Navigating Through In-stream Work Regulations in British Columbia
Thursday May 27, 2004.
Burnaby, British Columbia

Our landscape is traced with numerous streams and rivers. Consequently, working on the land in most areas ofthe Province often needs some consideration of impacts on local watercourses. When working in and around streams, or in looking to divert water from streams, developers and project reviewers alike must have in-depth knowledge of a range of best practices, evolving regulations and very similar if not sometimes overlapping approvals and approval processes. Staying informed on what the regulatory goals and requirements are is increasingly the responsibility of the proponent of a project.

The topics for this workshop were assembled to serve as a practical guide to navigating a way through approvals and performance requirements at the local, provincial and federal levels of government as well as to offer some insights into new developments in standards, best management practices and what may be upcoming requirements. The workshop provides a starting point for your own map of which agency to see, what to do and when to do the work needed to keep your projects in compliance and as smooth running as possible. The workshop offered practitioners, government regulators, policy developers, planners, project designers and investors an opportunity to learn about the full spectrum of best practices and regulations applicable to working in and around BC streams.

To view the presentations, click on the speakers below.

Erin Stoddard, British Columbia Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection
Standards and Best Practices for In-stream Works

Glen Davidson, Land and Water British Columbia
In-stream Approval and the Water Act

Ted Down, British Columbia Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection
Working Guidelines to Assess In-stream Flow Requirements for Fish

Corino Salomi, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fisheries Act - Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Approval Process

Derek Nishimura, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) Review Process

Bob Gowe, Transport Canada,
The Navigable Waters Protection Act Approval Process

Tamee Mawani, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Species At Risk Act

David Maloney, British Columbia Ministry of Forests
Forest and Range Protection Act

Jennifer Robertson and Mike Currie, Coast River Environmental and Kerr Wood Leidal
Translating Rules Into Practice: A Practitioners Perspective

Paul Schaap, Dillon Consulting Limited
Sink or Swim: Adapting to a Future of Self-Regulation When Working Near Water

Carrie Baron, City of Surrey
Adapting to the Approval Process

Neil Peters, British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
In-stream Work and the Dike Maintenance Act