Kootenay Region

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of the Water Act are regionally prepared. Please click the link below to view the Kootenay Region Terms and Conditions or right-click the link and choose "Save-As" to save a copy to your local hard drive.

Timing Windows

Section 42 (1) To protect habitat, a person making a change in and about a stream under this regulation, other than under section 44(1)(o) to (s) or (2), must make that change in accordance with terms and conditions specified by the habitat officer with respect to (Note: under the Water Act a “stream" includes a natural watercourse or source of water supply, whether usually containing water or not, ground water, and a lake, river, creek, spring, ravine, swamp and gulch);

 

Provincial Guidelines

Standards and Best Practices for Instream Works: This document sets out provincial standards and recommended best practices for the planning, design and construction of instream projects in keeping with the British Columbia Water Act.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/bmp/iswstdsbpsmarch2004.pdf

Forest Practices Code Fish-Stream Crossing Guidebook: This guidebook is designed to help forest and other resource managers and practitioners plan, prescribe, and implement sound forest practices for fishstream crossings that comply with both the Forest Practices Code and the federal Fisheries Act.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/FPCGUIDE/FishStreamCrossing/FSCGdBk.pdf

Users’ Guide to Working In and Around Water: Provides information on the Notification and Approval processes and assistance in the preparation and submission procedures for a particular application.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/water_rights/cabinet/working_around_water_v5.pdf

Region Specific Information

East Kootenay Integrated Lakes Management Partnership (EKILMP): Shoreline Management Guidelines have been developed for a number of lakes in the East Kootenay. They are intended to be used as an initial step when reviewing, planning for, or prescribing alterations along the shoreline. The Guidelines identify shoreline color zones, activity risk analysis and the process of proceeding with applications for works along the shoreline.
http://www.rdek.bc.ca/east_kootenay_integrated_lake_ma.htm

Okanagan Large Lakes Foreshore Protocol: The protocol elaborates on the strategic direction provided of the Okanagan Shuswap Land and Resource Management Plan and applies to Christina Lake in the Boundary. This document identifies the risks to fish and species at risk and their habitats based on specific development activity and outlines the instream application requirements.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/okanagan/esd/ollp/ollp.html

Boundary area Instream Work Windows: In order to minimize potential impacts that instream work may have on aquatic species and habitats, work should be undertaken during periods of reduced risk to the aquatic resource (Work Windows). Boundary area instream work windows are located at:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/regions/okr/wateract/workwindows.html

Federal Guidelines

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Regional Operating Statements: Fisheries and Oceans Canada has developed a series of 17 Operational Statements to streamline the undertaking of low risk activities. The Operational Statements outline conditions and measures for avoiding harmful alteration, disruption and destruction (HADD) of fish habitat, and applying them will ensure your project complies with subsection 35(1) of the Fisheries Act.
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/habitat/os-eo/index-eng.htm

 

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