The Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa: a post-facto review of policy planning for mitigation and monitoring of fish and wildlife impacts

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dc.contributor.advisorRoss, Grant A.
dc.contributor.authorNeville, James Ian, 1956-
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dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T20:21:36Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T20:21:36Z
dc.date.issued1986
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 111-115.en
dc.description.abstractThis Master’s Degree Project assesses the policy planning framework for mitigation and monitoring of fish and wildlife impacts resulting from the impoundment of Lake Koocanusa reservoir by the Libby Dan project on the Kootenai River. Complex ecosystemic changes were the result of the sudden change from a riverine habitat to a lacustrine environment, exascerbated by the extreme annual drawdowns to which the reservoir is subject. Further complicating the issue is the fact that the upper reaches of the reservoir ate in Canada, while the lower portion and the dam are in the US. A comparison of stated or recommended objectives of monitoring and mitigration programmes to those followed through shows that agencies in neither country were fully responsive. In Canada, monies so far spent by the BC Environment Ministry ($800,000) have been devoted to identifying impacts, while compensation proposals for both fisheries and wildlife habitat losses remain in draft form. In the US, $4,000,000 has been spent by the Corps of Engineers on the development of a new fish hatchery, and forest treatment by the US Forest Service and Montana Fish and Game has resulted in 34% net forage replacement for wildlife. The lack of hard and fast policy planning may be attributed to a) low public profile creating little political resolve, and b) the absence of a framework to facilitate interagency and international co-operation on environmental concerns. This report recommends the continuation of ongoing environmental programmes, the early adoption in BC of the compensation proposals, and the institutionalization of co-ordinated action by environmentally-mandated agencies in both countries. One hopes that the entire Columbia-Kootenay watershed will eventually be viewed by planning agencies as an integral, albeit international, ecosystem.en
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dc.format.extentiv, [iv], 131 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationNeville, J. I. (1986). The Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa: a post-facto review of policy planning for mitigation and monitoring of fish and wildlife impacts (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/17432en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/17432
dc.identifier.isbn0315299843en
dc.identifier.lccQH 545 D35 N48 1986en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/22671
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Design
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccQH 545 D35 N48 1986en
dc.subject.lcshDams - Environmental aspects
dc.subject.lcshWildlife research
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental impact analysis
dc.subject.lcshFishes - Effect of dams on
dc.titleThe Libby Dam and Lake Koocanusa: a post-facto review of policy planning for mitigation and monitoring of fish and wildlife impacts
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Environmental Design (MEDes)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 595 215772198
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