Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia
Beyond the Guidebook: Context for Rainwater Management and Green Infrastructure in British Columbia
Template for Integrated Stormwater Management Planning 2005
Rainwater Runoff Source Control Poster SeriesA consortium of agencies in the Greater Vancouver Region have collaborated to adapt design standards from areas of Europe and North America with similar climatic and soil conditions. The project has reduced information barriers that stand in the way of effective implementation of rainwater source controls in the Georgia Basin region of British Columbia.Key features of the research information have been displayed in a set of poster presentations that can be downloaded.
Stormwater Source Controls Design Guidelines 2005 - Final Report
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Founded on British Columbia case study experience, and published by the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection in 2002, Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia formalized a science-based understanding to set performance targets for reducing rainwater runoff volumes and rates. These targets represent the synthesis of biological and hydrological understanding. The Guidebook is structured to meet the information needs of different audiences.
"Beyond the Guidebook" is an initiative that builds on the foundation provided by "Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia". This inter-governmental initiative advances a runoff-based approach and tool – the ‘Water Balance Model powered by QUALHYMO' – to help local governments achieve desired urban stream health and environmental protection outcomes at a watershed scale.
In British Columbia, the term Integrated Stormwater Management Planning (ISMP) has gained widespread acceptance by local governments and the environmental agencies to describe a comprehensive, ecosystem-based approach to rainwater management. In the Greater Vancouver region, one of the primary results of a co-ordinated approach has been the creation of a template for ISMPs, which are watershed- specific, flexible and adaptive strategies.
To complement the Water Balance Model, the Stormwater Inter-Agency Group (SILG) - a technical committee of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) - commissioned a research project to create "Stormwater Source Controls Design Guidelines 2005". This work is based on the adaptation of design standards from areas of Europe and North America with similar climatic and soil conditions. The objective of this project is to reduce information barriers that stand in the way of effective implementation of rainwater source controls in the Georgia Basin region of British Columbia.
