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Schedule D – Riparian Management
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(Section 1)
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Definition
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In this Schedule "active flood plain" means the level area with alluvial soils adjacent to streams that is flooded by stream water on a periodic basis and is at the same elevation as areas showing evidence of
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flood channels free of terrestrial vegetation,
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recently rafted debris or fluvial sediments newly deposited on the surface of the forest floor or suspended on trees or vegetation, or
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recent scarring of trees by material moved by flood waters.
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Riparian classes of streams
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Fish streams are of the following riparian classes:
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Stream Width (m) | Riparian Class |
> 20 | S1 |
> 5 < 20 | S2 |
1.5 < 5 | S3 |
< 1.5 | S4 |
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(2)
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Streams that are not fish streams are of the following riparian classes:
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Stream Width (m) | Riparian Class |
> 3 | S5 |
< 3 | S6 |
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Minimum widths of riparian reserve zones and riparian management zones
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For each riparian class referred to in section 90, the minimum riparian reserve zone width and riparian management zone width on each side of the stream are as follows:
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Riparian
Class |
Riparian Reserve Zone (m) |
Riparian Management
Zone (m) |
Riparian Management
Area (m) |
S1 |
50 |
20 |
70 |
S2 |
30 |
20 |
50 |
S3 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
S4 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
S5 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
S6 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
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(2)
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Despite subsection (1), if a stream has, on average, over a one km length,
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a channel width of 100 m or greater, and
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an active flood plain width of 100 m or greater,
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the stream has no riparian reserve zone, but does have a riparian management zone of 100 m or the width of the active flood plain, whichever is greater.
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(3)
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Despite subsection (1), for any stream the district manager, with the agreement of a designated environmental official, may vary the width of the riparian reserve zone or riparian management zone referred to in that subsection.
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Despite subsection (2), for a stream referred to in that subsection, the district manager, with the agreement of a designated environmental official, may
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require a riparian reserve zone, and
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specify the width of that zone.
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(5)
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The riparian reserve zone extends the widths specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4) from the edge of the stream channel bank.
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(6)
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The riparian management zone extends from
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the outer edge of the riparian reserve zone, or
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if there is no riparian reserve zone, the edge of the stream channel bank
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to
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the top of the inner gorge of the stream, or
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whichever of the following is the greater:
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the widths specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4);
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the outer edge of any
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active flood plain, or
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wetland that is less than 1 ha in size and is within the widths of the riparian management area specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4).
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Riparian classes of wetlands
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Wetlands are of the following riparian classes:
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W1 if it is greater than 5 ha in size;
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W3 if it is between one ha and 5 ha in size;
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W5 if the area consists of 2 or more individual wetlands with overlapping riparian management areas and the combined size of the wetlands is 5 ha or larger.
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Minimum widths of riparian reserve zones and
riparian management zones for wetlands
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(1) |
For each riparian class referred to in section 92, the minimum reserve zone and riparian management zone width is the following:
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Riparian
Class |
Riparian Reserve
Zone (m) |
Riparian Management
Zone (m) |
Riparian Management
Area (m) |
W1 |
10 |
40 |
50 |
W3 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
W5 |
10 |
40 |
50 |
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(2)
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Despite subsection (1), upland terrain in a wetland larger than 1 000 ha has no riparian reserve zone or riparian management zone.
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(3)
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Despite subsection (1), for any wetland or portion of a wetland, the district manager, with the agreement of a designated environmental official, may vary the widths referred to in that subsection.
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Despite subsection (2), for a wetland referred to in that subsection or a portion of that wetland, the district manager, with the agreement of a designated environmental official, may
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require a riparian reserve zone or a riparian management zone, and
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specify the widths of those zones.
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The riparian reserve zone extends the widths specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4) from the edge of the wetland.
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(6)
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The riparian management zone extends the widths specified in subsection (1), (3) or (4) from
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the outer edge of the riparian reserve zone, or
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if there is no riparian reserve zone, the edge of the wetland.
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Riparian classes of lakes
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Lakes are of the following riparian classes:
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L1 if the lakes are
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greater than 5 ha in size, or
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designated by the district manager;
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L3 if the lakes are between one ha and 5 ha in size.
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Minimum widths of riparian reserve zones and
riparian management zones for lakes
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(1) |
A lake of a riparian class of L1 has a riparian reserve zone width of 10 m, unless otherwise specified by the district manager.
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A lake of a riparian class of L3 has a riparian reserve zone of 0 m and a riparian management zone width of 30 m.
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(3)
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Despite subsections (1) and (2), a lake greater than 1 000 ha has no riparian reserve zone.
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Despite subsections (1) and (2), for any lake or portion of a lake, the district manager, with the agreement of a designated environmental official, may vary the widths referred to in those subsections.
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Despite subsection (3), for a lake referred to in that subsection or a portion of that lake, the district manager, with the agreement of a designated environmental official, may
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require a riparian reserve zone, and
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specify the width of that zone.
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The riparian reserve zone extends the widths specified in subsection (1), (2), (4) or (5) from the edge of
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the natural boundary of the lake, or
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the wetland that is contiguous to the lake if the wetland is up to 5 ha in size.
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The riparian management zone extends from
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the outer edge of the riparian reserve zone, or
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if there is no riparian reserve zone, the edge of the wetland.
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