Water Sustainability Temporary Protection Orders Across British Columbia Watersheds

Temporary Protection Orders (TPOs) are ministerial orders implemented during water scarcity to protect streamflow and aquatic ecosystems. This dataset, maintained by the Watershed Stewardship and Security Branch, compiles TPO data across British Columbia to communicate when and where these orders have been in effect. The data is hosted on the open_canada platform and was last updated on 2026-04-22.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial and temporal patterns of water scarcity interventions based on the watershed-scale TPO records.
• Model the relationship between water usage restrictions and ecosystem protection goals based on the described regulatory purpose.
• Develop compliance monitoring tools for water users based on the dataset's communication of active TPO locations and dates.

Strengths

• Data is maintained by the authoritative Watershed Stewardship and Security Branch within the provincial government.
• Provides a compiled historical record of TPOs implemented across British Columbia.
• Last updated on 2026-04-22, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• The description does not specify the temporal coverage of the compiled TPO records.

Provenance

Source

Watershed Stewardship and Security Branch, Ministry of Water, Lands and Resource Stewardship, Government of British Columbia.

Collection Method

Compilation of data hosted on Temporary Protection Orders (TPOs).

Time Range

Covers TPOs implemented to date, but specific start date is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 19:02:10.947739.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada, at the watershed scale.