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RESEARCH AND ADVANCING BEST PRACTICES

Resilient Waters is working to advance best practices at the intersection of flood infrastructure, fish passage, climate change, ecosystems, and land use. We are advancing this through collaborative research projects, webinars and workshops, and a collection of resources from others.

Fish and Water Quality Monitoring at Priority Sites

We've collected fish community and water quality data from 2021-2023 at our 25 high priority sites, as well as continued monitoring from 2023 to 2025 at restored sites. Click below for access to data and reports.

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Fish Passage and Flood Infrastructure Studies

We are actively researching fish passage through three different types of floodgates on the Coquitlam River in ƛ̓éxÉ™tÉ™m Regional Park (Colony Farm Regional Park). The study compares a rare automated floodgate with a typical top mounted floodgate and a side mounted gate using Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags and antennas. The tags and antennas allow us to track each individual salmon's ability to pass through the floodgates to upstream habitat. The research is being done in partnership with UBC Pacific Salmon Lab, kÊ·ikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), and Metro Vancouver Parks.

Best Practices for Flood and Fish

Find webinars and resources that are done to advance and promote best practices for and with our cross sector network at the intersection of flood resilience, healthy ecosystems, and sustainable communities.

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Resources on Flood Infrastructure and Salmon

A report from the two day workshop from June 2019 that summarizes the issue of flood infrastructure and fish passage from a cross-sector perspective within the Lower Fraser. The workshop was hosted by Watershed Watch Salmon Society

The ELC paper examines the legal requirements to manage fish and fish habitat and makes six recommendations to improve flood management infrastructure.

The problem and solutions to fish passage by flood and tide gates

The problem with and solutions to pumpstations and fish passage

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