Flood/Water
Control & Dams
What we do:
- reduce the risk of loss of lives and property damage
due to flooding by providing a flood control and warning program
- operate water control structures to
augment stream flow during dry periods
- operate and maintain recreational
water control structures on behalf of municipalities
Examples:
- operating and maintaining major flood
control structures, medium sized recreational dams,
dyke systems and flood control channels
- regularly inspecting and maintaining
water control structures
- undertaking major
maintenance projects on water control structures, such as control
building renovations, concrete repairs, painting of flood control gates,
and repairs to erosion protection
- undertaking safety review of all
UTRCA dams and weirs
- expanding gauging network
- continually monitoring
stream flow,
reservoirs and watershed conditions, and forecasting floods
using computerized models
- improving and calibrating flood
forecasting models
- providing emergency planning and a flood warning system
- mapping flood damage centres
- monitoring and assessing municipal erosion control
works and erosion sites
- providing input into comprehensive municipal
documents such as official plans, to identify natural hazards (i.e. flood plains and steep
slopes), and to protect people and property from these natural hazards
- participating on a Low Water
Response Team for the Upper Thames River watershed that is developing a
drought response plan to meet the needs of watershed residents and
business, while protecting natural systems and human health
- supplying public information
and education
- collecting and maintaining historical flooding
data
- liaising with the province
Why:
- reduce injury, loss of life and property damage
- maintain
public investment in infrastructure to prevent catastrophic loss
- improve water quality and stream flow
- key component of a comprehensive flood plain
management program
- provide park land and recreational opportunities
Who benefits/participates:
- municipalities
- watershed residents
- 2,300 property owners and businesses potentially
affected by flooding
- Province (through reduced flood damages)
- conservation area users
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What we do:
- provide, on a beneficiary pays
basis, land use planning advisory
services, regulatory approvals and inquiry services to reduce the
risk to life and property from natural hazards and to protect natural resources
from inappropriate uses
Examples:
- providing municipal planning advisory services to
identify natural hazard concerns (e.g. flood plains and steep slopes), identify
and protect natural heritage (e.g. woodlands, wetlands, fisheries, threatened and
endangered species), and identify servicing concerns
- responding to property inquiries (legal, real
estate
and general information)
- coordinating subwatershed plan
implementation recommendations for area municipalities, including
organizing public involvement, updating state of the watershed
information, and reporting to stakeholders
- providing resource mapping, flood elevations, and
technical reviews and clearances
- refining existing mapping resources
and identifying areas that are not currently mapped
- supplying expert technical advice in
areas such as hydrology,
hydrogeology, ecology, bioengineering, stream morphology and land use
planning
- administering approvals and
investigating violations related to the Fill, Construction and Alteration to
Waterways Regulation made pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act (download
Application for
Consent - pdf file)
- providing screening and mitigation level reviews
under the Federal Fisheries Act
- liaising between municipalities and other government
agencies
- participating in the development
and transfer of new technology
- providing project coordination for
and participating on project teams for resource planning related matters
Why:
- reduce the risk to life and property from natural
hazards such as flooding and unstable slopes
- complement other UTRCA mission
centres such as flood control
and watershed planning
- promote wise use of land and water resources for
future generations
- comply with legislative requirements at the local
level
- keep the public informed of natural hazards and
natural heritage resources planning
Who benefits/participates:
- the general public
- ratepayers associations and other special interest
groups
- landowners and developers
- municipal planning committees, committees of
adjustment and councils
- municipal planners, building officials, engineers,
parks and recreation services staff
- private planning consultants and engineering
consultants
- lawyers and real estate agents
- provincial ministries, Ontario Municipal Board,
Mining and Lands Commissioner
- academic community
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