NEBC Riparian Reserve Zone Annual Status

The Riparian Reserve Zone Annual Status dataset (NEBC_RRZ_CURRENT_COND_PY) was developed by the BC Energy Regulator for mapping riparian reserves and analysis disturbance by Water Management Basins across Northeast BC.

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

  1. Annual updates

Contact Information:

For further information please contact

Jacqueline Howard

Environmental Management Specialist

Responsible Development & Stewardship

[email protected]

Datasets available for download

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
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Title
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NEBC Riparian Reserve Zone Annual Status
Description
A description of the dataset.

The Riparian Reserve Zone Annual Status dataset (NEBC_RRZ_CURRENT_COND_PY) was developed by the BC Energy Regulator for mapping riparian reserves and analysis disturbance by Water Management Basins across Northeast BC.

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

  1. Annual updates

Contact Information:

For further information please contact

Jacqueline Howard

Environmental Management Specialist

Responsible Development & Stewardship

[email protected]

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0.09
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2024-07-23
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public
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/7629f47e37054e66bb6cbcb98c0ea7b2
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BC_Energy_Regulator
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BC_Energy_Regulator
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2024-07-25
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7629f47e37054e66bb6cbcb98c0ea7b2
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English
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/7629f47e37054e66bb6cbcb98c0ea7b2
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69382
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14
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971348
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