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Protecting our Local Liquid Assets
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority March 21, 2013
Protecting our Local Liquid Assets Rideau Valley Conservation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Protecting our Local Liquid Assets Rideau Valley Conservation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Protecting our Local Liquid Assets Rideau Valley Conservation Authority March 21, 2013 Protecting Watersheds Ontarios Watersheds Eastern Ontario Our Watershed Rideau River Watershed Ottawa Ottawa River West River East Jock River
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Ontario’s Watersheds
Eastern Ontario
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Our Watershed
Middle Rideau Jock River Lower Rideau Ottawa River West Ottawa River East
Rideau River Watershed
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Studying the Watershed
Surface Water Quantity
- Streamflow & Water Levels
- Precipitation & Snowpack
- Baseflow
- Flood & Low Flow Analysis
Surface Water Quality
- Water Chemistry
- Water Biology (benthic invertebrates)
Groundwater
- Groundwater Monitoring
- Watershed Hydrogeology
Aquatic Habitat & Terrestrial Ecology
- Stream Assessment
- Shoreline Assessment
- Ecological Land Classification
- Wetland Assessments & Monitoring
- City Stream Watch (Ottawa streams)
- Species at Risk Fish Habitat Mapping
- Watershed Watch (lakes)
Source Water Protection
- Vulnerable Drinking Water Areas
Visit: www.rvca.ca
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Protecting the Watershed
Planning & Regulations
- Watershed Planning
- Municipal Plan Review
- Development Review & Approvals
Wetlands, Shorelines, Floodplains, Fish Habitat
- Septic Approvals
- Source Water Protection
Stewardship
- Conservation Lands Program
- Clean Water Programs
- Shoreline Naturalization Program
- Private Land Forestry Programs
- Information Services (LandOwner Resource Centre)
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Reporting the Findings
Middle Rideau Jock River Lower Rideau Ottawa River West Ottawa River East
Subwatershed Reports
- Middle Rideau - 2009
- Jock River - 2010
- Tay River - 2011
- Lower Rideau - 2012
- Kemptville Creek - 2013
- Rideau Lakes - 2014
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Your Subwatersheds
Lower Rideau Subwatershed
Drainage Area: 765 km2 Length of River: 70.6 kms Catchments:
- Arcand Drain
- Barrhaven Creek
- Black Rapids Creek
- Brassils Creek
- Cranberry Creek
- McDermott Drain
- Mosquito Creek
- Mud Creek
- Murphy Drain
- Nepean Creek
- Rideau River — Hogs Back
- Rideau River — Kars
- Rideau River — Long Island
- Rideau River — Rideau Falls
- Sawmill Creek
- Stevens Creek
Kemptville Creek
Drainage Area: 458 km2 Length of River: 63 kms Catchments:
- Barnes Creek
- North Branch
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Lower Rideau
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Groundwater… Our Hidden Asset
60% 100% 10% 30%
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Groundwater… Our Hidden Asset
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Municipal Drinking Water
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Kemptville Wellhead Protection Area
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OEMC September 13, 2012
Protecting Sources of Drinking Water
WHPA - C
Prohibit (future):
- DNAPLs
Manage:
- Existing DNAPLs
(Risk Management Plan)
WHPA Scored 10
Prohibit (future):
- Waste disposal sites
- Sewage works (e.g. industrial effluent, combined
sewers, sewage treatment plants)
- Larger snow dumps and road salt storages
- Organic solvents
- Fuel storage at licensed facilities (e.g. gas stations)
- Commercial pesticide and fertilizer storage
Manage:
- On-site sewage systems (mandatory inspections)
- Sanitary sewers (regular inspections and maintenance)
- Road salt application (Management Plans / Smart Salt
Practices)
- Organic solvents, fuel stored at private outlets,
commercial fertilizer, ASM, NASM, outdoor livestock areas (Risk Management Plans)
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Questions?
Sommer Casgrain-Robertson 613-692-3571 Ext 1147 www.rvca.ca sommer.robertson@mrsourcewater.ca www.mrsourcewater.ca