| Title | Update on Ontario's water quantity management (policy, program and science) review |
| Download | Download (whole publication) |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Brodie-Brown, H |
| Source | Regional-Scale Groundwater Geoscience in Southern Ontario: An Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Survey of Canada, and Conservation Ontario Geoscientists Open House; by Russell, H A J ; Ford, D; Holysh, S; Priebe, E H; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8528,
2019 p. 3, https://doi.org/10.4095/313543  Open
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| Links | Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan
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| Year | 2019 |
| Alt Series | Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6349 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Publisher | Government of Ontario |
| Meeting | Regional-Scale Groundwater Geoscience in Southern Ontario: Open House; Guelph; CA; February 27-28, 2019 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Regional-Scale Groundwater
Geoscience in Southern Ontario: An Ontario Geological Survey, Geological Survey of Canada, and Conservation Ontario Geoscientists Open House |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | hydrogeology; Government and Politics; environmental geology; Nature and Environment; resource management; climate; Provincial governments; Government policy; Programs; Scientific research; Climate
change; Population; Water supply |
| Released | 2019 02 08 |
| Abstract | Ontario's Government for the People is committed to preserving water for families now and for future generations. To achieve this Ontario is undertaking a thorough review of the province's water taking
policies, programs and science tools to ensure that vital water resources are adequately protected and sustainably used in the face of a changing climate and continued population growth. Ontario has extended the moratorium on water taking permits by
one year, now ending December 31, 2019, to allow time to complete this review and consult on any recommended enhancements.
At the 2018 OGS-GSC Workshop, the ministry presented, "The Science behind Ontario's Water Quantity Management Review" and
outlined key aspects of the water quantity science work being undertaken to ensure a robust and adaptive approach to water resources management into the future, and the water quantity scientific work being undertaken to improve our understanding of
water resources knowledge on Ontario. The ministry's consultant, BluMetric Environmental Inc. (BMEI) presented an outline of water quantity science and jurisdictional reviews and water quantity assessments being undertaken.
The Ministry will
provide an update on the moratorium extension and the water quantity management review, particularly the science components and some of the findings of the BMEI project. As identified in the draft "Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future
Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan" the focus moving forward will include examining approaches to assess and manage multiple water takings, establish priorities for different water uses, prepare and respond to drought conditions and
ensure the knowledge gained through the drinking water source protection program helps inform our water management programs. (https://prod-environmental-registry.s3.amazonaws.com/2018-11/EnvironmentPlan 1.pdf) |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Volume of abstracts for Ontario Geological Survey and Geological Survey of Canada groundwater geoscience Open house with Conservation Ontario. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 313543 |
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