NEBC Riparian Reserve Zone Annual Status

The BCER NEBC Annual Status datasets are updated and published annually by the BC Energy Regulator to evaluate the level of disturbance in designated areas in northeast BC. This information is useful in operational planning and decision making to support consideration of land use and material adverse effect. The Riparian Reserve Zones dataset provides a spatial representation of riparian areas and reports riparian disturbance at the water management basin level for consideration under Environmental Protection and Management Regulation. The riparian data is sourced from the Fresh Water Atlas. Field validation of this data is encouraged in development planning. Data Properties Attributes / Column Name Field Alias Data Type Data Precision Comments OBJECTID Object ID Object ID Unique row number auto generated by database SHAPE Shape Geometry (Polygon) WMB_NAME Water Management Basin Text BCER Water Management Basins in Northeast BC STATUS Level of Disturbance Short Low, medium (<5% disturbance) or high (<10% disturbance) SLU_DATE Surface Land Use Date Date Vintage of disturbance data used in calculations. RIP_BASIN_ID Riparian Basin ID Short WMB Identifier BASIN_HA Water Management Basin (Ha) Double Hectares in Water Management Basin DISTURBANCE_RANK Disturbance Rank Text 6 Disturbance Classification (Rank) CURRENT_COND_HA Current Condition Area (Ha) Double Current Condition in Hectares INTACTNESS Intactness (%) Double Percentage Intact TRIGGER_MEDIUM_HA Medium Rank Trigger (Ha) Double Trigger for Medium Risk Class (hectares) TRIGGER_HIGH_HA High Rank Trigger (Ha) Double Trigger for High Risk Class (hectares) SLU_DATE Surface Land Use Date Text 10 Surface Land Use Date SHAPE.AREA Double Area auto calculated by database (m2) SHAPE.LEN Double Polygon perimeter auto calculated by database (m) Renewal Triggers and Service Levels Annual updates Contact Information: For further information please contact Jacqueline Howard Environmental Management Specialist Responsible Development & Stewardship [e-mail]