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Stormwater Management Guideline (updated July 2022)

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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.

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Last modified:
2022-07-04

Subwatershed 11 – Silver Creek – Characterization Report

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This study covers the environmental and water related issues within Subwatershed 11, or the Silver Creek Subwatershed. Specifically, an analysis of the groundwater and surface water hydrology, water quality, stream geomorphology, and aquatic and terrestrial habitat were undertaken.

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Last modified:
2002-08-01
Size:
39.12 MB

Subwatershed 15 – West Credit Subwatershed Study Characterization Report

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This report ends Phase I (subwatershed characterization) of the West Credit Subwatershed Study and presents the study’s findings. It was initiated to address concerns about the health of the subwatershed’s water and related environmental resources.

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Last modified:
1998-01-01

Subwatershed 7, 8a and 8b – Final Report

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This report provides a summary of the characterization of the subwatersheds, an analysis of the conditions and processes affecting the conditions and a management strategy to direct future land use and associated activities.

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Last modified:
2004-01-01
Size:
18.26 MB

Subwatershed 7, 8a and 8b – Huttonville, Springbrook, Churchville – Figure 4.6.2

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Figure 4.6.2 Flow Duration Curves – Existing Conditions from the Credit Valley Subwatershed Study.

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Last modified:
2004-01-01

Terra Cotta-Silver Creek Complex Conservation Area Management Plan

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The Management Plan for the Terra Cotta-Silver Creek complex outlines the vision and management objectives for the properties.  The management plan was completed in 2008, and many of the directions identified have been implemented.  

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Last modified:
2011-08-01
Size:
12.27 MB

Testing the Feasibility of a Smart Blue Roof System to Improve Stormwater Management in Urban Canadian ICI Neighbourhoods

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Short document summarizing the key findings of the much detailed technical and financial feasibility study.

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Last modified:
2020-06-02

The Credit Watershed: Property Value Appreciation: Impacts of Natural Features

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This study evaluates the increase in the value of properties proximal to natural features (i.e.,
ravines and upland green space).

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The Importance of Ecosystem Services to Human Well-Being in the Credit River Watershed

The Importance of Ecosystem Services to Human Well-Being in the Credit River Watershed Continue Reading

The study uses a survey of residents in the Credit River Watershed to determine exactly how natural areas contribute to their wellbeing. These include the role of natural areas in the provision of ecosystem services which maintain or enhance human well-being, and in the provision of physical, mental, and social wellbeing.

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Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Appendix A – Maps

Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Appendix A – Maps Continue Reading

Appendix A of “Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Final Technical Report”. Includes maps associated with the characterization and assessment of existing conditions in the Credit River Watershed for Phase 1 and 2 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy.

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Size:
15.78 MB

Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Final Technical Report

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Report documenting Phase 1 and 2 of the Natural Heritage System Strategy for the Credit River Watershed. This work includes the characterization and assessment of existing conditions in the watershed through a Landscape Scale Analysis.

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Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Summary Report

Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Summary Report Continue Reading

Summary version of “Towards a Natural Heritage System for the Credit River Watershed: Final Technical Report”.

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Upper Credit Conservation Area Management Plan Background Report Executive Summary

Upper Credit Conservation Area Management Plan Background Report Executive Summary Continue Reading

Summary of the Background Report for Upper Credit Conservation Area

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Valuing Wetlands in Southern Ontario’s Credit River Watershed: Phase I: Wetland Ecosystem Serivces Characterization and Literature Review

Valuing Wetlands in Southern Ontario’s Credit River Watershed: Phase I: Wetland Ecosystem Serivces Characterization and Literature Review Continue Reading

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.

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Valuing Wetlands in Southern Ontario’s Credit River Watershed: Phase II: A Contingent Valuation Analysis

Valuing Wetlands in Southern Ontario’s Credit River Watershed: Phase II: A Contingent Valuation Analysis Continue Reading

This report (phase 2) estimates the value of retaining and restoring wetland services in the Credit River Watershed using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM).

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Vulnerability Assessment Summary: Water Infrastructure Systems in the Region of Peel

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This document is a summary of the 2017 vulnerability assessment report of the effects of climate change on water systems within the Region of Peel.

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