Protecting our Local Liquid Assets Rideau Valley Conservation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Protecting our Local Liquid Assets Rideau Valley Conservation Authority March 21, 2013

Protecting Watersheds …

Ontario’s Watersheds Eastern Ontario

Our Watershed Rideau River Watershed Ottawa Ottawa River West River East Jock River Lower Rideau Middle Rideau

Studying the Watershed Surface Water Quantity • Streamflow & Water Levels • Precipitation & Snowpack • Baseflow • Flood & Low Flow Analysis Surface Water Quality • Water Chemistry • Water Biology (benthic invertebrates) Groundwater • Groundwater Monitoring • Watershed Hydrogeology Aquatic Habitat & Terrestrial Ecology • Stream Assessment • Shoreline Assessment • Ecological Land Classification • Wetland Assessments & Monitoring • City Stream Watch (Ottawa streams) Visit: www.rvca.ca • Species at Risk Fish Habitat Mapping • Watershed Watch (lakes) Source Water Protection • Vulnerable Drinking Water Areas

Protecting the Watershed Planning & Regulations • Watershed Planning • Municipal Plan Review • Development Review & Approvals Wetlands, Shorelines, Floodplains, Fish Habitat • Septic Approvals • Source Water Protection Stewardship • Conservation Lands Program • Clean Water Programs • Shoreline Naturalization Program • Private Land Forestry Programs • Information Services ( LandOwner Resource Centre )

Reporting the Findings Ottawa River Ottawa West River Subwatershed East Reports • Middle Rideau - 2009 Jock River Lower • Jock River - 2010 Rideau • Tay River - 2011 • Lower Rideau - 2012 Middle Rideau • Kemptville Creek - 2013 • Rideau Lakes - 2014

Your Subwatersheds Kemptville Creek Lower Rideau Subwatershed Drainage Area: 458 km 2 Drainage Area: 765 km 2 Length of River: 63 kms Length of River: 70.6 kms Catchments: Catchments: • Barnes Creek • Arcand Drain • North Branch • Barrhaven Creek • Black Rapids Creek • Brassils Creek • Cranberry Creek • McDermott Drain • Mosquito Creek • Mud Creek • Murphy Drain • Nepean Creek • Rideau River — Hogs Back • Rideau River — Kars • Rideau River — Long Island • Rideau River — Rideau Falls • Sawmill Creek • Stevens Creek

Lower Rideau

Groundwater… Our Hidden Asset 60% 100% 30% 10%

Groundwater… Our Hidden Asset

Municipal Drinking Water

Kemptville Wellhead Protection Area

Protecting Sources of Drinking Water WHPA Scored 10 Prohibit ( future ): • Waste disposal sites • Sewage works (e.g. industrial effluent, combined sewers, sewage treatment plants ) • Larger snow dumps and road salt storages • Organic solvents • Fuel storage at licensed facilities ( e.g. gas stations ) • Commercial pesticide and fertilizer storage Manage: • On-site sewage systems (mandatory inspections) • Sanitary sewers (regular inspections and maintenance) • Road salt application ( Management Plans / Smart Salt Practices) • Organic solvents, fuel stored at private outlets, commercial fertilizer, ASM, NASM, outdoor livestock areas (Risk Management Plans) WHPA - C Prohibit ( future ): • DNAPLs Manage: • Existing DNAPLs (Risk Management Plan) OEMC September 13, 2012

Questions? Sommer Casgrain-Robertson 613-692-3571 Ext 1147 www.rvca.ca sommer.robertson@mrsourcewater.ca www.mrsourcewater.ca