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What’s in it for ME?

Municipal Issues Panel Role of Local Governments in Effective Land Management. What’s in it for ME?. America. Canada. What’s in it for me?. Grand River Conservation Authority Geography Present practices Regional Municipality of Waterloo Engineering Results Planning Solutions

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What’s in it for ME?

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  1. Municipal Issues Panel Role of Local Governments in Effective Land Management What’s in it for ME?

  2. America Canada

  3. What’s in it for me? • Grand River Conservation Authority • Geography • Present practices • Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Engineering Results • Planning Solutions • City of Waterloo • Environment First Policy • Process & Implementation

  4. What's in it for YOU?

  5. Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Upper-Tier Municipality • Legislative responsibility for • water supply • wastewater treatment • environmental protection

  6. Regional Official Plan Policies for Water Resources Protection

  7. Regional Official PlanPolicy Development • Water protection a key principle in OP adopted by Regional Council in 1994 • Direct public and private sector expenditures and partnerships • Policies include: master planning, servicing hierarchy, watershed studies and water resource protection

  8. Regional Official PlanRegional Response • 30 Year Wastewater Master Plan • Long Term Water Strategy • 10 Watershed/Sub-Watershed Studies • Guidelines for Hydrological Studies for Privately Serviced Development • Design Standards for Communal Water Systems • Guidelines for the Use of Communal Wastewater Treatment Systems

  9. Grand River Phosphorus Loads

  10. Types of Projects

  11. Rural Water Quality Program • Grants to Farmers (50% to 75%) • Capital and operating costs • Water Quality Improvement • $1.5 million Region funding • Many Partners • Local and provincial farm groups • Provincial agencies • GRCA

  12. Environment First Policy “We the Council of the City of Waterloo are committed to assessing potential environmental impacts in all city services and programs as part of decision making and to take actions that are within our legal abilities in order to optimize environmental benefit (April 24, 1991)”

  13. Political Champion & Will (Living the Paradigm Shift) Staff Champion & Commitment Community Champion & (Public) Stewardship

  14. LAUREL CREEK WATERSHED STUDY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO COUNCIL OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO Decision Makers COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO • TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE • Biologists • Hydrogeologists • Planners • Engineers • Etc. LAUREL CREEK WATERSHED ROUNDTABLE Recommendation Makers

  15. CITY OF WATERLOO REGION OF WATERLOO GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY RURAL TOWNSHIPS WITHIN THE WATERSHED • PROVINCE OF • ONTARIO • Ministry of Natural Resources • Ministry of Environment THE PARTNERSHIP CITY OF KITCHENER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO PRIVATE SECTOR PLANNING & ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS PRIVATE DEVELOPERS & LANDOWNERS BUSINESS GROUPS LAUREL CREEK WATERSHED STUDY ROUNDTABLE STAKEHOLDERS

  16. Celebrating 10 Years of Laurel Creek Watershed Planning Achievements

  17. The Maturing of Environmental Policy Implementation Community Awareness & Stewardship Priming the Pump Customer Equality Political Sustainability

  18. Municipal Issues Panel Role of Local Governments in Effective Land Management What’s in it for US? Political Champion Community Champion Staff Champion

  19. This presentation was prepared coöperatively by • Mike Murray, Director of Water Services, Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Kevin Eby, Manager of Development Planning, Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Paul Emerson, Manager of Planning and Resources Coördination. Grand River Conservation Authority • Brian Trushinski, Environmental Coördinator. City of Waterloo • Charlene Vantyghiem, GIS Coördinator (and Cartographer), City of Waterloo • Corie Kelly, Technical Trainer, City of Waterloo • Coordinated by • Janice Kroetsch, Executive Assistant to the Regional Chair, Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Teresa Soulliere, Administrative Assistant to the Councillors, City of Waterloo • Presented by • Lynne Woolstencroft, Councillor Regional Municipality of Waterloo and City of Waterloo • Board member, Grand River Conservation Authority

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