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NVCA IWMP and S takeho lder Engagement Overv iew
Chris Hibberd, Director, Watershed ManagementJuly 26, 2018
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Stakeholder Committee Meet ing #1
Purpose of the Presentation
• About the NVCA and the Nottawasaga Watershed
• What is IWMP / IWMP Process?
• Findings of the Watershed Characterization Study
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Next Steps
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ALTERNATIVE FORMATS: If you require this slide show in a different format, please contact NVCA at 705-424-1479 or [email protected]
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About the NVCA
Jurisdiction, Role and Mandate
• NVCA was created in 1960, at the request of all watershed municipalities, under The Conservation Authorities Act (RSO, 1946).
• Section 20 of the Act enables a conservation authority:
“to provide, in the area over which it has jurisdiction, programs and services designed to further the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources…”
• Section 21 of the Act defines specific programs to be delivered.
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About the NVCA
Fundamental Principles
• Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities are based on 3 fundamental principles:
• Watershed based jurisdictions;
• Local decision making; and
• Funding partnerships.
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NVCA Watershed
Creating a healthy environment and communities through innovative watershed management
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Nottawasaga Valley Watershed
• 3,700 km2 in size
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NVCA Economic Dr ivers
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• Longest freshwater beachin the world
Wasaga Beach
• Key Ontario Fishery(Nursery & Spawning Area)
Nottawasaga River
• Drinking Source Water ProtectionOak Ridges Moraine
• Internationally significant Minesing Wetlands
• Niagara Escarpment, Georgian Bay Tourism
• Vibrant agricultural sectorAgriculture
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NVCA Goals
Adding Value for Residents
• Plan review to ensure safe development with respect to flooding/erosion hazards
• Floodplain regulations
• Developing environmental policy
• Partnership on restoration projects
• Flood and low-water monitoring programs
• Flood warning/forecasting
Protect life and property from hazards
Protect, enhance and restore watershed health and promote sustainable development
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NVCA Goals
Adding Value for Residents
• Outdoor education programs for youth atthe Tiffin Centre for Conservation
• Water quality/quantity monitoring
• Partnership with our academiccommunities, federal/provincialgovernments, municipalities, agriculture,business and stakeholders
Promote the watershed and NVCA
Seek new knowledge and share information
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NVCA Goals
Adding Value for Residents
• Recreational conservation lands
• Special events (Spring Tonic Maple SyrupFestival)
• Opportunities for involvement(stakeholder committees, volunteers)
Connect people with the watershed
Lead, partner and collaborate
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NVCA Services
Annual Contributions - 2017
92 wells monitored for groundwater level and quality
112 sites monitored for streamflow
57 sites monitored for benthic macroinvertebrates (measure of stream health)
15 flood messages issued
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NVCA Services
Annual Contributions - 2017
5,200+ hectares of Conservation Lands
142 Stewardship & Forestry Projects
$873,269 Stewardship & Forestry Grant Dollars Applied
Over 231,000 Trees Planted
12.5 km of Stream Protected or Rehabilitated
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NVCA Services
Annual Contributions - 2017
1,500 volunteers engaged in hands-on stewardship projects
Over 185 School Group Visits to Tiffin Centre
11,600 students attending Education Programs
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Integrated Watershed ManagementPlanning Process
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What is IWMP?
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ENVIRONMENT
•Water quality
•Biodiversity
•Pollution
•Aquatic habitat
•Geology
•Climate change
SOCIETY
•Drinking water
•Flood risk
•Recreation
•Waste management
•Land use
ECONOMY
•Manufacturing
•Agriculture
•Hydropower
•Transportation
•Forestry
•Tourism
IWMP
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Why is IWMP important?
• Watershed-based, informed by science
• Manage natural resources and humanactivities together
• Considers environmental, economic andsocietal needs together - they are connectedand impact each other in good and bad ways
• Relies on an adaptive managementapproach that monitors implementation andre-evaluates as necessary
• Collaborative governance at many levels forshared decision making and priority setting
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Why now?
• Most recent Watershed Management Plan developed in 1996.
• In 2006, conducted a strategic review of the plan to address current/arising issues
• New plan now to address:
• increasing growth pressures
• changing climate
• direction from the Province for planning and development to take an IWM approach
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NVCA IWMP Process
Strategy and Action Plan Framework
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NVCA IWMP Process
• Build an internal team
• Engage Consultant Team
• Look at current watershedconditions
• Engage stakeholders
• Identify watershed issues
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NVCA IWMP ProcessStakeholders
• Municipalities
• Academic institutions
• Agriculture
• Building industry
• NGO’s
• Province – MOECP and MNRF
• Federal – Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Schools and School Boards
• Business
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IMWP StakeholdersTerms of Reference
• Provide guidance, critiques and suggestions on proposed approaches, concepts and actions.
• Participate and share knowledge on the watershed and your area of expertise.
• Identify potential issues or concerns and how these might be addressed.
• Participate in two-way communication between stakeholders and NVCA.
• Attend future stakeholder meetings plus input into draft watershed plan.
• Act as “ambassadors” for the development of the IWMP.
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“Ground Rules”
Listen Actively – respect others when they arespeaking
Speak from your own experience
Allow everyone to participate equally
Be conscious of body language and nonverbalresponses
Turn cell phones off (unless an emergency)
Be positive
Talk one person at a time
Limit side conversations
Have a good time!
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Watershed Characterization
This portion of the presentation was given by Ecosystem Recovery Inc.
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Watershed CharacterizationKey Components
• Environment
• Economy
• Society
Environment
Water Quality
Biodiversity
Pollution
Aquatic Habitat
Geology
Climate Change
Society
Drinking Water
Flood Risk
Recreation
Waste Management
Land Use
Economy
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Hydropower
Transportation
Forestry
Tourism
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Physical Features & LandformsDefining Landscape Characteristics
Niagara Escarpment (Karst)
Oak Ridges Moraine(groundwater recharge)
Simcoe Uplands (Oro Moraine)
Simcoe Lowlands (Clay, abandoned shorelines)
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Surface Drainage NetworkWater and Sediment Conveyance
10 Subwatersheds
Headwaters in moraines
Total Channel Length: 5,830 km
Erosion – urban runoff, livestock access, loss of riparian vegetation
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Surface Drainage NetworkOpen or Enclosed Drains
Municipal Drains(Innisfil, lower/middle Nottawasaga)
Award Drains(Pine, Innisfil, lower Nottawasaga)
Unclassified(headwater Boyne, Pine, Mad)
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HydrogeologyGroundwater Discharge and Recharge
4 Regional Aquifers, complex hydrostratigraphy
Highest recharge in moraine, escarpment (Pine, Willow, lower Nottawasaga)
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Groundwater Protection AreasMonitoring and Protecting
Monitoring Initiatives
Wellhead Protection Areas (WHPA)– rate of groundwater movement
Highly Vulnerable Aquifers (HVA)(Simcoe Lowlands; high permeability,
exposed at surface)
Significant Groundwater Recharge(sand and gravel)
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Surface Water QuantityModels and Monitoring
• Stream Gauging (Water Survey of Canada, NVCA) (24)
• Meteorological stations (14)
• Modeling studies - Generic floodplain mapping
• Drought:
– Frequency of Level 1 and 2 low flow conditions is attributed to climate variability for Innisfil Creek, not agriculture water taking (Bluemetric and Matrix,2017)
– Watershed response team for low flows in Innisfil Creek
• Modeling not current for all subwatersheds
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Water QualityIndicators of Subwatershed Health
• Subwatershed Reports
• Healthy
o Streams through healthy forest and wetland cover (e.g., Niagara Escarpment)
• Unhealthy
o Highly urbanized, intensively farmed
o Innisfil is most degraded
o Concern: high nutrient loading – phosphorus
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Water QualityIndicators of Subwatershed Health
Temperature
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Water QualityIndicators of Subwatershed Health
Phosphorous
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Water QualityIndicators of Subwatershed Health
Nitrogen
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Water QualityIndicators of Subwatershed Health
Dissolved Oxygen
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Aquatic Condit ionsEffect of Landscape and Human Activity on Fish
Headwaters – positive influence
Stream health decreases downstream
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Aquatic Condit ionsEffect of Landscape and Human Activity on Fish
Fish Barriers
Numerous barriers
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Aquatic Condit ionsTypes of Fisheries
• Warmwater gamefish
• Cold and coolwaterstreams
• Special Concern: Northern Brook Lamprey, Silver Lamprey
• Threatened: Lake Sturgeon
• Historically supported: wetland spawning walleye
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Terrestrial VegetationEcological Land Classification
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Terrestrial VegetationEcological Land Classification
Diverse vegetation communities due to variable physiography
Wetlands: 12%, Forests: 32%Health is generally good
Working landscape:agriculture is predominant
Urban landscape is barrier to species movement
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BiodiversityReptiles and Amphibians (33 Species)
High diversity due to extensive connected wetlands and
forests
Highest diversity and density: north and northeast part of watershed (less fragmented)
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Biodiversity:Breeding Birds (189 Species)
Highest diversity at Wasaga Beach Prov. Park. (optimal interior: edge
ratio and diverse topography)
High breeding bird density in east (Lake Simcoe)
89 species of high conservation priority
NVCA watershed provides important habitat for migrating
birds
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Biodiversity:Provincially Rare Flora (19 species)
19 species of rare plants
Rare plants concentrated in sandy habitats and wetlands (Minesing
wetlands)
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Biodiversity:Provincially Rare Fauna(40 reptile, amphibian and bird species)
40 Species at Risk fauna
Highest fauna SAR at Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.
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Signif icant AreasANSIs, PSWs and Provincial Parks
35 Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI)
Most significant features: Minesing wetland, Wasaga
Beach Prov. Park.
Highest recharge in moraine, escarpment (Pine, Willow, lower
Nottawasaga)
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Addit ional Potent ia l ly S igni f icant AreasSpecific Habitats
Green and Blue - largest patches of trees (wetland and forest) with specific habitat requirements
Orange - high potential to support diversity of grassland birds
Yellow - rare species
Yellow and orange represent fastest-declining guilds of birds
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Animal MovementCorridors
Movement corridors along river valleys
Agriculture allows for some animal and plant
dispersal
Habitat near urban areas becomes
fragmented
Urban landscape is barrier to species
movement
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Climate ChangeEffects on Hydrosphere and Biosphere
• Study completed in 2016
– Increase in temperature
– Increase in precipitation
• Effects
– Increased evaporation
– Reduction in lake levels
– Decline in biodiversity
• Wetland SAR – vulnerable to hydrological change
• Forest – edge effects
• Breeding amphibians, birds, small mammal
• NVCA
– Studies and initiatives
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Climate ChangeHow Much Habitat is Enough?
(Environment Canada 2013)
• Maintaining and enhancing the size, diversity, configuration and connectedness of a wide variety of features will be key to allowing species to adapt and move to suitable new areas as their habitat changes
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Community Services & Socia l Interests
Land Use and Drinking Water
• Land Use:
– Agriculture = 47%
– Forest = 33%
– Wetland = 12%
– Urban = 4.3%
– Aggregate = < 0.5%
• Drinking water systems
– 34 systems
– 103 municipal drinking water wells
– 1 surface water intake (Collingwood)
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Community Services & Socia l Interests
Land Use and Drinking Water
• Land Use:
– Agriculture = 47%
– Forest = 33%
– Wetland = 12%
– Urban = 4.3%
– Aggregate = < 0.5%
• Drinking water systems
– 34 systems
– 103 municipal drinking water wells
– 1 surface water intake (Collingwood)
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Natural HazardsRisk to Humans
• Flooding
– Flood Damage Centres
– Dams and Dykes
• Shoreline
• Erosion
• Unstable Bedrock
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Natural HazardsRisk to Humans
• Flooding
– Flood Damage Centres
– Dams and Dykes
• Shoreline
• Erosion
• Unstable Bedrock
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Stormwater ManagementConstructed and Natural Features
• Constructed stormwater management
– Flow conveyance structures
– Low Impact Development (LID)
– End of Pipe treatment
• Natural Heritage Features
– Wetlands
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Wastewater ManagementSeptic Systems
• Centralized and decentralized facilities
• Septic systems
– 50–75 % of families on private septic systems
• Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure
– Counties: Simcoe, Dufferin and Grey
• Marinas
– 15 of the 49 marinas accept holding tank waste
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Future GrowthGrowth Plan (2017)
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Economic AssetsIndustries and Water Usage
• Key Industries
– Aggregate extraction,
– Tourism and Recreation,
– Automotive manufacturing, and
– Sod farming
• Agriculture
– Row crops = 60%
– Hay or pasture = 40%
• Water Use
– Municipal = 66 %
– Agriculture = 16% (PTTW)
– Commercial = 12%
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Ecological Asset ManagementNatural Environment Value
• Natural capital is an asset on which social and economic systems depend
• Like other assets, natural assets should be measured, tracked and maintained
• Natural assets deliver services from which humans benefit
• Services are derived from the natural assets within NVCA jurisdiction
– Recreation
– Water supply
– Atmospheric gas regulation (clean air)
– Pollination
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Importance of Ecological Assets
Natural Environment Value
• 37% of the area within NVCA jurisdiction is natural land cover
• The natural land cover provides a flow of services to humans
– Water supply valued at $75.3 million
– Pollination valued at $127 million
– Gas regulation (clean air) valued at $3.2 million
– Carbon sequestration valued at $30 million
• Like any asset, natural assets need to be measured and managed
• Role for local authorities in measuring and managing natural assets
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Stakeholder Insights & Comments
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Comments and Questions?
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Discussion
With reference to the IWMP Figure, what do you value about the NVCA watershed from economic, cultural and environmental perspectives?
Consider Section 5 (Economic Assets) and Section 6 (Ecological Assets) of the Characterization Report for guidance
Environment
Water Quality
Biodiversity
Pollution
Aquatic Habitat
Geology
Climate Change
Society
Drinking Water
Flood Risk
Recreation
Waste Management
Land Use
Economy
Manufacturing
Agriculture
Hydropower
Transportation
Forestry
Tourism
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ENVIRONMENT
•Water quality
•Biodiversity
•Pollution
•Aquatic habitat
•Geology
•Climate change
SOCIETY
•Drinking water
•Flood risk
•Recreation
•Waste management
•Land use
ECONOMY
•Manufacturing
•Agriculture
•Hydropower
•Transportation
•Forestry
•Tourism
IWMP
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Coffee Break
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Breakout Groups: Watershed Stressors
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Watershed Stressors
Question 1
• The Characterization Report identified several issues (symptoms) and stressors (causes) within the NVCA watershed. What do you perceive to be the main issues and their stressors in the watershed and how are these affecting the things you value?
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Watershed Stressors
Question 2
• What impact(s) will anticipated urban development have on the issues and stressors in the watershed? Will new issues and/or stressors be created?
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Watershed Stressors
Question 3
• What impact(s) will climate change have on these issues and stressors? Will new issues and/or stressors be created?
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Watershed Stressors
Question 4
• Are there existing tools in place to address these issues/stressors? Are there collaborative initiatives that could be created to maximize resources to address these issues/stressors?
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Watershed Stressors
Question 5
• What information do you or your organization have that would provide valuable input into the IWMP?
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Next StepsNVCA IWMP Stakeholder Committee
• Reporting Back
– provide results of meeting to stakeholders and on NVCA’s website
– opportunity to provide additional feedback via online survey
• Next Meeting
– September 2018
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