Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship SocietySylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship SocietySylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship SocietySylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society

Graeme Strathdee, President

Sylvan Lake Report

for

CARL 2014

Highlights

1. Tributary Monitoring and Nutrient Loading

2. Community Standards

3. Cumulative Effects Management Project

4. Predicting the Future

Tributary Monitoring and Nutrient Loading

• Streams and catchments

– Northwest Creek

– Golf Course Creek

• Partners & Sponsors:

– ESRD

– SLWSS

– SLMC

– LSC

Community Standards

• Noise Pollution

– Sources and Level of Noise

– Laws and Regulations

– Policing

• Lake Access

– Public boat launch capacity

– Intensity of use

– Public investment

– Invasive species compliance

Cumulative Effects Management Project

• Phase 1 CEMS Report Completed

– Watershed Indicators and Outcomes

• Environment

• Social

• Economic

• Phase 2: Treading Water

– Perceived value?

– Project resources?

Predicting the Impact of Future Development

• Center for Watershed Protection “Model” http://cwp.org

– Water Balance

– Land Use

– Nutrient transport

– Test policy options

• AESRD Test Run

– GIS database

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Summary

1. Tributary Monitoring and Nutrient Loading

2. Community Standards

3. Cumulative Effects Management Project

4. Predicting the Future