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There have been a number of studies and plans carried out over the years on the state of Bouchie Lake,
There have been a number of studies and plans carried out over the years on the state of Bouchie Lake,
presented here in chronological order with a short descriptor and a link to the full document.
presented here in chronological order with a short descriptor and a link to the full document.
2000 Cariboo Region Lake Water Quality
A survey based on secchi disc data conducted in 1998-99 of several lakes in the Cariboo area including Bouchie and Milburn Lakes, authored by Juliette O'Keeffe, Norm Zirnhelt, Jill Savege Pollution Prevention Ministry of the Environment, Lands and Parks Williams Lake, B.C.
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2002 Phosphorus Sources in the Milburn and Bouchie Lakes Watershed, Sandy Hart August 2002
2002 Phosphorus Sources in the Milburn and Bouchie Lakes Watershed, Sandy Hart August 2002
Prepared by: Sandy Hart, P. Geo. J.S. Hart and Associates Ltd. Tatla Lake, B.C. for: Environmental Protection Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Williams Lake, B.C.
2005 Diatom- and Chironomid-Inferred Eutrophication of Bouchie Lake
2005 Diatom- and Chironomid-Inferred Eutrophication of Bouchie Lake
A highly technical report, was commissioned by Norm Zirnhelt and Kris Andrews of the British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection, Williams Lake, and was published in the Water Quality Research Journal 2005 • Volume 40, No. 4, 418–430 entitled Diatom- and Chironomid-Inferred Eutrophication of Bouchie Lake, British Columbia and authored by Markus L. Heinrichs, Brian F. Cumming, Kathleen R. Laird and J. Sanford Hart. The report concluded:
A highly technical report, was commissioned by Norm Zirnhelt and Kris Andrews of the British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection, Williams Lake, and was published in the Water Quality Research Journal 2005 • Volume 40, No. 4, 418–430 entitled Diatom- and Chironomid-Inferred Eutrophication of Bouchie Lake, British Columbia and authored by Markus L. Heinrichs, Brian F. Cumming, Kathleen R. Laird and J. Sanford Hart. The report concluded:
"eutrophication occurred over the past 50 years, and is likely correlated with human-related activities and phosphorus export from the watershed (Hart 2002), rather than from naturally occurring processes. A logical first step in lake ecosystem management would be to limit additional nutrient input from point sources. Potential options include installation of a sewage treatment system for the residents of Bouchie Lake, repairing malfunctioning on-site sewage disposal systems, and preventing phosphorus-rich runoff from livestock wintering areas from flowing into the lake (e.g., Moore and Madison 1985). Even if sewage treatment was to replace the current septic systems, existing phosphorus plumes may persist for many years (Robertson and Harman 1999). Furthermore, removing point-source nutrients may not be sufficient to lead to the restoration of the original ecosystems."
"eutrophication occurred over the past 50 years, and is likely correlated with human-related activities and phosphorus export from the watershed (Hart 2002), rather than from naturally occurring processes. A logical first step in lake ecosystem management would be to limit additional nutrient input from point sources. Potential options include installation of a sewage treatment system for the residents of Bouchie Lake, repairing malfunctioning on-site sewage disposal systems, and preventing phosphorus-rich runoff from livestock wintering areas from flowing into the lake (e.g., Moore and Madison 1985). Even if sewage treatment was to replace the current septic systems, existing phosphorus plumes may persist for many years (Robertson and Harman 1999). Furthermore, removing point-source nutrients may not be sufficient to lead to the restoration of the original ecosystems."
For the full text of this report follow this link: http://iwaponline.com/wqrj/article-pdf/40/4/418/229966/wqrjc0400418.pdf
2009 The Bouchie-Milburn Management Plan
2009 The Bouchie-Milburn Management Plan
The Bouchie-Milburn Watershed Management Plan is a collaborative effort from the Bouchie Lake Stewardship Committee (BLSC), Baker Creek Enhancement Society (BCES), the BC Ministry of Environment (MOE), and numerous experts and volunteers.
The Bouchie-Milburn Watershed Management Plan is a collaborative effort from the Bouchie Lake Stewardship Committee (BLSC), Baker Creek Enhancement Society (BCES), the BC Ministry of Environment (MOE), and numerous experts and volunteers.
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There are eleven public access sites on the shores of Bouchie Lake, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI). The numbers on the map to the left are for ease of reference only. A short description of each access point follows. Only the access points numbered 1,3 and 7 marked as "Developed" are easy to access, of which only #1 is suitable as a boat launch area. There is no ideal recreational access.
There are eleven public access sites on the shores of Bouchie Lake, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI). The numbers on the map to the left are for ease of reference only. A short description of each access point follows. Only the access points numbered 1,3 and 7 marked as "Developed" are easy to access, of which only #1 is suitable as a boat launch area. There is no ideal recreational access.
The first access along Norwood Road and the one most often used as a boat launch. There are old uneven broken blocks at the shoreline. There is an outhouse (out of plumb) and a notice board operated by BLWSS on site.
2. Access site between properties 2507 and 2512 Norwood Road. The site is totally overgrown and not accessible from the road.
3. Access site named as Bradshaw Road. A wide cleared access road but with limited lake shore access.
4. Access site between properties2572 and 2578 Norwood Road. Access is steep down to limited lakeshore access.
5. Access is between properties 2626 and 2628 Norwood Road. Abandoned wood foundation on site. Lakeshore overgrown with rushes.
6. Access is adjacent to property 2648 Norwood Road. Fairly steep gradient to lake. Limited access.
7. Wide paved turn around area with garbage bin and mail boxes between 2675 and 2678 Norwood Road. Narrow access through reeds to the lake.
8. Access is adjacent to 2125 Waccan Road (First left off Barker Road). No access from the road. Area is full of reeds.
9. Access is between 2221 and 2233 Barker Road. A long narrow steep road leading between tall trees to a cleared area adjacent to the lake. Shoreline has trees and shrubs and lake is not easily accessible.
10. Access is between 2255A Barker Road and 2290 Jeanney Bell Road, but no easy public access, hence no picture. BC Assessment map shows approach either via driveway leading off the end of Barker Road or from Vernon North Road and Prestage Road. Neither route is easily distinguishable from private properties.
11. Access is from Bouchie Lake Road off Blackwater Road, between properties 2577 and 2599 Bouchie Lake Road and opposite 2592. No easy access from the road and no path to lake. Dense rushes at lakeshore.
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