Northern Interior Water Use Planning
Water use planning aims to find a sustainable balance between competing uses of water through a consultative planning process designed to consider environmental, social and economic values.
Find more information below on water use planning projects for BC Hydro's hydroelectric facilities located in the Northern Interior.
Clayton Falls
- Project initiated September 2002 and completed April 2003.
- Consultative Committee Report and draft Water Use Plan submitted to the Comptroller of Water Rights in November 2003.
- Water Use Plan [PDF, 637 Kb] accepted by the Comptroller of Water Rights and implemented in December 2004.
- Executive summary [PDF, 19 Kb] of Consultative Committee Report provides an overview of the water use planning process and outcomes.
- Monitoring Program Terms of Reference [PDF, 117 Kb] accepted by the Comptroller of Water Rights in September 2005.
- Physical Works Program Terms of Reference [PDF, 169 Kb] accepted by the Comptroller of Water Rights in October 2005.
- 2006 Annual Report [PDF, 196 Kb] submitted to the Comptroller of Water Rights in July 2006.
- 2007 Annual Report [PDF, 83 Kb]
- Construction Completion Report: Water Release and Measurement Device [PDF, 270 Kb] submitted to the Comptroller of Water Rights in August 2006.
- Study reports:
- December 2006 – Clayton Falls Aquatic Productivity Monitoring (Year 1) [PDF, 1.5 Mb]
- June 2007 – Clayton Falls Aquatic Productivity Monitoring (Year 2) [PDF, 1.2 Mb]
Falls River
- Project initiated October 2002 and completed May 2003.
- Consultative Committee Report and draft Water Use Plan submitted to the Comptroller of Water Rights in December 2003.
- Executive summary [PDF, 44 Kb] of Consultative Committee Report provides an overview of the water use planning process and outcomes.
- Water Use Plan [PDF, 482 Kb] accepted by the Comptroller of Water Rights and implemented in April 2006.
- Monitoring Program Terms of Reference [PDF, 943 Kb] accepted by the Comptroller of Water Rights in November 2006.
Peace River
- Project initiated February 2001 and completed May 2003.
- Consultative Committee Report issued May 2004.
- Draft Water Use Plan pending review by the B.C. Cabinet in accordance with Energy Policy.
- Executive summary [PDF, 343 Kb] of Consultative Committee Report provides an overview of the water use planning process and outcomes.
- Draft Water Use Plan submitted to the Comptroller of Water Rights in June 2006.
