Falls River Water Use Planning
- Project initiated October 2002 and completed May 2003.
- Consultative Committee Report [PDF, 5.1 MB]
- 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.
What's new
BC Hydro is entering into the Water Use Plan Order Review (WUPOR) process for the Falls River facility in which we look for ways to improve how we operate or facilities.
Video of drone over flight of Falls River facility
Water Use Plan Order and Order Review
- The Falls River Monitoring Program Synthesis Report [PDF, 1.4 MB] provides a summary of the monitoring programs undertaken for the Order and their outcomes.
Provincial and Program Information
- B.C.'s vision for sustainable water stewardship
- B.C.'s Water Sustainability Act
- B.C.'s Water Use Plan Guidelines [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Annual Reports
- November 2017 [PDF, 186 KB]
- November 2012 [PDF, 79 KB]
- November 2011 [PDF, 138 KB]
- November 2010 [PDF, 76 KB]
- November 2009 [PDF, 105 KB]
- November 2008 [PDF, 127 KB]
- November 2007 [PDF, 122 KB]
| Projects | Studies | Terms of Reference |
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| FLSMON-1 Falls River Presence and Timing of Steelhead and Salmon Spawning Monitoring |
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| FLSMON-2 Falls River Fish Spawning Habitat Monitoring |
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| FLSMON-3 Big Falls Reservoir Tributary Access and Potential Stranding Monitoring |
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| FLSMON-4 Big Falls Reservoir Sedge Habitat Maintenance Monitoring |
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| FLSMON-5 Big Falls Reservoir Tributary Backwatering Monitoring |
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| FLSMON-6 Big Falls Reservoir Wildlife Shoreline Habitat Monitoring |
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