Fish and Water Management Tool Project Assessments: Record of Management Strategy and Decisions for the 2006-2007 Water Year

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Abstract The fish-and-water management tools (FWMT) system is a coupled set of 4 biophysical models of key relationships (among climate, water, fish and property) used to predict consequences of water management decisions (represented in a fifth…

“Green” hydro power: understanding impacts, approvals, and sustainability of run-of river independent power projects in British Columbia

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Summary Since 2002, the provincial government has required that new sources of electricity come from the private sector. The most popular type of power project now being developed is "run-of-river" hydropower. Large numbers of these projects…

Freshwater for Fish and People: Moving Towards “Living Water Smart”

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Description In British Columbia, and elsewhere, water managers are faced with the challenge of balancing competing demands for water. Limits in supply or high demand create situations of water scarcity where not enough water is available for…

Okanagan Fish and Water Management Tool Project Assessments: Record of Management Strategy and Decisions for the 2005-2006 Fish-and-Water Year

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Abstract At the beginning of each month from January 2006 to June 2006 updated snow survey reports from the BC Ministry of Environment River Forecast Centre (RFC) were fed into the FWMT system. Snow reports included measurements of current snow-packs,…

Climate overview 2007: Hydro-climatology and future climate impacts in British Columbia

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Summary The foundation for understanding the consequences of changing climate (temperature and precipitation) at a regional scale are water resources at the ground level; i.e. hydrology. This requires knowledge of the hydrological regime (rain,…

Federal and state approaches to salmon recovery at the millenium

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Summary "In this chapter, we describe the recent federal stance on restructuring the Columbia River federal hydroelectric system to aid salmonid recovery actions as outlined in the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion…

Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project: Phase 2 Summary Report

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Executive Summary: Overview The Canadian Okanagan Basin (the Basin), in the southern interior of British Columbia, is the subject of the Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project. Because of relatively high rates of water use, variable water…