West Coast Region Water Quality Objectives

Water quality objectives and supporting technical assessment reports for waterbodies in B.C.'s West Coast Region.

Bamfield Inlet (West Vancouver Island)

• Bamfield Inlet Technical Report (PDF)
• Bamfield Inlet Attainment 2015 Report (PDF)

Elk and Beaver Lakes (South Vancouver Island)

• Beaver and Elk Lakes Overview Report (PDF)
• Beaver and Elk Lakes Technical Report (PDF)

Chemainus River (South Vancouver Island)

• Chemainus River Technical Report (PDF)

China Creek (West Vancouver Island)

• China Creek Overview Report (PDF)
• China Creek Technical Report (PDF)

Comox Lake (Mid Vancouver Island)

• Comox Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Comox Lake Technical Report (PDF)
• Comox Lake: Water Quality Objectives Attainment 2015-2016 Report (PDF, 846 KB)

Cowichan Lake (South Vancouver Island)

• Cowichan Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Cowichan Lake Technical Report (PDF)
• Cowichan Lake: Water Quality Objectives Attainment Report (2012-2014) (PDF, 1.8MB)

Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers (South Vancouver Island)

• Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers Water Quality Assessment and Objectives: First Update (PDF)
• Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers Overview Report (PDF)
• Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers Technical Report (PDF)
• Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers Water Quality Objective Attainment: 2012-2014 (PDF, 2 MB)

Cusheon Lake, Maxwell Lake, St. Mary Lake, and Weston Lake (Salt Spring Island)

• Cusheon Lake, Maxwell Lake, St. Mary Lake, and Weston Lake Technical Report (PDF)

Englishman River (Mid Vancouver Island)

• Englishman River Overview Report (PDF)
• Englishman River Technical Report (PDF)

French Creek (Mid Vancouver Island)

• French Creek Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF)

Holland Creek (South Vancouver Island)

• Holland Creek and Stocking Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Holland Creek and Stocking Lake Technical Report (PDF)

John Hart and McIvor Lakes (North Vancouver Island)

• John Hart Lake Community Watershed and McIvor Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• John Hart Lake Community Watershed and McIvor Lake Technical Report (PDF)
• John Hart Lake Community Watershed and McIvor Lake Attainment Report (PDF)

Kemp Lake (South Vancouver Island)

• Kemp Lake Community Watershed Overview Report (PDF)
• Kemp Lake Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF)
• Kemp Lake: Water Quality Objectives Attainment 2016-2017 Report (PDF, 825 KB)

Langford Lake (South Vancouver Island)

• Langford Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Langford Lake Technical Report (PDF)

Little Qualicum River (Mid Vancouver Island)

• Little Qualicum River Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF)

McKelvie Creek (North Vancouver Island)

• McKelvie Creek Community Watershed Overview Report (PDF)
• McKelvie Creek Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF)
• McKelvie Creek Community Watershed Attainment Report (PDF)

Mercantile Creek (West Vancouver Island)

• Mercantile Creek Community Watershed Overview Report (PDF)
• Mercantile Creek Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF)
• Mercantile Creek Community Watershed Attainment Report (PDF)

Newcastle Creek (North Vancouver Island)

• Newcastle Creek Community Watershed Overview Report (PDF)
• Newcastle Creek Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF)
• Newcastle Creek Community Watershed Attainment Report (PDF)

Oyster River (Mid Vancouver Island)

• Oyster River Overview Report (PDF)
• Oyster River Technical Report (PDF)
• Oyster River Water Quality Objectives Attainment Report (PDF)

Quatse Lake (North Vancouver Island)

• Quatse Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Quatse Lake Technical Report (PDF)

Quinsam Lake (North Vancouver Island)

• Quinsam Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Quinsam Lake Technical Report (PDF)

Shawnigan Lake (South Vancouver Island)

• Shawnigan Lake Overview Report (PDF)
• Shawnigan Lake Technical Report (PDF)
• Shawnigan Lake Water Quality Objectives Attainment 2006-2014 (PDF, 1.9MB)
• Shawnigan Lake: Water Quality Objectives Attainment 2015-2019 Report (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Sooke Inlet, Harbour, Basin and Tributary Streams (South Vancouver Island)

• Sooke Inlet, Harbour, Basin, and Tributary Streams Water Quality Objectives (PDF)
• Sooke Inlet, Harbour, Basin, and Tributary Streams Water Quality Assessment and Proposed Objectives Technical Report (PDF)

Tsolum River (Mid Vancouver Island)

• Tsolum River Overview Report (PDF)
• Tsolum River Technical Report (PDF)
• Tsolum River Watershed Overview Report (Update) (PDF)
• Tsolum River Watershed Technical Report (Update) (PDF)

Tsulquate River (North Vancouver Island)

• Tsulquate River Community Watershed Overview Report (PDF) - Vancouver Island
• Tsulquate River Community Watershed Technical Report (PDF) - Vancouver Island
• Tsulquate River Community Watershed Attainment 2013 Report (PDF) - Vancouver Island

Yakoun River (Haida Gwaii)

• Yakoun River Technical Report (PDF)