Evaluation of the Hydrological Service and Water Survey: chapter 2

1.0 Introduction

This report presents the findings of the Evaluation of the Hydrological Service and Water Survey program, which was conducted between January and November 2013 by Kelly Sears Consulting Group and Environment Canada’s (EC) Evaluation Directorate, Audit and Evaluation Branch. The evaluation covered a five-year period from 2008-2009 to 2012-2013.

The remainder of the document is organized as follows: Section 2.0 provides a brief profile of the Hydrological Service and Water Survey. Section 3.0 presents the evaluation design, including the purpose and scope of the evaluation, as well as the approach and methods used to conduct the evaluation. Section 4.0 contains the findings for each of the evaluation questions. Section 5 presents the conclusions regarding the relevance and performance of the program and Section 6 presents the recommendations and management response.