According to the Water for Life Strategy, each Watershed Planning and Advisory Council (WPAC) is required to prepare an Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP). An IWMP sets watershed scale outcomes and provides recommendations to decision makers. The OWC wants to ensure all facets of the watershed - environment, social, cultural and economic - are represented and considered in the Integrated Watershed Management Plan. The goal of the IWMP is to engage and empower watershed residents and decision makers to determine environmental outcomes and develop an implementation strategy that will maintain and improve the Oldman Watershed.
This page will include information and updates on the development of the IWMP process, highlight milestones, and include links to relevant articles for additional research and information. Additionally, the webpage will provide information on IWMP events such as open houses and workshops, and provide avenues for individuals to become involved in the process.
If you have any questions or comments related to the IWMP please send us an email at IWMP@oldmanbasin.org.
IWMP Team Members
For a list of the IWMP Working and IWMP Core Teams, click here.
Phase 1 - Vision for the Integrated Watershed Management Plan
In the spring 2010 the Integrated Watershed Management Plan Visioning (VIWMP) Team released the Community Vision and qualitative outcomes statements. A huge THANK-YOU to all that provided input into this process. For a summary of the process see Oldman Watershed Planning Vision: A Process Summary.
Oldman Watershed Planning Vision – A Process Summary
To view other related documents on the VIWMP, click here.
Phase 2 - Strategic Watershed Assessment and Planning Priorities
In this Phase we will combine the scientific knowledge from the SOW with the qualitative outcomes developed in Phase 1. A key set of stakeholders has been brought together to form an IWMP Core Team to set priorities and identify risks in the Oldman Watershed.
After the Risk Assessment and Priority Setting exercise is complete the OWC will share the results with the public at open houses in early 2011. This will give residents a chance to see the resulting DRAFT document and to learn how they can become more involved in the watershed.
Related Documents
IWMP Phase 2 – Fact Sheet – September 2010
IWMP Phase 2 - Frequently Asked Questions
IWMP Phase 2 - Process Update - December 2010
Oldman Watershed Planning Priorities: Process Summary and Recommendations