Proposed Assessment Report
Background
The purpose of an assessment report is to identify areas where drinking water sources are vulnerable to contamination or over use and to prioritize drinking water issues and drinking water threats within those vulnerable areas. Assessment reports are prepared in accordance with detailed technical rules set out by the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE).
The Cataraqui Source Protection Committee posted a Draft Assessment Report for public review and comment in April 2010. Three public open houses were held in May to provide an opportunity for public consultation.
The report was also circulated to municipalities, provincial ministries and other organizations for their review and comment. About 125 individual comments were received, each one was carefully considered by the Source Protection Committee and Conservation Authority staff. The individual comments received and our responses are summarized in a table (click here to view).
The public consultation and subsequent improvements led to the publication of a Proposed Assessment Report (presented below).
A table of the comments received on the Draft Assessment Report and how they were incorporated into the Proposed Assessment Report is available by clicking here.
Providing Comments
Comments can be submitted on the Proposed Assessment Report until Friday, August 20, 2010 to the attention of:
Cataraqui Source Protection Authority
c/o
Rob McRae MCIP, RPP
Project Manager, Source Water Protection
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
1641 Perth Road, P.O. Box 160
Glenburnie ON K0H 1S0
robmcrae@cataraquiregion.on.ca
Please note that all comments received on this version will be reviewed by the Source Protection Committee and Source Protection Authority before being submitted to the MOE. The process does not allow changes to be made to the document at this time; however, improvements can be required by the province and/or made in updates to the report (see below).
Next Steps
In accordance with the prescribed process, the Cataraqui Source Protection Committee has now submitted its Proposed Assessment Report to the Cataraqui Source Protection Authority. This fall the Source Protection Authority will submit it to the MOE for final approval. The approved version of the Assessment Report will be posted on this website by early 2011.
Looking ahead, the Cataraqui Source Protection Committee will publish the first update to its assessment report in 2011. It is expected to include additional findings related to the Tier 3 Water Budget at Sydenham, drinking water threats along transportation corridors, and other topics. Opportunities to review the additional findings will be posted on this website early next year.
The content of the updated document will be used to support the development of a Cataraqui Source Protection Plan by 2012.
Assessment Report Chapters
Because of the size of this document, it is posted in pieces. Each chapter is posted separately and each of the maps and appendices are posted separately.
Click on the links below to view the Assessment Report.
For a summary of the Assessment Report click here to go to our summary page.
To view the Assessment Report summary in French click here.
Table of Contents; List of Tables and List of Figures
Chapter 2 - Cataraqui Source Protection Area
Chapter 4 - Source Water Quality Issue Evaluation and Threat Inventory
Chapter 5 - Groundwater Sources
Chapter 6 - Surface Water Sources (1.01 MB)
Chapter 7 - Climate Change and Source Protection
Chapter 8 - Topics for Additional Research
Chapter 9 - Key Findings and Considerations for the Source Protection Plan
Assessment Report Maps
Map 1-1 Southeastern Ontario Source Protection Areas and Source Protection Regions (1.34 MB)
Map 1-2 Base Map (2.06 MB)
Map 2-1 General Description (1.50 MB)
Map 2-2 Major Watersheds and Subwatersheds (1.78 MB)
Map 2-3 Bedrock Geology (3.51 MB)
Map 2-4 Surficial Geology (3.87 MB)
Map 2-5 Physiography (2.71 MB)
Map 2-6 Topography (2.17 MB)
Map 2-7 Surface Water Quality (based on selected parameters) (3.72 MB)
Map 2-8 Groundwater Quality (based on selected parameters) (3.68 MB)
Map 2-9 Water Control Structures (1.87 MB)
Map 2-10 Drinking Water System Classification (2.92 MB)
Map 2-11 Drinking Water Systems and Municipally Serviced Areas (3.50 MB)
Map 2-12 Monitoring Wells (2.94 MB)
Map 2-13 Natural Vegetative Cover
Map 2-14 Waterbody Temperature (4.53 MB)
Map 2-15 Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Sampling from 2003-2009 (2.94 MB)
Map 2-16 Population by Municipality and Population Density, 2006 (1.74 MB)
Map 2-17 Areas of Settlement (2.98 MB)
Map 2-18a Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Total Impervious Surface Area (2.13 MB)
Map 2-18b Significant Groundwater Recharge Area - Total Impervious Surface Area (2.09 MB)
Map 2-18c Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones - Total Impervious Surface Area
Map 2-19a Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Per cent Managed Lands (3.14 MB)
Map 2-19b Significant Groundwater Recharge Area - Per cent Managed Lands (3.31 MB)
Map 2-19c Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones - Per cent Managed Lands
Map 2-20a Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Livestock Density (2.26 MB)
Map 2-20b Significant Groundwater Recharge Area - Livestock Density (2.42 MB)
Map 2-20c Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones - Livestock Density
Map 2-21 Federal Lands (3.10 MB)
Map 2-22 Bay of Quinte Area of Concern (4.41 MB)
Map 3-1 Stream Flow Gauging Stations (3.00 MB)
Map 3-2 Subwatersheds (3.42 MB)
Map 3-3 Tier 1 Surface Water Stress Assessment (7.22 MB)
Map 3-4 Tier 1 Groundwater Stress Assessment (6.58 MB)
Map 3-5 Tier 2 Sydenham Lake Stress Assessment (1.73 MB)
Map 3-6 Tier 2 Lansdowne Stress Assessment
Map 4-1 Surface Water Intake Protection Zones and Wellhead Protection Areas (5.06 MB)
Map 5-1c Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment: Surficial Geology (1.08 MB)
Map 5-1d Aquifer Vulnerability Assessment: Overlay of ISI (Interpolation) and Surficial Geology (2.56 MB)
Map 5-1e Highly Vulnerable Aquifers (3.15 MB)
Map 5-2 Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Locations where chemical threats can be moderate or low (3.15 MB)
Map 5-3 Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Locations where pathogen threats can be moderate or low(3.15 MB)
Map 5-4 Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Locations where DNAPL threats can be moderate or low (3.15 MB)
Map 5-5 Highly Vulnerable Aquifers - Locations where conditions can be moderate or low (3.16 MB)
Map 5-6 Significant Groundwater Recharge Area Assessment, Recharge Rate (Technical Rule 44(1)) (1.98 MB)
Map 5-7 Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas (3.31 MB)
Map 5-11 Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas - Locations where conditions can be moderate or low (3.32 MB)
Map 5-12 Cana Wellhead Protection Area (1.07 MB)
Map 5-13 Cana Wellhead Protection Area - Intrinsic Susceptibility Index Realignment
Map 5-14 Cana Wellhead Protection Area - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 5-19 Cana Wellhead Protection Area - Corridors
Map 5-20 Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area
Map 5-21 Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area - Intrinsic Susceptibility Index
Map 5-22 Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 5-27 Lansdowne Wellhead Protection Area - Corridors
Map 5-28 Miller Manor Wellhead Protection Area
Map 5-29 Miller Manor Wellhead Protection Area - Intrinsic Susceptibility Index
Map 5-30 Miller Manor Wellhead Protection Area - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 5-35 Miller Manor Wellhead Protection Area - Corridors
Map 5-36 Westport Wellhead Protection Area (1.09 MB)
Map 5-37 Westport Wellhead Protection Area - Intrinsic Susceptibility Index
Map 5-38 Westport Wellhead Protection Area - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 5-43 Westport Wellhead Protection Area - Corridors
Map 6-1 Brockville Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 (1.04 MB)
Map 6-2 Brockville Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Including the USA (1.06 MB)
Map 6-3 Brockville Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-8 Brockville Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-9 James W. King Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-10 James W. King Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-15 James W. King Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-16 Kingston Central Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-17 Kingston Central Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-22 Kingston Central Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-23 Point Pleasant Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-24 Point Pleasant Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-29 Point Pleasant Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-30 Fairfield Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-31 Fairfield Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-36 Fairfield Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-37 Bath Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-38 Bath Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-43 Bath Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-44 A.L. Dafoe Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-45 A.L. Dafoe Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2- Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-50 A.L. Dafoe Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-51 Sandhurst Shores Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2
Map 6-52 Sandhurst Shores Intake Protection Zones 1 and 2 - Vulnerability Scoring
Map 6-57 Sandhurst Shores Intake Protection Zones - Corridors
Map 6-58 Great Lakes Intake Protection Zone 3
Map 6-59 Picton Intake Protection Zones (3.39 MB)
Map 6-60 Picton Intake Protection Zones - Vulnerability Scoring (3.39 MB)
Map 6-65 Picton Intake Protection Zones - Corridors (3.47 MB)
Map 6-66 Sydenham Intake Protection Zones (1.15 MB)
Map 6-67 Sydenham Intake Protection Zones - Vulnerability Scoring (1.81 MB)
Map 6-72 Sydenham Intake Protection Zones - Corridors (1.83 MB)
Appendices
A - Cataraqui Source Protection Committee Biographies
B - Summary of Consultation on the Assessment Report
C - Watershed Characterization : Detailed Information
D - Water Budgets: Detailed Information
E - Source Water Quality Issue Evaluation: Detailed Information
F - List of Prescribed Drinking Water Threats
G - Tables of Significant and Moderate Drinking Water Threats (2.07 MB)
H - Enumeration of Significant and Moderate Drinking Water Threats
I - Eastern Lake Ontario/ Upper St. Lawrence River IPZ Study Vulnerability Classification
J - Data Sources, Analyses and Limitations
L - Supporting Technical Studies (because of the file sizes, these have been broken into pieces)
- L-1 Technical Rules Assessment
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report (3.0 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - vol II Cover (1.07 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - List of Figures
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - Appendices (5.14 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 1 maps part 1 (10.12 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 1 maps part 2 (19.55 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 1 maps part 3 (19.24 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 1 maps part 4 (16.39 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 2 maps part 1 (13.78 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 2 maps part 2 (11.76 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 2 maps part 3 (11.78 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 2 maps part 4 (13.85 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 2 maps part 5 (9.12 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 2 maps part 6 (9.29 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 3 maps part 1 (7.90 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 3 maps part 2 (9.77 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 4 maps part 1 (7.93 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 4 maps part 2 (8.81 MB)
- L-2 Watershed Characterization Report - chapter 5 maps (4.81 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget (1.78 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 1 (4.97 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 2 (19.61 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 3 (17.73 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 4 (9.67 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 5 (13.50 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 6 (7.71 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - maps part 7 (9.69 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - appendices part 1
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - appendices part 2 (8.74 MB)
- L-3 Conceptual Water Budget - appendices part 3 (3.09 MB)
- L-4 Tier 1 Water Budget (15.50 MB)
- L-5 Sydenham Tier 2 Water Budget (2.55 MB)
- L-6 Lansdowne Tier 2 Water Budget (17.10 MB)
- L-7 Frontenac Islands Groundwater Report (18.42 MB)
- L-8 GVAR (12.24 MB)
- L-9 Cana Subdivision (7.14 MB)
- L-10 Miller Manor (7.49 MB)
- L-11Eastern Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Intake Protection Zone Study
- L-12 Sydenham Intake Protection Zone Study (4.23 MB)
- L-13 Climate Change for Water Budget (1.22 MB)
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Paper copies of the Assessment Report are available at:
The CRCA Administration Office, 1641 Perth Road, Glenburnie (Kingston).
