EN7(1) Status of Water Use Planning
| Date Filed with Water Comptroller: | Level of Consensus Achieved: | |||
| Watershed | Actual | Forecast | Actual | Within 2 mo. |
| Aberfeldie | Dec.03 | Filed | ||
| Alouette | Sep.96 | Filed | ||
| Ash | Oct.03 | Filed | Dec.04 | Yes |
| Bridge/Seton | Dec.03 | Filed | ||
| Campbell River | Aug.04 | Filed | ||
| Cheakamus | Oct.03 | Filed | ||
| Clayton Falls | Nov.03 | Filed | Dec.04 | Yes |
| Clowhom | Dec.03 | Filed | ||
| Columbia | Not yet filed | Jun.05 | ||
| Coquitlam/Buntzen | Sep.03 | Filed | ||
| Duncan | Mar.05 | Filed | ||
| Elko | Nov.03 | Filed | ||
| Falls River | Dec.03 | Filed | ||
| Jordan River | Apr.02 | Filed | Sep.04 | Yes |
| Kootenay Canal | Not yet filed | Deferred | ||
| Peace River | Nov.04 | Filed | ||
| Puntledge | Dec.03 | Filed | Mar.05 | Yes |
| Seven Mile | Mar.03 | Filed | ||
| Shuswap Falls | Dec.03 | Filed | ||
| Spillimacheen | Oct.03 | Filed | ||
| Stave/Ruskin | Nov.99 | Filed | Jun.04 | Yes |
| Wahleach | Dec.03 | Filed | Mar.05 | Yes |
| Walter Hardman | Aug.04 | Filed | ||
| Whatshan | Oct.03 | Filed | ||
BC Hydro initiated its Water Use Planning (WUP) program in November 1998. A Letter of Direction from th 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. The goal for 2004/2005 was to have the WUP incorporated into an Operating Order within two months of filing with the Water Comptroller's order to implement. BC Hydro is waiting for direction on plans that have been filed (blank entries in table).
Last Modified: Jun 29, 2005
