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Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan

Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan. October 2012. What is the Phosphorus Management Plan?. Stakeholders volunteering to manage phosphorus together. Too much phosphorus…is not a good thing. Macrophytes on the Bow River. Why now ?. Long-term solutions needed

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Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan

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  1. Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan October 2012

  2. What is the Phosphorus Management Plan? Stakeholders volunteering to manage phosphorus together

  3. Too much phosphorus…is not a good thing Macrophytes on the Bow River

  4. Whynow? • Long-term solutions needed • Continued population pressure • Cumulative effects management

  5. How will this Phosphorus Management Plan link to watershed management planning of the Bow River Basin Council? The Bow Basin Watershed Management Plan established watershed outcomes (qualitative) and water quality objectives (quantitative).

  6. Regional Plans and Water Quality Frameworks

  7. Bow River Monthly Water Quality Monitoring Sites (5) - -Upper site at Banff is monitored by Environment Canada; 4 lower sites monitored by ESRD

  8. Why this reach? • Land use pressure • Increasing population pressure • Significant P inputs from multiple sources • Primary concern of multiple stakeholders • Water quality model available

  9. Water Dissolved Oxygen Phosphorus Photosynthesis Death Respiration Bound Dissolved Respiration Growth Settling Death Diffusion Growth CBOD Phosphorus Dissolved Bound Sediment

  10. What do the monitoring results show? Ice Cover Mean Daily Load = 298 kg/d Open Water Mean Daily Load = 850 kg/d

  11. Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan Vision: Phosphorus levels in the Bow will be managed within a range that meets the needs of its stakeholders and provides a healthy aquatic ecosystem

  12. Objectives: Accommodate future growth & development and meet water quality objective Create a plan for collective action, accountability and responsibility for all the stakeholders (point and non-point sources) Enable management actions to meet social, economic and environmental outcomes Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan

  13. The Phosphorus Management Plan will include: Strategies and actions Technical and management tools Monitoring, evaluation and reporting structures Implementation roles, responsibilities and timelines

  14. Who’s involved?

  15. Bow River Phosphorus Management Plan – Team Structure

  16. What does successful implementation look like? • Excess phosphorus doesn’t reach the water • Water quality is improved for everyone’s use • Beneficial management practices are being used • Stakeholders are working together to solve the problem

  17. How can you help?

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