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The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is investigating the possibility of conducting mechanical removal of aquatic vegetation at Charlie Lake, Swan Lake and One Island Lake to address concerns from lake users regarding the presence of excess aquatic vegetation.
This project is in the early stages of planning and feasibility, including the development of an Environmental Management Plan to minimize potential environmental impacts and obtain provincial permitting.
Consulting with lake users and collecting feedback is an important part of this process! To engage with this project, please take 8-20 minutes to review the FAQs, and complete the user survey and user vegetation maps in the tabs below.
The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is investigating the possibility of conducting mechanical removal of aquatic vegetation at Charlie Lake, Swan Lake and One Island Lake to address concerns from lake users regarding the presence of excess aquatic vegetation.
This project is in the early stages of planning and feasibility, including the development of an Environmental Management Plan to minimize potential environmental impacts and obtain provincial permitting.
Consulting with lake users and collecting feedback is an important part of this process! To engage with this project, please take 8-20 minutes to review the FAQs, and complete the user survey and user vegetation maps in the tabs below.
Please take 8-12 minutes to complete the following survey on Charlie Lake, Swan Lake and One Island Lake. Your feedback will be thoroughly reviewed to determine the level of support from the public to conduct limited mechanical removal of aquatic vegetation and to help guide management efforts.
Community engagement: December 2022 - February 2023
Aquatic Vegetation and Management Study has finished this stage
This consultation is open for contributions from the public via the user survey and user vegetation map.
Environmental Management Plan (EMP): January 2023 - April 2023
Aquatic Vegetation and Management Study is currently at this stage
Electoral Area Directors Committee Presentation - April 27
this is an upcoming stage for Aquatic Vegetation and Management Study
The information collected during the public engagement phase and draft Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) will be presented to the Regional Board at the Electoral Area Directors Committee on April 27, 2023.
The Regional Board will provide direction on next steps at this time.