Keeping our water and watersheds safe is one of the most important things we can do to have a healthier future for all living things. Throughout 2022, the Province has been working on ideas about a Watershed Security Strategy and Fund to make sure water and watersheds in B.C. are kept safe and respected.

The Province is now inviting input on a Watershed Security Strategy through an Intentions Paper. The Intentions Paper sets out how the government wants to take action on water and watersheds in B.C. It presents five policy intentions with several themes and example actions that could be taken to better care for our watersheds, including the plants, animals, and people in them.

• Read the Intentions Paper
• Read the Intentions Paper Summary
• Visit the engage site
• View the results on the Discussion Paper engagement

Read the news release.

We welcome you to provide feedback on the Intentions Paper, which will inform the development of the Watershed Security Strategy and Fun.

Take the online survey

Send written submissions

Feedback will be accepted from March 6, 2023 until 4:00pm (PST) on April 17, 2023. Submissions received by this date will be included in the next What We Heard Report. We welcome input after this date, but please note it will not be part of the What We Heard Report.