Urban Streams and Watersheds

Many of Raincoast Applied Ecology's projects focus on the assessment and management of urban streams in Metro Vancouver. Specific projects range from watershed-scale stormwater planning (ISMPs and IWMPs), to benthic invertebrate or water quality monitoring programs (see Environmental Monitoring), and site-specific restoration such as stream daylighting and instream enhancement.

Still Creek in Renfrew ravine, Vancouver, BC.
Still Creek in Renfrew ravine, Vancouver BC.

NEW! Maple Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP)
Comprehensive inventory, analysis, and planning for a highly urbanized tributary of the Coquitlam River (for City of Port Coquitlam and City of Coquitlam by KWL Associates, Raincoast Applied Ecology, Piteau Associates, and HB Lanarc, 2010–present).

NEW! Shaw Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP)
Comprehensive inventory, analysis, and planning for a mixed urban-agricultural watershed on Boundary Bay (for Corporation of Delta and City of Surrey by KWL Associates, Raincoast Applied Ecology, Trow Associates and HB Lanarc, 2010–present). Link to Corporation of Delta website.

NEW! Analysis of Streamflow, Water Quality, and Benthic Community Changes in North Creek (1999–2009)
Comprehensive analysis of trends in different measures of stream health in the developing East Clayton neighbourhood in Surrey (for City of Surrey by Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2009–2010). Download report.

Clayburn Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP)
Comprehensive inventory, analysis, and planning for the Clayburn Creek watershed on lower Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford (for City of Abbotsford by KWL Associates, Raincoast Applied Ecology, and HB Lanarc, 2009–present). Link to City website.

Little Campbell River Integrated Stormwater Scoping Study
Overview assessment of stormwater-related management issues for urban-agricultural watershed in south Surrey and Langley (for City of Surrey and Township of Langley by KWL Associates and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2008–2011). Link to project summary on City of Surrey website.

Partington Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP)
Comprehensive inventory, analysis, and planning for the Partington watershed in northeast Coquitlam (for City of Coquitlam by KWL Associates, Lanarc Consultants, Raincoast Applied Ecology, and Gartner Lee, 2006–2010).

University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver Campus Stormwater Management Strategy
Initial assessment, identification of outstanding stormwater issues, and development of recommendations as an extension and contributory part of the development of an overall ISMP for UBC's Vancouver (Point Grey) Campus (for UBC by KWL Associates and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2009). Download UBC Campus Plan excerpt on stormwater.

Whistler Integrated Stormwater Management Study
Detailed inventory, assessment, and planning for watersheds in the Whistler Valley (for Resort Municipality of Whistler by KWL Associates and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2008–2009).

Byrne Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP)
Comprehensive inventory, analysis, and planning for the Byrne Creek watershed in south Burnaby (for City of Burnaby by KWL Associates, HB Lanarc, and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2007–2009).

Characterization of Potential Pollution Sources in the Little Campbell River Watershed
Mapping and GIS analysis study of land use and water quality in the Little Campbell River watershed (for BC Ministry of Environment by Adamah Consultants and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2006). Download report (26 mb).

Bertrand Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP)
Comprehensive inventory, analysis, and planning of water management in the Bertrand watershed in south Langley (for Township of Langley by KWL Associates and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2005–2006).

McDonald and Lawson Creeks Integrated Stormwater Management Plan (ISMP)
Inventory, analysis, and planning of stormwater management in the McDonald and Lawson creek watersheds in West Vancouver (for District of West Vancouver by KWL Associates and Raincoast Applied Ecology, 2004). Report available through District of West Vancouver.

Proposed Watershed Classification System for Stormwater Management in the GVS&DD Area
Development of a classification system for use in urban watershed management in the GVRD as part of the LWMP (for GVS&DD by N. Page, K. Rood, T. Holz, P. Zandbergen, R. Horner and M. McPhee, 1999). Download report.