LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Think of Blue Ecology as a compass in terms of how it relates to a water-first approach. We are on a journey. The compass points the way forward,” stated Tim Pringle, a founding director and Past-President of the Partnership for Water Sustainability
“Streams need a place to be. If we cannot get our heads around that, we are not going to keep our streams. EAP provides a value picture of a stream system as a land use. Because nature is a system, you cannot slice and dice it. EAP, the Ecological Accounting Process, recognizes this and is a financial tool to give streams the support they need to survive in the local government setting. How are Blue Ecology and EAP interconnected? My answer is that Blue Ecology emphasizes the social perspective for protecting watersheds and streams. EAP shows how to achieve that outcome with a financial tool,” stated Tim Pringle.