Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers First Update August 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarizes the findings of the 2002, 2003 and 2008 water quality objectives attainment monitoring of the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers, located near Duncan on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The sampling program was based on the Cowichan-Koksilah […]
Ambient Water Quality Assessment and Objectives for the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers
This report assesses the water quality of the Cowichan and Koksilah rivers located on the south-eastern side of Vancouver Island, and sets water quality objectives to protect their uses for drinking, irrigation, industrial consumption, water contact recreation and aquatic life. The Cowichan River, which originates at the south end of Cowichan Lake, is the most […]