Data, reports, maps, and other resources.

On this page

• Core Elk Valley water quality data
• Additional monitoring data and results
• Area Based Management Plan (Elk Valley Water Quality Plan)
• Ktunaxa
• Regulatory process, compliance and enforcement
• Contact us

Core Elk Valley water quality data

Water Quality trend graphs and reports at long-term monitoring sites

Program or Source:	Canada-B.C. Water Quality Monitoring Program – Interactive Map
Organization:	Governments of B.C. and Canada

Water quality monitoring data collected by B.C. government, permit holders and others:

• Searchable database for downloading raw data
• All surface water and groundwater quality data collected in B.C., including data submitted by Teck according to permit requirements (updated quarterly)

Program or Source:	Environmental Monitoring System – Data Portal
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Surface water quality data and sites, including provincial and federal data:

• Interactive map
• View and download data

Program or Source:	Environmental Monitoring System – Surface Water Quality Monitoring Sites Interactive Map
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Teck Monitoring Program reports:

• Technical reports on water quality model, surface water and groundwater monitoring, Koocanusa Reservoir, toxicity testing, aquatic effects, calcite and fish
• Includes results and reports for all monitoring and assessment programs required through Teck’s permits and submitted to regulators
• Environmental Monitoring Committee public reports

Program or Source:	Teck Coal – Monitoring Reports
Organization:	Teck Coal

Additional monitoring data and results

Access to various types of data from all provincial agencies in multiple formats

Program or Source:	BC Data Catalogue
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Data and mapping tools with details about groundwater, wells and aquifers

Program or Source:	B.C. Groundwater Wells and Aquifers
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Aquarius time-series database for continuous hydrometric (surface and groundwater flow), water quality and snow survey data:

• Map-based interactive tool

Program or Source:	B.C. Real-time water data
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Warning, advisories, bulletins and forecasting related to streamflow, water level and flooding:

• Interactive map

Program or Source:	B.C. River Forecast Centre
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Information on aquatic insect (benthic invertebrate) monitoring in B.C.

• Interactive map
• View and download data

Program or Source:	Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) in B.C.
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Access to reports on ecological activities in B.C.

• Subject areas include aquatic species and habitats, terrestrial species and habitats, floodplain mapping, reservoirs, ground water and vegetation
• Includes maps, datasets and inventories

Program or Source:	EcoCAT
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Watershed reporting, surface water quality, streamflow and water level data, groundwater quality and groundwater level data, climate reporting and water license information:

• Map-based interactive tool

Program or Source:	Kootenay Boundary water tool
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Meeting minutes and reports shared by governments and key stakeholders from Canada and United States

Program or Source:	Lake Koocanusa Monitoring and Research Working Group
Organization:	U.S. and Canadian Agencies

Water level and flow data

Program or Source:	USACE Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa Project
Organization:	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Water quality data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and over 400 state, federal, tribal, and local agencies

Program or Source:	National Water Quality Monitoring Council – Water Quality Portal
Organization:	Various U.S. government entities

Historic and real-time hydrometric (flow) data

Program or Source:	Real-time Hydrometric Data Map Search
Organization:	Government of Canada

Water quality data for Lake Koocanusa (Koocanusa Reservoir)

Program or Source:	USGS Koocanusa water quality monitoring program
Organization:	U.S. Geological Survey

Area Based Management Plan (Elk Valley Water Quality Plan)

Area Based Management Plan:

• Ministerial Order
• Elk Valley Water Quality Plan
• Overview

Program or Source:	Area Based Management Plan
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Elk Valley Water Quality Plan with details, including source control, water treatment and related topics

Program or Source:	Teck Coal – Water Quality in the Elk Valley
Organization:	Teck Coal

Teck’s water treatment strategy

Program or Source:	Teck Elk Valley Water Quality Plan 2022 Implementation Plan Adjustment Overview
Organization:	Teck Coal.

Ktunaxa

The Ktunaxa Nation and individual bands

Program or Source:	Ktunaxa Nation Council
Organization:	Ktunaxa Nation Council

Agreements between the B.C. government and the Ktunaxa Nation and agreements with the individual bands

Program or Source:	Ktunaxa Nation Listing
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Regulatory process, compliance and enforcement

Access to provincial water quality guidelines used to inform management decisions

Program or Source:	B.C. Approved Water Quality Guidelines
Organization:	Government of B.C.

General information on the mine life cycle and legislation (Federal and Provincial), as well as specific authorization and compliance and enforcement documents for major mines in B.C.

Program or Source:	B.C. Mine Information
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Guidance and fact sheets for professionals

Program or Source:	B.C. mining and smelting waste guidance documents
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Overview of the proposed Coal Mining Effluent Regulation proposed under the Federal Fisheries Act

Program or Source:	Coal Mining Effluent Regulations
Organization:	Government of Canada

View and download records, documents and details of compliance and enforcement activities undertaken by natural resource agencies

Program or Source:	Compliance and Enforcement Inspection Database Natural Resources
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Information and reports on cumulative effects work in the Elk Valley to support resource management decisions

Program or Source:	Elk Valley Cumulative Effects Management Framework
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Information on the Provincial Environmental Assessment process, including

• Applications, correspondence, reports, maps and project certificates

Program or Source:	Environmental Assessment Office (EPIC)
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Information on the Federal Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, including access to the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry

Program or Source:	Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Organization:	Government of Canada

Environmental Management Act authorizations and application status

Program or Source:	Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy – Find authorizations
Organization:	Government of B.C.

Tools and information about water resources in B.C.

Program or Source:	Natural Resource Online Services
Organization:	Government of B.C.

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