Waste Discharge Authorizations

Agency Contacts: Kootenay Region

The pre-application meeting will provide an opportunity for ministry staff to identify agencies which should be contacted. (The applicant should verify that contact information is correct prior to using it.)

Environmental Stewardship Branch Registry Office
Environment Canada
201-401 Burrard St
Vancouver BC V6C 3S5
Ph: 604-666-6073
E-mail: registry.pyr@ec.gc.ca
Pesticide Program
Ministry of Environment
201-3547 Skaha Lake Rd
Penticton BC V2A 7K2
Ph: 250-490-8221
Fax: 250-492-1314
Environment Canada
Lake Water Depths
125 McDonald Dr
Nelson BC
Ph: 250-352-2013
Environmental Stewardship Manager
Environmental Stewardship
Ministry of Environment
205 Industrial Road G
Cranbrook BC V1C 7G5
Ph: 250-489-8523
Fax: 250-489-8506

Weather Information, Nelson
Ph: 250-352-1858

South East Interior Weather Office
Ph: 250-365-3131

Ecosystems Section
Environmental Stewardship
Ministry of Environment
401-333 Victoria St
Nelson BC V1L 4K3
Ph: 250-354-6354
Fax: 250-354-6332
Habitat and Enhancement
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
112 McDonald Dr
Nelson BC V1L 6B9
Ph: 250-352-0891
Fax: 250-352-0916
Fisheries and Wildlife
Environmental Stewardship
Ministry of Environment
205 Industrial Road G
Cranbrook BC V1C 7G5
Ph: 250-489-8547
Fax: 250-489-8506
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
PO Box 676
201-110 10th Ave
South Cranbrook BC V1C 4J2
Ph: 250-417-2360
Fax: 250-417-2361
Mining referrals
Senior Ecosystem Specialist
Environmental Stewardship
Ministry of Environment
205 Industrial Road G
Cranbrook BC V1C 7G5
Ph: 250-489-8548
Air Quality
Environmental Quality Section Head
Ministry of Environment
401-333 Victoria St
Nelson BC V1L 4K3
Ph: 250-354-6750
Fax: 250-354-6332
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
1050 Eldorado St
Trail BC V1R 3W7
Ph: 250-364-0742
Fax: 250-364-0743
Environmental Management Section
Ministry of Environment
401-333 Victoria St
Nelson BC V1L 4K3
Ph: 250-354-6365
Fax: 250-354-6332
Regional Avalanche
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
310 Ward St
Nelson BC V1L 5S4
Ph: 250-354-6455
Fax: 250-354-6723
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Rm 200 42 8th Ave S
Cranbrook BC V1C 2K3
Ph: 250-426-1535
Fax: 250-426-1546
Manager, Regional Client Services
Integrated Land Management Bureau
1902 Theatre Rd
Cranbrook BC V1C 7G1
Ph: 250-426-1741
Fax: 250-426-1767
District Manager
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
2nd Fl 8th Ave S
Cranbrook BC V1C 2K3
Ph: 250-426-1655
Fax: 250-426-1652
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
PO Box 880
Grand Forks BC V0H 1H0
Ph: 250-442-4160
Fax: 250-442-4172
Ministry of Forests and Range
PO Box 9158 RPO #3
Revelstoke BC V0E 3K0
Ph: 250-837-7611
Fax: 250-837-7626
Regional Manager
Integrated Land Management Bureau
205 Industrial Rd G
Cranbrook BC V1C 7G5
Ph: 250-489-8503
Fax: 250-489-8550
Regional Transportation Manager
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
310 Ward St
Nelson BC V1L 5S4
Ph: 250-354-6529
Fax: 250-354-6547
Regional Manager Public Safety
Southern Interior Region
Provincial Emergency Program
403 Vernon St
Nelson BC V1L 4E6
Ph: 250-354-6395
Fax: 250-354-6561
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
RR 6, Box 1A
Creston BC V0B 1G0
Ph: 250-428-3239
Fax: 250-428-3218
First Nations

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Native Tribes of the United States and Canada
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
PO Box 458
New Denver BC V0G 1S0
Ph: 250-358-2212
Fax: 250-358-2285
Chief Administrative Officer
All Regional Districts;
Chief Administrative Officer
All Municipalities
Civic Info BC  
Government Agents
312 4th St
Kaslo BC
Ph: 250-353-2219
Fax: 250-353-2316
619 Broadway W
Nakusp BC
Ph: 250-265-3646
Fax: 250-265-3119
310 Ward St
Nelson BC
Ph: 250-354-6104
Fax: 250-354-6102
1050 Eldorado St
Trail BC
Ph: 250-364-0591
Fax: 250-364-0561
100 Cranbrook St N
Cranbrook BC V1C 3P9
Ph: 250-426-1211
Fax: 250-426-1253
1404 Canyon St
PO Box 1190
Creston BC V0B 1G0
Ph: 250-428-3211
Fax: 250-428-3212
401 4th Ave
Bag 1000
Fernie BC V0B 1G0
Ph: 250-423-6845
Fax: 250-423-3123
903 9th St
PO Box 39
Golden BC V0A 1H0
Ph: 250-344-7550
Fax: 250-344-7553
506 7th Ave
PO Box 265
Invermere BC V0A 1K0
Ph: 250-342-4260
Fax: 250-342-4262
22 Greenwood Shopping Mall
PO Box 1086
Sparwood BC V0B 2G0
Ph: 250-425-6363
Fax: 250-425-0744
Newspapers
Golden Star
PO Box 149
Golden BC V0A 1H0
Ph: 250-344-5251
Fax: 250-344-7344
Kootenay Advertiser
1510 2nd St N
Cranbrook BC V1C 3L2
Ph: 250-489-3455
Fax: 250-489-3743
Pennywise
Nelson edition; Kootenay Lake edition; Castlegar/Slocan Valley edition; Trail/Beaver Valley/Salmo edition
715 Vernon St
Nelson BC V1L 4G3
Ph: 250-352-6314
Fax: 250-352-9607
Revelstoke Times Revu
PO Box 20
Revelstoke BC V0E 2S0
Castlegar Citizen
4-425 Columbia Ave
Castlegar BC V1N 1G8
Ph: 250-365-5225
Fax: 250-304-2281
Trail Daily Times
1163 Cedar Ave
Trail BC V1R 4B8
Ph: 250-364-1416
Fax: 250-368-8550
Health Authorities
Interior Health Authority
Environmental Health Department
2180 Ethel St
Kelowna BC V1Y 3A1
Ph: 250-862-4200
Fax: 250-862-4201
North Okanagan Health Region
Environmental Health Department
1440-14th Ave
Vernon BC V1B 2T1
Ph: 250-549-5700
Fax: 250-549-5468
Kootenay Boundary Community Health Services Society
813-10th St
Castlegar BC V1N 2H7
East Kootenay Community Health Services Society
1212 2nd St N
Cranbrook BC V1C 4T6