Water Balance Model wins 2009 Premier’s Award for Innovation and Excellence
The Story of the Water Balance Model
The Water Balance Model for British Columbia was one of the award winners at a ceremony hosted by Premier Gordon Campbell in February 2009. Award finalists told their stories in a series of professionally made 2-minute videos. The Water Balance Model video features:
- Ted van der Gulik, Chair of the Inter-Governmental Partnership that developed the web-based tool; and
- Kim Stephens, Program Coordinator for the Water Sustainability Action Plan, who created the vision for the Water Balance Model in 2000.
Creating Our Future
“The Water Balance Model is a means to an end,” states Ted van der Gulik, in explaining what the visual metaphor meant to him and Kim Stephens. “The challenge that we have been posing since 2002 is this: What do we want this province to look like in 50 years and beyond?“
“The Water Balance Model is a tool that will help us create our future,” adds Kim Stephens. “To get to the big picture, it starts with the smallest pieces. The Water Balance Model links the site to the stream to the watershed.”
To Learn More
To read the complete story posted elsewhere on Water Bucket, click on Premier Gordon Campbell recognizes the Water Balance Model for its innovation and excellence.
Original story posted in February 2009 on the Rainwater Management Community-of-Interest.
This abridged version posted in March 2010