Note to Reader: Launched in 2003 by a British Columbia inter-governmental partnership, the web-based Water Balance Model is a scenario comparison and decision support tool. In 2009, the partnership released a comprehensive document titled Water Balance Model for Canada – The Plan for the Future. This laid out a road map for greatly increasing both the computational capabilities of the tool and its usability
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Linux Platform Enables Expanded Capabilities The Water Balance Model for British Columbia is a scenario comparison tool. Launched in 2003, it can help local governments create a future watershed vision by informing their decisions about the impacts, or not, of their ‘water footprint’ on watershed health. In December 2011, the Water Balance Model Partnership completed a year-long program to rebuild both the website front-end and
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, January 24th, 2012
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Released by the British Columbia Inter-Governmental Partnership in November 2009, Water Balance Model for Canada – The Plan for the Future is a comprehensive document that will guide tool enhancement over the next three years. What Stakeholders Need to Know “The Plan for the Future provides a concise synopsis of “need to know” information about the Water Balance Model,” explains Ted van der Gulik,
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, November 26th, 2009
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The Gaining Ground Sustainable Urban Development Leadership Summit in Victoria was the venue for an announcement by Dale Wall, Deputy Minister (Community Services), on behalf of the Inter-Governmental Partnership that the change-over to the Water Balance Model powered by QUALHYMO was completed on May 22, 2008. Green Infrastructure: New Water Balance Model supports The New Business As Usual “We are using the slogan The
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, May 26th, 2008
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VANCOUVER – The Lower Mainland’s exceptional B.C. public service employees were the focus of a ceremony in February 2009 hosted by Premier Gordon Campbell, where the recipients of regional Premier’s Innovation and Excellence Awards acknowledging their creativity and dedication were announced. The Water Balance Model for British Columbia was one of the award winners. “The Premier’s Awards are an annual opportunity to publicly recognize the
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, February 26th, 2009
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VANCOUVER – Over More than 40 actions and targets in a new government-wide plan will help all sectors, communities and British Columbians keep our water healthy and secure, now and in the future, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced on June 3, 2008. “Water defines British Columbia and it is essential to our quality of life,” said Penner. “Living Water Smart: British Columbia”s Water Plan
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, June 04th, 2008
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Learn How to Use Effective Green Infrastructure, Lighten the ‘Water Footprint’, Achieve More at Less Cost, Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Stream Health. On June 12, the 3-person teaching team will demonstrate how-to-use the Water Balance Model to support land development and infrastructure decisions that reduce a community’s ‘water footprint’. Sustainable Rainwater Management: Mimic the Water Balance! “The workshop hosted by the Regional
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Do you wonder how communities can reduce their ‘water footprint’ and protect stream health? The web-based Water Balance Model for British Columbia (WBM) is a scenario comparison tool. Launched by an inter-governmental partnership in 2003, the tool quantifies the effectiveness of green infrastructure in accomplishing two inter-connected goals: reduce a community’s ‘water footprint’; and protect stream health. “In 2011, we rebuilt the Water Balance
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, February 17th, 2012
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In its November-December 2010 issue, Stormwater magazine launched the Green Infrastructure & Community Design Series. Articles in the series have been contributed by members of the Rainwater-in-Context Initative, a sub-committee of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) in the United States. The most recent article in the series was co-authored by Kim Stephens and Jim Dumont, Canadian contributors to the Rainwater-inh-Context Initiative. The article elaborates
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Written by Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, December 04th, 2011
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