GUIDANCE DOCUMENT: Beyond the Guidebook 2010: Implementing a New Culture for Urban Watershed Protection and Restoration in British Columbia
Note to Reader:
Download a copy of Beyond the Guidebook 2010: Implementing a New Culture for Urban Watershed Protection and Restoration in British Columbia
Context
In October 1997, a focus group workshop convened by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities set in motion a chain of outcomes that culminated in release of ‘Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia’ in June 2002.
Five years later, the evolution in practitioner thinking was captured in ‘Beyond the Guidebook: Context for Rainwater Management and Green Infrastructure in British Columbia’. Released in June 2007, this guidance document foreshadowed release of Living Water Smart, British Columbia’s Water Plan and the Green Communities Initiative in 2008.
‘Beyond the Guidebook 2010’ describes how water sustainability can and will be achieved through implementation of green infrastructure policies and practices. Getting there relies on a change in mind-set.
Testimonial:
“Most people really want to do their part to improve the environment but generally are at a loss for how to proceed. The Guidebook provides a simple and easy-to-grasp road map. We can accomplish much if we adopt some of the splendid suggestions regarding urban watershed protection in the Guidebook, both in terms of specific projects or improvements that are easy to implement but also with regard to the process by which we can change our culture and attitudes. A splendid resource that we will profile prominently in the OSI at UBC O!,” states Dr. Bernard Bauer, Director of the Okanagan Sustainability Institute in Kelowna.
Resource Materials
Listed below are reference documents for each of the seven chapters in ‘Beyond the Guidebook 2010’. All are downloadable from Water Bucket.
Chapter 1 – Moving from Awareness to Action in BC
- Living Water Smart, British Columbia’s Water Plan, released in June 2008
- Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia, released in February 2004
- Living Water Smart and Building Greener Communities: Implementing a regional team approach in BC, released in August 2009
Chapter 2 – Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for BC
- Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia, released in June 2002
- A Watershed/Landscape-Based Approach to Community Planning, released in March 2002
- Water-Centric Planning in Oliver: Dealing with Uncertainty & Managing Risk, released in April 2006
- Beyond the Guidebook: Context for Rainwater Management & Green Infrastructure in British Columbia, released in June 2007
- Beyond the Guidebook: Establish Watershed-Specific Runoff Capture Performance Targets, released in February 2008
Chapter 3 – Changing the Culture
- Moving Towards a Water Balance Way-of-Thinking and Acting in the South Okanagan: A Synthesis of Conversations with Okanagan-Similkameen Residents, released in February2006
- “Design with Nature” philosophy guides Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia: Desired Outcome is to achieve “Settlement Change in Balance with Ecology” as communities develop and redevelop, released in March 2010
- Capture Rain Where It Falls: Application of the Water Balance Model to ‘Design with Nature’, released in March 2009
- How does a community weigh the benefits and liabilities of change driven by demand for land use?, released in August 2009
Chapter 4 – Convening for Action in British Columbia
- Report on a Mini-Summit dealing with Water Stewardship & Sustainability in the South Okanagan, released in May 2006
- Summary Report on Cowichan Valley Water Balance Model Forum, released in October 2008
- The Story of the 2009 Surrey Water Balance Model Forum: Living Water Smart and Making Green Choices to Create Liveable Communities and Protect Stream Health, released in March 2009
- The Story of the 2009 Penticton Forum: Smart Planning & Living Water Smart, released in May 2009
- Summary Report on Green Infrastructure Leadership Forum (Creating our Future: What could our communities look like in 50 years? – Initiating a Dialogue about ‘A Positive Settlement Strategy’ for Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities), released in December 2007
Chapter 5 – Outreach & Continuing Education Program
- A Look Back to the SmartStorm Forum Series: Genesis for the Water Balance Model, released in March 2010
- Report on the Green Infrastructure Consultation Held on May 11, 2004 in Vancouver, released in June 2004
- The Green Infrastructure Partnership: Convening for Action in British Columbia, July 2005 Progress Report
- Water – Choosing Sustainability for Life & Livelihoods: Convening for Action in British Columbia, released in September 2006
- Celebrating Green Infrastructure: Summary Report on 2006 Showcasing Innovation Series (Greater Vancouver),released in October 2006
- Summary Report on Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation in Metro Vancouver: The 2007 Series,released in November 2007
- Summary Report on Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation on Vancouver Island: The 2007 Series, released in November 2007
- Summary Report on Showcasing Innovation in the Capital Region, released in October 2008
- Rainwater Management: An Introduction to the Guidebook for British Columbia, released in June 2008
- Moving from Stormwater Management to RAINwater Management: A Federal Fisheries Perspective, released in November 2007
- Integration of Rainwater Management & Green Infrastructure in British Columbia: A Provincial Perspective, released in November 2007
- The Story of the 2008 Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series, released in January 2009
- The Story of the 2009 Comox Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series, released in November 2009
Chapter 6 – Beyond the Guidebook: Connecting Dots & Building Blocks
- Rainwater Management on Diverging Paths in British Columbia and Washington State?, released in November 2007
- Shared Responsibility Underpins a Regional Team Approach to Creating Our Future in British Columbia, released in December 2009
- Final Report on A Liquid Resource Management Plan for Metro Vancouver, released in July 2009
- Topsoil: Just How Do You Obtain a Performing Topsoil Layer to Advance Rainwater Management & Water Conservation Goals, released in February 2010
Chapter 7 – Developing Outcome-Oriented Watershed Plans
- Commentary on Effective Municipal Rainwater/Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure to Achieve Watershed Health, released in April 2008
- Template for Integrated Stormwater Management Planning 2005, released December 2005
- The Story of the Bowker Creek Blueprint: A 100-Year Action Plan to Restore the Watershed, released in March 2010
- University of British Columbia Brings Rainwater Management Science into the Community, released February 2007
- Stormwater Management, Low Impact Development, Sustainable Drainage, Green Infrastructure, RAINwater Management….what is an appropriate term to use?,released in March 2009
- Influencing Actions on the Ground in British Columbia: Today’s Expectations are Tomorrow’s Standards, released in April 2009
- The Province of British Columbia’s Expectations and Programs for Green Communities, released in July 2009
