Case Study: Monitoring Low Impact Development at the IMAX Demonstration Site
Overview of monitoring low impact development features at IMAX demonstration site.
Reports and Studies
Island Lake Conservation Area Management Plan – Background Report
Summary of natural, cultural, social and economic information for Island Lake Conservation Area
Conservation Areas Master Strategy 2018-2028
This strategy identifies the outcomes, directions and deliverables for CVC’s Conservation Area System.
Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program Reference Series. Volume 1: Program Overview and Monitoring Plan
This document provides a high-level overview on CVC’s Integrated Watershed Monitoring Program’s (IWMP) history, study design, data management, analysis, reporting, administration and implementation recommendations.
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.
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.
Belfountain Dam & Headpond Class Environmental AssessmentEnvironmental Study Report
The Environmental Study Report summarizes each stage of the Class Environmental Assessment and provides a record of all stakeholder consultation.
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.
Belfountain Complex Management Plan: Strategic Directions Report – Phase 2
This report summarizes public and stakeholder input and outlines options for concept plans.
Upper Credit Conservation Area Management Plan
The management plan presents the directions, projects, programs and implementation schedules for Upper Credit Conservation Area.
Low Impact Development Business; Multi-Residential Retrofits: Optimizing Your Bottom Line through Low Impact Development
This guide’s aim is to offer advice and support to the business and multi-residential community with low impact development and better manage stormwater.
LID Business & Multi-Residential Retrofits – Appendix B
Detailed design of low impact development business and multi-residential retrofits.
LID Business & Multi-Residential Retrofits – Appendix C
Low impact development business and multi-residential retrofits tender information
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.
Wetland Restoration Environmental Benefit Index Calculator (Excel)
This is an Environmental Benefit Index (EBI) calculator developed to measure the benefits of potential wetland restoration projects.
CVC Head Office LID Infrastructure Performance and Risk Assessment – Technical Report
Technical report of CVC Head Office low impact development retrofit project monitoring results.
Climate Change Solutions: Low Impact Development Case Study – Imax
PDF of Case Study- LID- Green Glade for teacher activity guide for Low Impact Development climate change solutions series.
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.
Climate Change Solutions: Low Impact Development Case Study – Green Glade
PDF of Case Study- LID- Green Glade for teacher activity guide for Low Impact Development climate change solutions series.
Lakeview LID Infrastructure Performance and Risk Assessment – Technical Report
Technical report of Lakeview road right-of-way low impact development retrofit project monitoring results.
Meadows in the Glen Low Impact Development Preliminary Groundwater Monitoring Report
Results of Meadows in the Glen low impact development (LID) groundwater monitoring program that evaluated the effects of LID on groundwater.