Tackling non-point source water pollution in British Columbia: An action plan

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:6090761

Efforts to protect British Columbia water quality by regulating point discharges from municipal and industrial sources have generally been successful, and it is recognized that the major remaining cause of water pollution in the province is from non-point sources. These sources are largely unregulated and associated with urbanization, agriculture, and other forms of land development. The first part of this report reviews the provincial commitment to clean water, the effects of non-point-source (NPS) pollution, and the management of NPS in the province. Part 2 describes the main causes of NPS in British Columbia: Land development, agriculture, stormwater runoff, on-site sewage systems, forestry and range activities, atmospheric deposition, and boating/marine activities. Finally, it presents key components of the province's NPS action plan: Education and training, prevention at site, land use planning and co-ordination, assessment and reporting, economic incentives, legislation and regulation, and implementation.

• Research Organization: Water BC, Victoria, British Columbia (Canada); British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 6090761
• Report Number(s): MIC-99-05619/XAB; ISBN: 0-7726-3666-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
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Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CANADA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
LAND USE
NORTH AMERICA
PLANNING
POLLUTION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION SOURCES
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT