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Area of Impact

Waterway Health

Indicator

Fresh Water Quality

Integrated Policy & Action Areas

C1.2

Climate Adaptation & Hazard Mitigation

C1.3

Urban Tree Canopy, Natural Areas, & Greenways

C1.4

Healthy Watersheds

C1.5

Water, Sewer, & Stormwater Services

Reporting Period Data

Period Score
2017 66%
2018 76%
2019 74%
2020 72%
2021 73%
2022 67%
2023 64%

Sustainability End Goal

100% of water samples at select freshwater monitoring sites within and near the city comply with the applicable BC Approved Water Quality Guidelines and are not degrading. 

Metric

Average score of all the sites
100

How The Score Is Calculated

If the average score of all the sites is 65, the score is 65/100 = 65%.

Rationale and Analysis

Why We Measure This

To help protect the region's water resources, the data collected through the regional water monitoring network aims to detect changes in surface fresh water resulting from point or non-point sources of pollution, or from cumulative degradation of watershed health and support informed decisions.

How We Measure It

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Drinking Water and Watershed Protection (DWWP) program provides information on the sites selected for monitoring within and near the City's boundary and collects water testing results at those sites each year. The consultant who provides technical support to RDN's DWWP program conducts additional analysis to assign an overall score to each site to assess its state of health and allow high-level comparisons between sites. 
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