1. BC Columbia Basin Local Governments’ Perspectives on the CRT Columbia River Treaty: Past, Present and Future Osoyoos, BC October, 2015 With support from Columbia Basin Trust 1

2. Columbia River Basin 2 15% of area in Canada 35-50% of water flows from Canada – highest during big freshet years

3. 120,000 hectares/300,000 acres of fertile valley bottom land and ecosystems flooded – ~4x the size of Okanagan Lake or Lake Roosevelt Reservoir 2,300 people displaced About 12 communities inundated Aboriginal cultural sites flooded Valley bottom roads lost Initial Dam Impacts in BC

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7. CRT related reservoirs 700 km/435 miles of reservoirs in BC (Lake Roosevelt is 150 miles) Annual fluctuations: Mica – 47 m./155 ft. Duncan – 30 m./100 ft. Koocanusa – 24 m./80 ft. (same as Lake Roosevelt) Arrow – 12m./40 ft. Ongoing Impacts from ‘Industrial’ Reservoirs

8. 8 Kinbasket Reservoir 40 kilometres/ 25 miles of mudlflats on Valemount’s doorstep during spring drawdown

9. 9 Kinbasket Reservoir Spring dust storm near Valemount

10. 10 Sea of stumps north of Golden during spring drawdown Kinbasket Reservoir

11. 11 Kinbasket Reservoir Annual debris removal

12. 12 Full pond at Bush Harbour boat ramp – but limited road access Kinbasket Reservoir

13. 13 Arrow Lakes Reservoir 12 m./40 feet of spring drawdown at Nakusp

14. 14 Arrow Lakes Reservoir Sea of stumps during drawdown in the spring

15. 15 Arrow Lakes Reservoir Dust storm in May near Burton

16. 16 Koocanusa Reservoir 24 m./80 feet of spring drawdown near Baynes Lake community

17. 17 Koocanusa Reservoir Kikoman Provincial Park during spring drawdown

18. 18 Koocanusa Reservoir Spring dust storm; houseboats high & dry

19. Ecosystem, fish and wildlife declines Erosion Air quality issues from dust storms Limited water access for recreation Boating safety risks & property damage from debris Ongoing Impacts of ‘Industrial Reservoirs ’ Quality of life, forestry, agriculture and tourism limited

20. 3 sets of community meetings with the BC Review Team 3 workshops with advisors 2 trips to Montana, Washington and Oregon to meet with local governments & attend CRT related conferences; meeting with Washington State County representatives in BC Presentations at 2 US conferences Committee Activities – 2011 to date 1,100 Basin residents & advisors at 29 events & 35 meetings 20

21. 21 www.akblg.ca/content/columbia-river-treaty\ Committee Reports

22. Photo Credits – With Thanks BC Hydro Nicole Tremblay Ron Oszust David Gluns Brian Sperling Laura Keil Korie Marshall Hans Dummerauf Touchstone Museum 22

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