Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Environmental Farm Planning
Drainage Management Guide
The Drainage Management Guide provides information on preparing a Drainage Management Plan and on the operation and maintenance of drainage systems.
It also provides guidance on agency contacts which are required prior to conducting maintenance works involving constructed ditches.
This Guide provides
most of the
information that is required for constructed ditches and
guidance on where to get additional information for channelized and
natural streams. It is one of a number of publications prepared to support the implementation of
the
Canada -
BC Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Program.
Download the Drainage Management Guide by using the links below. These various sections of the Guide are in Adobe PDF format.
- Introduction, Table of Contents (PDF, 126KB)
- Guide Document (PDF, 926KB)
- Appendix A
- Federal Fisheries Act and Watercourse Maintenance (PDF, 231KB)
- Agricultural Watercourse Classification (PDF, 1021KB)
- Agency Contact Requirements for Constructed Ditch Maintenance (PDF, 278KB)
- Fishery Timing Windows for Maintenance Work in Constructed Ditches (PDF, 159KB)
- Constructed Ditch Maintenance (PDF, 312KB)
- New Ditch Construction (PDF, 310KB)
- Filling in Constructed Ditches (PDF, 162KB)
- Sediment Control (PDF, 616KB)
- Sediment Traps (PDF, 279KB)
- Ditch Bank Stabilization Techniques (PDF, 309KB)
- Bank Re-vegetation for Agricultural Land (PDF, 342KB)
- Rock Revetments for Constructed Ditches (PDF, 434KB)
- Bio-Engineering Techniques (PDF, 658KB)
- Bridge Construction (PDF, 493KB)
- Culvert Installation in Constructed Ditches (PDF, 151KB)
- Beaver Dam Management (PDF, 462KB)
- Fish Salvage (PDF, 287KB)
- Drainage Water Quality (PDF, 231KB)
- Agency Contacts for Environmental Issues (PDF, 436KB)
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Appendix B
-
Agency Contact Requirements for
Channelized
and Natural Streams (PDF, 452KB) -
Notification for
Proposed Works and Changes In and About a
Stream under Part 7 Regulation of the Water Act (PDF, 122KB) -
Fisheries and Oceans
Canada - Project Review Information
Requirements for Works Affecting Fish Habitat (PDF, 156KB)
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Agency Contact Requirements for
Channelized
