus Achieved: | |||
| Watershed | Actual | Forecast | Substantial | Complete |
| Aberfeldie | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Alouette | Sep.96 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Ash | Oct.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Bridge/Seton | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Campbell River | Not yet filed | Apr.04 | Yes | Yes |
| Cheakamus | Oct.03 | Filed | Yes | No |
| Clayton Falls | Nov.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Clowhom | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Columbia | Not yet filed | Oct.04 | ||
| Coquitlam/Buntzen | Sep.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Duncan | Not yet filed | Oct.04 | ||
| Elko | Nov.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Falls River | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Jordan River | Apr.02 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Kootenay Canal | Not yet filed | Deferred | ||
| Peace River | Not yet filed | Apr.04 | Yes | No |
| Puntledge | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Seven Mile | Mar.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Shuswap Falls | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | No |
| Spillimacheen | Oct.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Stave/Ruskin | Nov.99 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
| Wahleach | Dec.03 | Filed | Yes | No |
| Walter Hardman | Not yet filed | May.04 | Yes | Yes |
| Whatshan | Oct.03 | Filed | Yes | Yes |
BC Hydro initiated its Water Use Planning (WUP) program in November 1998. A Letter of Direction from the Minister instructed BC Hydro to prepare water use plans for each hydroelectric facility by the end of 2003. A WUP details water management at each facility, defines operating boundaries and balances environmental, social and economic values. Operating boundaries are written into licences and become the compliance boundaries.Twenty-three WUPs are or have been developed, with one facility being deferred until stakeholder participation is confirmed. Consultation has resulted in a high degree of agreement between the broad spectrum of regulatory and public participants.
Last Modified: Jul 9, 2004
