Fluvial Geomorphic Guidelines
These Fluvial Geomorphology Guidelines have been developed to provide CVC staff and applicants with guidance on when and what fluvial geomorphological analyses are required.
Policies and Guidelines
Evaluation, Classification and Management of Headwaters Drainage Features: Guidelines
These guidelines have been developed to provide direction to practitioners for those features that are not clearly covered by existing policy and legislation as being important eco-hydrological features (e.g. perennial streams and provincially significant wetlands), but may contribute to the overall health of a watershed.
Slope Stability Definition & Determination Guideline
Slope stability definition and determination guideline.
CVC Stormwater Management Pond Planting Guidelines
Guidelines developed to assist landscape architects or other professionals in preparing planting plans for stormwater management (SWM) wet ponds. Provides guidance on the moisture zones present in a typical SWM wet pond, plant selection, seed mixes, calculations of plant materials, stocking sizes, and topsoil and site preparation.
Stormwater Management Guideline (updated July 2022)
This Stormwater Management Guideline replaces the Stormwater Management Criteria (2012). The new document reflects climate change, new technologies, and policy directions. The SWM Guide supplements CVC’s Planning and Development Administrative Procedural Manual (CVC, 2011), with more detailed direction regarding the Stormwater Management component of development approvals.