tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23355830459220798782012-01-28T13:19:01.912-08:00"Our focus is on drinking water - for you and me"Comox Valley Water Watch Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012498287197191558noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335583045922079878.post-57156726787964322442009-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:002009-03-14T17:52:36.414-07:00

Under current legislation regarding B.C.’s ground water, an individual or company may extract up to 75 litres/second.without Provincial Environmental Assessmentwithout complete mapping of the aquiferwithout knowledge of future recharge ratewithout licensingwithout feeswithout public consultation, unless re-zoning is necessarywithout responsibility to the surrounding environmentwithout monitoring

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SUMMER: The summer of 2008 has been a busy one for the amazing 3-dimensional map of the Comox Valley Watershed, AND it appears that the onset of autumn has not slowed its momentum!The map has been to:July 8th the map was unveiled to the community at a Public invitational Launch. The event, held at the CV Sustainability Centre, was a great success. Many members of our community had the opportunity

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On Monday, June 23rd Sonya Jenssen, author of the 2007 Comox Valley Drinking Water Reference Guide, will display the results of the work that she has been doing for the last two years as a Water Researcher in Norway, and comparing Norway's drinking water legislation to that of the Comox Valley.At that same meeting, Jack Minard, Executive Director of the Comox Valley Land Trust, will present a

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CVWWC has produced a condensed version (4 pages and user-friendly) of the original Comox Valley Drinking Water Reference Guide, which will be included as an insert with the April 18th edition of the CV Record. It is a keeper!It will be a separate item from the "Go Green" supplement; a map of our region is on the front cover. We welcome feedback on it from everyone. Thanks for your on-going

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The Comox Valley Water Watch Coalition, in co-sponsorship with the Council of Canadians and the Comox Valley Environmental Council, will host an informative program ., Tuesday, April 22, regarding the privatization of water and hydro. Featured will be John Calvert, Vancouver-based author of the recently published Liquid Gold – a well researched exposé of the changes in store regarding water

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B. C. TAP WATER ALLIANCECaring for, Monitoring, and ProtectingBritish Columbia’s Community WaterSupply SourcesP.O. Box #39154, 3695 West 10th Ave.,Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. V6R-1G0Email – bctwa@alternatives.comWebsite – www.alternatives.com/bctwaApril 3, 2008Chair & Council MembersPrivate Managed Forest Land Council301 – 3980 Shelbourne St.Victoria, B.C. V8N-6J3Comments and Critique of

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To the EditorMarch 6, 2008 (yesterday), CBC-TV's The National, featured a story on "a yet-to-be released federal report, prepared by more than 100 Canadian scientists on behalf of Canada's Department of Natural Resources”. The report focuses on the impact climate change will have on the country. It says water levels in Alberta and British Columbia are already dropping dramatically, as are the

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Come aboard and join with Comox Valley Water Watch Coalition .Monday February 11, 2008 From 7-9 p.m.C.V Sustainability Center5-478 5th Street Courtenay,BC, Canada Get directionsWe are now gearing up for 2008 and have many exciting campaigns on track and welcome you to join us in our initiatives. We have been busy working on :* Preparing a 3D land form map of our Regional Watershed -a great

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In August 2007, an 'Everywoman' weekly-magazine program focused on "Women and the politics of water", which featured an interview with Maude Barlow. The 12 minute 15 second video of this broadcast is available at: http://womennewsnetwork.vodpod.com/video/268065-water-crisis-1-everywoman-women-and-the-politics-of-water?c=VideoCategory.8243 and at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcXJnZBnBRU. Thank

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Please go to www.vancouverislandwaterwatchcoalition.ca to read about George's life.

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Watershed Protection and Climate ChangeOn Monday, January 7th, from 7 – 9 P.M., the Comox Valley Water Watch Coalition (CVWWC) will hold its next public education meeting. Featured guest will be Trevor Wicks of Parksville.The meeting will be held at Best Western Westerly Hotel in the Comox Room in Courtenay.Wicks has lived and worked in the Parksville / Qualicum Beach area for 27 years. He is

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Legislation, Regulation, and Logging Practices –Does BC Have the Will to Protect Its Drinking Water?On Monday, November 5th, from 7 – 9 pm, the Comox Valley Water Watch Coalition (CVWWC) will hold its next public education meeting. Featured guest will be Ted Mitravitz of Sechelt, one of the demonstrators, to share his story and lessons learned. The meeting will be held at Best Western Westerly

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Hey folks! Finally the report is online! Please go: www.vancouverislandwaterwatchcoalition.ca and click on 'Comox Valley' on the map. From there you can download all four parts of the Comox Valley's Drinking Water Reference Guide.

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The ‘source to tap’ path traveled by Comox Valley’s drinking water falls under the jurisdictions of all levels of government in Canada: municipal, provincial and federal. In general, municipal governments are responsible for zoning and development in watersheds and floodplains. Provincial governments are responsible for proprietary rights to water resources, authorization and use of water, and

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CVWWC wishes to thank all those that attended our last meeting / speaking event on May 14, 2007.With over 35 people in attendance. Our presenter Will Koop of B.C. Tap Water Alliance gave us an interesting and educational perspective on the history of Legislation in our drinking watersheds. “Will” gave a detailed outline at how historically our legislation has followed that of the United States in

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Monday, March 26th, 2007 @ Florence FilbergAuthor’s Disclosure: This is a summary of the presentation of the risk assessment study of Comox Lake. It is not intended as a complete summary of the study or the meeting itself. It is intended to be an overview of some key components and key risks to the Comox Valley Water System. To access the completed reports, please refer to the Technical

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