Awash with opportunity: Ensuring the sustainability of British Columbia's new water law

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBrandes, Oliver M.
dc.contributor.authorCarr-Wilson, Savannah
dc.contributor.authorCurran, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorSimms, Rosie
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-19T17:09:31Z
dc.date.available2017-04-19T17:09:31Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.descriptionThis report is the culmination of many individuals’ efforts in researching, reviewing, and contributing to the understanding of B.C.’s new Water Sustainability Act.en_US
dc.description.abstractn May 2014, the Province of British Columbia enacted the new Water Sustainability Act, which provides an unprecedented opportunity to fully modernize British Columbia’s water law regime. This report provides an analysis of the Water Sustainability Act and the core regulations required to bring its sustainable aspects into full effect. It outlines leading best practices from around the globe and offers clear recommendations for WSA regulation development in five key areas: (1) Groundwater licensing; (2) Environmental flows; (3) Monitoring and reporting; (4) Water objectives; and (5) Planning and governance.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusUnrevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Victoria, University of Victoria's Centre for Global studies, Eco-Research Chair: Environmental Law and Policy, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrandes, O.M., Carr-Wilson, S., Curran, D., Simms, R. (2015, November). Awash with Opportunity: Ensuring the sustainability of British Columbia's new water law. Victoria, Canada: POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, University of Victoria.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-55058-570-4 (paperback)
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-55058-567-4 (pdf)
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPOLIS Project on Ecological Governanceen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbian water law
dc.subjectwater Sustainability Act
dc.subjectSustainable water management
dc.subjectEnvironmental Flows
dc.subjectMonitoring and Reporting
dc.subjectWater Objectives
dc.subjectPlanning and Governance
dc.subjectwater law reforms
dc.subjectGroundwater Licensing
dc.subjectPOLIS Project on Ecological Governance
dc.subjectCentre for Global Studies
dc.subject.departmentFaculty of Law
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Environmental Studies
dc.titleAwash with opportunity: Ensuring the sustainability of British Columbia's new water lawen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Awash with Opportunity - ensuring the sustainability of British Columbia's new water law.pdf
Size:
6.31 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Awash with Opportunity "Full Report"
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.74 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Faculty and Staff Publications
POLIS Publications Library
 
University of Victoria Libraries

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.