December 14, 2018 Minutes
Minutes from CVC’s Board of Directors meeting
Documents
Developing a Stormwater Quality Management Standard (QMS) in Light of a Changing Climate
This report was conducted to understand the role and scope of a risk and quality management standard that could be developed to assist municipalities, engineers and other professional practitioners in designing, operating, maintaining and continuously improving stormwater management systems—both today and in light of a changing climate.
Do You Have a Healthy Woodlot?
Learn how to sustain and improve woodlot health.
Draft Fletchers Creek Restoration Study – Executive Summary
The Fletchers Creek Subwatershed Plan Update provides a strategy to protect and enhance the natural resource features as land use changes, factoring in additional growth information since the original 1996 Plan.
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Draft Shaws Creek Subwatershed Study
In partnership with local landowners, municipal staff and ministries, CVC has completed the Shaws Creek Subwatershed Study. This report represents the last phase in the subwatershed study series, preceded by the Background Report (2006) and the Characterization Report (2012).
Dufferin Rural Water Quality – Program Guidelines
Program guidelines for the Dufferin Rural Water Quality Program.
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Dufferin Rural Water Quality Program – Application Form
Dufferin Rural Water Quality Program application form to apply for financial and technical assistance to improve water quality on your property.
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Ecological Buffer Guideline Review
Consultant report documenting a review of the literature and policies and practices in southern Ontario related to ecological buffers, and the development of an evaluation methodology for determining appropriate buffer widths around natural heritage features based on this review.
Ecological Economics 101: Ecosystem Services and Valuation in the Credit River Watershed
A summary of ecosystem services and valuation of these services in the Credit River Watershed.
Economic Instruments to Facilitate Stormwater Management on Private Property
The paper explores the mechanisms available to incent installation of Low Impact Development (LID) technologies, with particular focus on private commercial properties. It is a companion document to the White Paper on the Drainage Act, which describes how an existing legal framework can be applied to facilitate installation and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure on private property.
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Ecosystem Offsetting Guidelines
Ecosystem offsetting is an approach to offset the adverse impacts of land use change on the natural heritage system through the creation or restoration of natural features. This guideline applies only after the decision to offset has been made by the approval authority.
Elm Drive Case Study
Overview of Elm Drive project which incorporates both permeable paver lay-bys within the road right of way and bioretention planters.
Elm Drive LID Infrastructure Performance and Risk Assessment – Technical Report
Technical report of Elm Drive road right-of-way low impact development retrofit project monitoring results.
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Elm Drive Monitoring Plan
Monitoring plan for Elm Drive low impact development retrofit project evaluating the effectiveness of bioretention trenches.
Elm Drive Performance Case Study – February 2018
Overview of monitoring at Elm Drive low impact development retrofit project which incorporates both permeable paver lay-bys within the road right of way and bioretention planters.
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Environmantal Benefit Index for Wetland Restoration on Private Lands in the Greenbelt Region of Ontario, Canada: User Manual
This manual on the Greenbelt-specific Environmental Benefit Index (EBI) is to measure changes in ecosystem services as a result of landowners undertaking specific wetland restoration activities.
Environmental Benefit Index for Wetland Restoration on Private Lands in the Greenbelt Region of Ontario, Canada: Literature Review and Conceptual Framework
The study reviews economic fundamentals of reverse auctions (RAs) and Environmental Benefit Indices (EBIs) used in the USA, Australia, and Canada. The study also recommends a framework for a Greenbelt-specific wetland restoration EBI that includes biological, hydrological, and social benefits.