City of Mississauga Salt Study
This study used a comparative analysis between two deicing treatments: sand-salt mixture and salt treated with magnesium chloride.
Documents
Landowner Wetland Management and Incentives for Wetland Restoration – Factsheet
A factsheet summarizing CVC study of rural landowners (farm and non-farm) in the Credit River watershed to determine: 1. how they manage wetlands on their properties; 2. their attitudes towards wetlands and the ecosystem services they provide; 3. their willingness to take on wetland restoration or enhancement projects; and 4. their preference for incentives to take on such projects.
Landscape Design Guide for Low Impact Development
This guide is intended to be an appendix to the Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Planning and Design Guide, providing support related to the plant selection and esign of LID landscape.
Credit Valley Conservation Survey of Municipal Policies and Administrative Approaches for Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Low Impact Development
This report is intended to inform CVC municipalities as to the programmatic approaches and solutions that have been used to integrate LID into stormwater management programs.
Natural Credit: Estimating the Value of Natural Capital in the Credit River Watershed
CVC study assessed the value of the ecosystem services provided by natural capital (i.e. natural assets) in the Credit River Watershed.
Valuing Wetlands in Southern Ontario’s Credit River Watershed: Phase I: Wetland Ecosystem Serivces Characterization and Literature Review
This report (phase 1) details valuing wetland ecosystem services in the Credit River Watershed. This report summarizes the literature about: (i) identifying/ quantifying wetland ecosystem services; (ii) assessing the impact that human activities/actions have on these services; and (iii) estimating the economic value provided by these services.
Impacts of Natural Features on Property Values Factsheet
A factsheet summarizing CVC study of real estate values in Mississauga to quantify the monetary value that residents place on living near green space.
The Credit Watershed: Property Value Appreciation: Impacts of Natural Features
This study evaluates the increase in the value of properties proximal to natural features (i.e.,
ravines and upland green space).
Natural Credit: Estimating the Value of Natural Capital in the Credit River Watershed Factsheet
A factsheet summarizing CVC study that assessed the value of the ecosystem services provided by natural capital (i.e. natural assets) in the Credit River Watershed.
Market Research and Marketing Strategy: Lot-level Stormwater Control in the Residential Sector
This study explores new options and processes for enhanced stormwater control, including lot-level measures which address stromwater at the beginning of a drainage system. It also examines the opportunities and constraints to residents’ implementing at-source stormwater management measures.
The Credit Watershed: Valuation of Angling
This report assesses the economic value of the Credit River fishery, and specifically, angling activity.
The Value of Recreational Fishing on the Credit River Factsheet
A factsheet summarizing a study by Credit Valley Conservation to estimate the economic value of the Credit River’s recreational fishery, and specifically, angling activity.
Credit River Water Management Strategy Update
A plan of action designed to ensure that we have “abundant, clean and safe water” in the Credit River watershed. This document builds on the original strategy completed in the early 1990s.
The Value of Groundwater in the Credit River Watershed Factsheet
A factsheet on the value the benefits of groundwater for local residents and businesses in the upper Credit River Watershed.
MOU CVC – Mississauga
Agreement for plan review, technical clearance and fee collection between the Corporation of the City of Mississauga and Credit Valley Conservation Authority. This MOU is under review.
MOV CVC – Province of Ontario
The Memorandum of Understanding defines the roles and relationships between Conservation Authorities, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in planning for implementation of CA delegated responsibilities under the Provincial One Window Planning System.
MOU CVC – Town of Caledon
Partnership agreement for plan review and technical clearance between the Town of Caledon and Credit Valley Conservation. This MOU is under review.