TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Date: September 20, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Bragg Creek Provincial Park
Contact: Elbow River Watershed Partnership - 403-685-5580; coordinator[at]erwp.org

Come volunteer with the ERWP to remove litter from the banks of the Elbow River in Bragg Creek. You will be joining more than 50 000 other Canadians in cleaning up shorelines across the country. Bring your family and friends and invite your neighbours - everyone is welcome to join in.

Garbage bags and rubber gloves will be provided. Just come dressed for the weather and wearing sturdy footwear.

Elbow River Basin Water Management Plan (updated: August 2008)

Over the past two years, a steering committee of dedicated stakeholders and scientists has been working on developing a water management plan for the Elbow River basin. On May 30, 2008, the final draft of the Elbow River Basin Water Management Planwas completed. If you would like a copy of the plan, please send an email to coordinator@erwp.org or call (403) 685-5580. Click here to access the main page of the Elbow River Basin Water Management Plan initiative.

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Bow Basin Watershed Management Plan

The Bow River Basin Council (BRBC) recently completed Phase One of the Bow Basin Watershed Management Plan (BBWMP). This phase focused largely on issues of surface water quality and had the following objectives:

• Recommend site-specific water quality objectives (WQOs) for key parameters for the
  • Bow River mainstem,
  • Nose Creek and West Nose Creek mainstems, and
  • Elbow River mainstem from Glenmore Dam upstream.
• Recommend an action plan and implementation plan to help meet the desired outcomes and the recommended WQO thresholds and targets.

For more information, contact Mark Bennett, BRBC Executive Director, at (403) 268-4596.