Welcome to our Independent  ​Arrowsmith-Oceanside Water Website
The area of interest for this website is the area north-east of Mount Arrowsmith including the communities of Nanoose, Parksville, French Creek, Qualicum Beach, Dashwood, Errington, Coombs and Hilliers. The Arrowsmith - Oceanside area has a population of about 35 thousand people. Within this general area there are about 45 regional, municipal and private water systems, and several thousand private wells.
 High Elevation Water Storage
Has Big Potential
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Qualicum Beach Waterfront
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​Are the Sources of Potential Drinking Water Contamination Risks Being Withheld from Consumers?
​You Decide
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To see an overview of this shocking situation                                  Please Click the Drip
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​In April 2013 - The Town of Qualicum Beach embarked on a Waterfront Master Plan project. The planning process was to consider the effects of sea level rise and storm damage from the effects of climate change.
After about 40 months of studies, meetings, public input and thousands of pages of documents, there appears to be very little in the plan to address the sea defence issue.
A pier structure or wooden walkway located at the exposed waterfront would be subject to wave damage and the extreme pounding of large floating logs and trees than routinely move around during storms. Also a raised pier would not help to prevent shoreline storm damage.
From observations of exposed piers and boardwalks around the world they are typically elevated several meters above potential wave crests. On the Qualicum waterfront a raised pier would critically impact the view-scape.
This causeway concept I offer would help to protect shoreline beaches, park and walkway and withstand the storm and high water impacts.
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Where do we Stand in the Englishman River Estuary
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The floodplains and estuary lands are vulnerable to flooding and storm damage             
Please click the drip to link to a short graphic presentation.
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Time and Tide
Wait for No Man
​2016 Tide Guides
for this Area
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Click below to see Real-Time Hydrometric Data Graph for ENGLISHMAN RIVER NEAR PARKSVILLE 

Our Oceanside Water: Opinion Blog.

Recent:
How to create a desert in 140 years.  

Troubled Water
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This Video is more than 50 minutes long if you only wish to see the Oceanside segment, jump to minute 24 and watch the part from this area.
Water is largely taken for granted by consumers but it's becoming "blue gold" in the 21st century. Troubled Water examines the threats to public water systems and watersheds using the East Coast of Vancouver Island as a case study. 
Profiling a variety of water sources that represent typical water systems across North America, Troubled Water uncovers the common threats to these systems. The film highlights some good examples of watershed stewardship and encourages viewers to work toward maintaining water as a public trust in their own communities.
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Arrowsmith Lake stores water for a growing population
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This website is under development starting September 2015