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The Metro Vancouver watersheds, also known as the Greater Vancouver watersheds, supply potable water to approximately 2.7 million residents in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. [1] They provide tap water to a land area covering more than 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi), serving a total of 21 member municipalities, one electoral ...
Beatty Creek's watershed covers 438 km 2 (169 sq mi), [5] and its mean annual discharge is 5.73 m 3 /s (202 cu ft/s). [5] The mouth of the Beatty Creek is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Telegraph Creek , British Columbia, about 190 km (120 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska , and about 360 km (220 mi) southeast of Whitehorse , Yukon.
The resulting increase in the water supply made it possible to fill four cisterns, ranging in size from 25,000 to 60,000 imperial gallons (114,000 to 276,000 L) to provide a reserve of water for fire protection. [6] Coe and Martin formed the Spring Ridge Water Works Company in 1864, serving the city until 1875.
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Most of the plan's funding is projected to come from BC's carbon tax. [14] For buildings, the BC Building Code was amended to make all buildings “net zero energy ready” by 2032, the natural gas grid must contain 15% RNG and the province will assist in funding efficiency upgrades. For industry, the government agreed to help fund clean energy ...
Construction of the tunnel between Coquitlam Lake and Buntzen Lake began in 1902 and finished in 1905, supplying water to powerhouses on Indian Arm, which supplied electricity to Vancouver. [ 2 ] The first Coquitlam Dam , built to raise the water level by 5 feet (1.52 m), was begun in April 1904 and completed in 1905.
The project does not use a full dam and reservoir, rather a 7 m (23 ft) high weir diverts about 250 m 3 /s (8,800 cu ft/s) of water from the Iskut into a 3.3 km (2.1 mi) power tunnel, leading to an underground power station containing turbines and generators. A tailrace tunnel returns the water to the Iskut River downstream of the powerhouse.
Bear Creek's watershed covers 98.5 km 2 (38.0 sq mi), [5] and its mean annual discharge is an estimated 1.17 m 3 /s (41 cu ft/s). [5] The mouth of the Bear Creek is located about 25 km (16 mi) north of Telegraph Creek , British Columbia, about 115 km (71 mi) east of Juneau, Alaska , and about 222 km (138 mi) southeast of Whitehorse , Yukon.