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Cowichan River Water Supply

Help Shape our Water Future

  • Water Supply
  • Weir Design
    • Final Weir Design
      • July 8 Project Update
    • Whitewater Recreation Opportunity
    • Preliminary Weir Design
      • December 10 Presentation
    • Weir Design Survey Results
  • Shoreline Assessment
    • July 8 Project Update
    • November 17 Project Update
    • June 16 Project Update
    • July 14 Project Update
  • Shoreline Assessment Report
  • November 2022 Project Update
  • Property View Tool
  • Water Use Plan
    • WUP Final Report
    • WUP Appendices
  • Leroy’s Corner

Cowichan River Water Supply

Help Shape Our Water Future

November 2022 Update

Cowichan Lake Weir Design

The key recommendation of the Water Use Plan is to construct a new weir for Cowichan Lake with an increase of 70 cm of elevation above the existing weir.

Read more Cowichan Lake Weir Design

Shoreline Assessment

A condition of the recommendation to construct a new weir is that an assessment be done of the potential impact on the lake’s natural boundary due to the additional storage required to meet future needs.

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Water Use Plan

The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), Cowichan Tribes, the Cowichan Watershed Board, and Catalyst Paper partnered together to initiate a community planning process that explored future water use needs alongside a range of different potential water supply and storage options. The outcome was agreement on a long-term solution to better ensure water resources are sustainable and available to meet the region’s future water use requirements.

Read more Water Use Plan

Contact Information

175 Ingram Street
Duncan V9L 1N8, CA

Kate Miller
kate.miller@cvrd.bc.ca
Phone: 250.746.2509

Leroy Van Wieren
leroy.vanwieren@cvrd.bc.ca
Phone: 250.746.2687
Cell: 250.709.7308

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