January 25, 1980
Me. Mack Rose, M.P.
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A guaranteed release of water from the Coquitlam
Lake reservoir would also be required for a salmon enhancement
facility. There may possibly be some room for negotiation
for flow releases if either B.C. Hydro or the Greater Vancouver
Water District were to apply for new or revised water licences,
thereby giving the Provincial Water Comptroller the opportunity
to consider fisheries needs. In the absence of such applications
it is extremely unlikely that the Comptroller would be able to
review these licences which were issued decades ago. The
alternatives left are either purchase of the water or attempting
to enforce the Fisheries Act in jurisdictional conflict with
the Provincial Water Act over instream water rights. In my
view the latter approach would have little prospect for success.

J£ the river habitat is improved and if a water
supply can be secured it is quite possible that an enhancement

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facility might be a worthwhile project.

Yours truly,

PE na

W.f4. Schouwenburs, exiee,
Waker Use Unit,

Habitat Protection Division,
Resource Services Branch.

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ce: F.C. Boyd