A Guide to Credit Valley Conservation Agricultural Development Permitting
This guide provides a general overview of CVC’s regulations and identifies farming activities that may require consultation and/or regulatory approvals.
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Credit Valley Conservation Fluvial Geomorphic Guidelines: Factsheet VI Scour Analysis
Credit Valley Conservation developed this factsheet to standardize scour assessments in the Credit River Watershed. Infrastructure (such as sewers, utilities, bridge footings, etc.) crossing a watercourse is generally required to be installed below the scour depth.
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.
CVC Watershed Planning and Regulation Policies
Credit Valley Conservation’s updated
watershed planning and regulation policies provide the parameters against
which CVC administers Ontario Regulation 160/06 under Section 28 of the Conservation
Authorities Act.
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.
Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban Construction
The overarching objective of this document is to provide ESC practitioners, developers and regulatory agencies with up-to-date, relevant, clear and practical guidance on the effective application of erosion and sediment control measures.
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.
Floodproofing Guidelines
Floodproofing incorporates the use of designed structural treatments to render structures flood free, impervious and/or immovable.
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.
Guidelines for Designing Enhancement Plans within Setbacks and Buffers
This document is to be used after the decision has been made to plant the setback and/or buffer. These guidelines are a tool to use when the recommendation to provide an Enhancement Plan has been requested through the Development and Permitting Process.