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REPORD _ OCT 2 5 1974

Mayor and Council October 25, 1974

FROM: Health Commit tee-Environmental
Sub Committee

A joint committee comprised of representatives of the District of Coquitlam and

the City of Port Coquitiam met with Associate Deputy Minister, B.E. Marr of the
Department of Lands, Forests and Water Resources on Wednesday, October 23, 1974

to discuss the Department's proposal to carry out a water management study of the
Coquitlam River. Mr. Marr outlined the type of report that would be carried out
which would include among other things, water supply, flood control, flood plain
management, minimum flows, pollution control permits, and water quality problems.
He indicated that the Water Resources Branch would underwrite the cost of the study
and that there would be no charge against the municipalities. He did anticipate
that they would require consultation with the technical staff of the municipalities
and expected that no charge would be made against the Department for municipal staff

time. .

Mr. Marr expressed the view that the Department would like input from local organ~
izations for example, the Fish and Game Association and that a further meeting be
held in the community in the course of drawing up the study plan to get input from
interested groups.

He expected that a start would be made on the study program within a month and he
could not say exactly how long the study would take but anticipated that it would
probably be two years in the preparation due to the fact that the collection of data
which includes measurement of water levels, flows, etc. must be collected over a
period of one year.

The Committee is indeed pleased to note the Department's interest in carrying out
this report. The proposal for a study was originally made to Victoria by a joint
intermunicipal committee after a report was prepared for the committee by Howard
Paish and Associates in 1973. The Committee therefore recommends that a resolution
be passed by Council supporting the Department of Water Resources' proposal to carry
out a water management study of the Coquitlam River and offering to make City staff
available for consultation with the Department during the preparation of the report,
and that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Lands, Forests and

Water Resources.