Rural Stormwater Management Model

Developed through a partnership of landowners, governments, and agencies throughout the southeast shores of Lake

Huron, from Sarnia to Tobermory

2012 – 2014

Rural Stormwater Rural Stormwater Management ModelManagement ModelAusable Bayfield Conservation Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is taking the Authority (ABCA) is taking the

lead in this partnership project, in lead in this partnership project, in support of the Healthy Lake Huron support of the Healthy Lake Huron

Executive Steering Committee Executive Steering Committee (Lake Huron Southeast Shores)(Lake Huron Southeast Shores)

Why?Why?• There is currently no model of this kind that will There is currently no model of this kind that will

allow us to better understand and manage rural allow us to better understand and manage rural stormwater and limit impact of runoff on water stormwater and limit impact of runoff on water qualityquality

• Stewardship funding is limited – this model will Stewardship funding is limited – this model will allow us to prioritize the kinds of projects that will allow us to prioritize the kinds of projects that will have the most benefit in the areas that will have have the most benefit in the areas that will have the greatest ability to reduce impacts on Lake the greatest ability to reduce impacts on Lake Huron watershedsHuron watersheds

Rural Stormwater Management Model

Projected BenefitsProjected Benefits

• Address nearshore water quality Address nearshore water quality issuesissues

• Reduce impacts on lakes and rivers Reduce impacts on lakes and rivers

• Reduce risks to health Reduce risks to health

• Limit erosion Limit erosion

• Reduce flooding and storm runoffReduce flooding and storm runoff

Rural Stormwater Management Model

Rural Stormwater Management Model

Five Priority Watersheds

healthylakehuron.ca

• Pine River• North Shore (Garvey

Glenn Drain)• Bayfield North (Gullies)

•Main Bayfield • Lambton Shores

Project Team PartnershipProject Team Partnership• Healthy Lake Huron (Southeast Shores) Executive Steering Healthy Lake Huron (Southeast Shores) Executive Steering

Committee (22 members)Committee (22 members)• Province of Ontario (MOE, OMAFRA, MMAH, MNR)Province of Ontario (MOE, OMAFRA, MMAH, MNR)

• Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Parks CanadaCanada

• First NationsFirst Nations• Counties and health units – Huron, Bruce, LambtonCounties and health units – Huron, Bruce, Lambton

• Environmental agenciesEnvironmental agencies• Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (lead)Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (lead)

• Maitland Valley Conservation AuthorityMaitland Valley Conservation Authority• St. Clair Region Conservation AuthoritySt. Clair Region Conservation Authority• Saugeen Valley Conservation AuthoritySaugeen Valley Conservation Authority

• Grey-Sauble Conservation AuthorityGrey-Sauble Conservation Authority

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Other PartnersOther Partners

• Farmers and other landownersFarmers and other landowners

• Universities and/or consultantsUniversities and/or consultants

• Other agenciesOther agencies

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BackgroundBackground

• Healthy Lake Huron – Clean Water, Healthy Lake Huron – Clean Water, Clean BeachesClean Beaches initiative for Lake Huron initiative for Lake Huron Southeast ShoresSoutheast Shores

• www.healthylakehuron.ca

• Funding support from Province of Funding support from Province of Ontario’s Showcasing Water Innovation Ontario’s Showcasing Water Innovation (SWI) Program(SWI) Program

Developing the modelDeveloping the model

Expected Outcomes:Expected Outcomes:• Develop and test modelDevelop and test model

• Demonstrate positive impact of Demonstrate positive impact of collaborationcollaboration

• Develop commitments past end of projectDevelop commitments past end of project

• Apply technology to other areasApply technology to other areas

BudgetBudget• Total budget Total budget ~~ $900,000$900,000

• RevenueRevenue– Province of Ontario’s Showcasing Water Innovation Province of Ontario’s Showcasing Water Innovation

Program (SWI) Program (SWI) $700,000$700,000– Conservation authorities and agencies and Conservation authorities and agencies and

landowners over two years, County of Huron Clean landowners over two years, County of Huron Clean Water Project, Canada-Ontario Agreement, etc. Water Project, Canada-Ontario Agreement, etc. ($200,000+)($200,000+)

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TimelineTimeline

• Funding announced in December of 2011Funding announced in December of 2011• Finalizing funding agreement at presentFinalizing funding agreement at present• Model terms of reference summer of 2012Model terms of reference summer of 2012• Project complete by March 2014Project complete by March 2014

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ActivitiesActivities

Key activities:Key activities:• Create project steering committeeCreate project steering committee

• Create communications committeeCreate communications committee

• Develop Terms of Reference for modelDevelop Terms of Reference for model

• Issue Request for ProposalsIssue Request for Proposals

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ActivitiesActivities

Key activities:Key activities:• • Develop specific software for a rural stormwater Develop specific software for a rural stormwater management model management model • Increase monitoring through Increase monitoring through five new water five new water monitoring stationsmonitoring stations in five priority watersheds in five priority watersheds• Integrate into the model more precise Integrate into the model more precise information: precipitation, drainage patterns and information: precipitation, drainage patterns and systems, flow paths, forest cover, land uses, etc. systems, flow paths, forest cover, land uses, etc.

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ActivitiesActivities

Key activities:Key activities:• Ongoing monitoring of sentinel Ongoing monitoring of sentinel watershedswatersheds

• Develop communications plan for Develop communications plan for knowledge transferknowledge transfer

• Showcase to landowners + stakeholders Showcase to landowners + stakeholders locally, nationally, internationallylocally, nationally, internationally

Rural Stormwater Management Model

Rural Stormwater Management Model

Questions?Questions?

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