Draft Water Management Plan – 2 nd Version Council Special Meeting May 26, 2008 This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in acion items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered.

This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation

In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button

Select “Meeting Minder”

Select the “Action Items” tab

Type in acion items as they come up

Click OK to dismiss this box

This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered.

Vision Statement Ensure safe and sustainable groundwater for our community for generations to come

Ensure safe and sustainable groundwater for our community for generations to come

Guiding Principles Fair Adaptive Sustainable Proactive Shared Stewardship Community-based Accountable

Fair

Adaptive

Sustainable

Proactive

Shared Stewardship

Community-based

Accountable

Issues and Challenges Increasing demand for water resources Dropping groundwater levels Reduced stream flows Vulnerable aquifers Intensification of land use Uncertainty of climate change Limitations to existing legislation

Increasing demand for water resources

Dropping groundwater levels

Reduced stream flows

Vulnerable aquifers

Intensification of land use

Uncertainty of climate change

Limitations to existing legislation

Water Resources Management Strategy 20 year action plan Public Outreach Studies Policy development Water Management Plan New legislation What Steps Have Been Taken?

Water Resources Management Strategy

20 year action plan

Public Outreach

Studies

Policy development

Water Management Plan

New legislation

Past Progress Council request to Minister December 19, 2004 Ministerial Order signed July 14, 2006 Project charter signed August 31, 2006 Facilitator hired November, 2006 Draft Plan – 1 st Version to Council on November 5, 2007

Council request to Minister December 19, 2004

Ministerial Order signed July 14, 2006

Project charter signed August 31, 2006

Facilitator hired November, 2006

Draft Plan – 1 st Version to Council on November 5, 2007

Draft Plan – 1 st Version 44 recommendations Reduce groundwater use Protect groundwater quality Protect fish habitat Improve knowledge and understanding Implement plan

44 recommendations

Reduce groundwater use

Protect groundwater quality

Protect fish habitat

Improve knowledge and understanding

Implement plan

Public Consultation Four Stakeholder Advisory Committee meetings One Expert workshop Two public open houses Meetings with Township committees and commissions and other interested groups Presentations at workshops, seminars and conferences Website up-dates Media releases, phone calls, emails

Four Stakeholder Advisory Committee meetings

One Expert workshop

Two public open houses

Meetings with Township committees and commissions and other interested groups

Presentations at workshops, seminars and conferences

Website up-dates

Media releases, phone calls, emails

Common Concerns Regulate largest users “ Quit picking on the little guy!” Private property issues “ It’s my well! I paid for it…” Development concerns “ Why are we paying for Willoughby?” “ The Township is the problem!” Cost concerns “ No tax grabs…” “ Who’s going to pay for these meters?”

Regulate largest users

“ Quit picking on the little guy!”

Private property issues

“ It’s my well! I paid for it…”

Development concerns

“ Why are we paying for Willoughby?”

“ The Township is the problem!”

Cost concerns

“ No tax grabs…”

“ Who’s going to pay for these meters?”

Recent Progress Council motion to remove: Metering of private wells Charging for groundwater use through a cap and penalty system The establishment of a body to implement the water management plan Draft Plan – 2 st Version 33 recommendations

Council motion to remove:

Metering of private wells

Charging for groundwater use through a cap and penalty system

The establishment of a body to implement the water management plan

Draft Plan – 2 st Version

33 recommendations

Draft Plan – 2 nd Version Protect Groundwater Quantity Drilling authorization requirements Minimum set-backs from watercourses hydrogeological assessments for large wells flow restrictions Enhanced standards for new developments Enhanced conservation measures Township-wide sprinkling restrictions Examine options to integrate groundwater and surface water allocation

Protect Groundwater Quantity

Drilling authorization requirements

Minimum set-backs from watercourses

hydrogeological assessments for large wells

flow restrictions

Enhanced standards for new developments

Enhanced conservation measures

Township-wide sprinkling restrictions

Examine options to integrate groundwater and surface water allocation

Draft Plan – 2 nd Version Protect Groundwater Quality Locally enforceable agricultural practices Strengthened manure and composting requirements A pilot nutrient management plan for the Hopington area Township-wide septic management plan

Protect Groundwater Quality

Locally enforceable agricultural practices

Strengthened manure and composting requirements

A pilot nutrient management plan for the Hopington area

Township-wide septic management plan

Draft Plan – 2 nd Version Learning and Education Mandatory submission of well data Comprehensive monitoring and research program Expand Water Wise program Plan Implementation Community-based Advisory Committee Special Conservation Officer

Learning and Education

Mandatory submission of well data

Comprehensive monitoring and research program

Expand Water Wise program

Plan Implementation

Community-based Advisory Committee

Special Conservation Officer

Limitations Although a positive step in groundwater management, additional measures will be required to ensure sustainability Plan to be reviewed in five years Monitoring will better inform decision-making

Although a positive step in groundwater management, additional measures will be required to ensure sustainability

Plan to be reviewed in five years

Monitoring will better inform decision-making

Next Steps Public Consultation Information bulletins Stakeholder meetings Open Houses Attitude survey Revise plan and present to Council Final plan to Minister of Environment

Public Consultation

Information bulletins

Stakeholder meetings

Open Houses

Attitude survey

Revise plan and present to Council

Final plan to Minister of Environment