The following resources related to instream flows available from Instream Flow Council member agencies, IFC members and partners are provided here to advance the mission of the IFC.
Resources available from member agencies
Alaska
Instream Flow Protection in Alaska, 2012 report
Alberta
Surface Water Allocation Directive (2019)
A Desktop Method for Establishing Environmental Flows in Alberta River and Streams (2011)
Alberta Desktop Method fact sheet (2011)
Framework for Assessing the Ecological Flow Requirements to Support Fisheries in Canada (2013)
Federal – Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
Arizona
Arizona Statue Title 45 – Waters
45-152.01 Instream flow applications; process; definition
Megdal, S., J. Nadeau, T. Tom (2011) The Forgotten Sector: Arizona Water Law and the Environment, Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 2011, Vol. 1, No. 2.
British Columbia
Backgrounder to British Columbia Instream Flow Guideline Documents
Development of instream flow thresholds as guidelines for reviewing proposed water uses
British Columbia’s new Living Water Smart Plan
Water Use Planning – Ministry of the Environment
Independent Review: Potential Impacts of Run-Of-River Power Hydroprojects on Salmonoids
Section 15 (Environmental Flow Needs) of the Water Sustainability Act
California
California Environmental Flows Framework
California Fish and Wildlife Agency Groundwater Program
Fish & Wildlife Groundwater Planning Considerations
California Fish and Wildlife Water Rights Program
Colorado
Colorado Water Conservation Board’s Instream Flow Program
Connecticut
Connecticut Stream Flow Standards and Regulations
Florida
Florida Water Resources Act of 1972
Water Resource Implementation Rule (see 62-40.473 and 62-40.474)
Minimum Flows and Minimum Water Levels and Reservations
This contains links to each of the 5 water management district programs.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Agency Action Plan
Minnesota
The Watershed Health Assessment Framework
Habitat Suitability Criteria for Fishes and Mussels of Minnesota
Reconnecting Rivers: Natural Channel Design in Dam Removal and Fish Passage
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Instream Flow Program
New Hampshire Instream Flow Blog
North Carolina
Ontario
Aquatic Ecosystem Assessments for Rivers
Streamflow Analysis and Assessment Software (SAAS)
Oregon
White Paper: Peak and Ecological Flow; a Scientific Framework for Implementing Oregon HB 3369
Texas
Environmental Flows Assessment in Texas
Texas Instream Flow Studies: Technical Overview
The Science of Instream Flows:A Review of the Texas Instream Flow Program
Washington
Instream Flow Regulatory Agency
Map of Instream Flow Rules in WA
Protecting Instream Flows
Instream Flow and Water Management Legal Framework
Instream Flow Science Agency
Instream Flow Study Guidelines
Supporting WA Agencies
WA Irrigation Efficiencies Program
Wyoming
State of Wyoming Instream Flow Filings
Last Updated November 27, 2019