B.1.2 Deputation Gayle Wood, CAO and Doug Lougheed, Chair RE

B.1.2
NVCA in The Blue Mountains
Councillor Doug Lougheed, Chair & D. Gayle Wood, CAO
Council Presentation, June 6, 2016
O ve r v i e w
Purpose of this Presentation
Thank-you Mayor and Council for
permitting NVCA to:
• Discuss NVCA’s role, mandate and
jurisdiction
• Outline program areas & their value to
The Blue Mountains
• Highlight key issues for the future
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
Role & Mandate
NVCA was created in 1960 at the request
of all watershed municipalities under the
Conservation Authorities Act (RSO, 1946)
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
Role & Mandate
• Section 20 of the Act enables a
conservation authority:
“to establish and undertake, in the area
over which it has jurisdiction, a program
designed to further the conservation,
restoration, development and
management of natural resources…”.
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
Fundamental Principles
Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities are
based on 3 fundamental principles:
1. Watershed based jurisdictions
2. Local decision making
3. Funding partnerships
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
About the Nottawasaga Valley Watershed
• 3,700 km2 in size
• Draining into the
Great Lakes
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
About the Nottawasaga Valley Watershed
In The Blue Mountains:
• NVCA jurisdiction
covers 38.6km2 (13%)
of the town
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
Economic Drivers in the Watershed
Wasaga
Beach
• Longest freshwater
beach in the world
Nottawasaga • Key Ontario Fishery
River
(Nursery, Spawning)
Oak Ridges
Moraine
• Drinking Source
Water Protection
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N V C A O ve r v i e w
Economic Drivers in the Watershed
Growth Plan
• Ontario focus for
economic growth
Tourism
• Blue Mountains,
Bruce Trail, etc.
Agriculture
• Vibrant agricultural
sector
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Aligning our Common Goals
Official Plan
&
Other
Policies
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Aligning our Common Goals
Adding Value for The Blue Mountains Residents
• Protect life and property
from hazards; enhance
and restore watershed
• Seek new science knowledge
and share information
• Connect people with the
watershed
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Aligning our Protection Goals
Supporting The Blue Mountains’ Official Plan Goals
Natural Environment
• …protection, conservation and enhancement of
water and related resources on a watershed and
subwatershed basis.
• Maintain and enhance surface and groundwater
resources in sufficient quality and quantity to meet
existing and future needs on a sustainable basis.
• Prohibit the loss or fragmentation of Provincially
Significant Wetlands and significant habitat of
endangered and threatened species.
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NVCA Services
Planning Services, 2015
5 Conservation Authorities Act Approvals
2 Zoning Amendments,
OP Amendments
3 Consents, Variances & NEC
1 Solicitor Inquiry
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NVCA Services
Engineering Services, 2015
9 Flood Messages
Issued
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NVCA Services
Lands & Stewardship Services, 2015
In The Blue Mountains,
NVCA holds 109 acres
of Conservation Lands
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NVCA Services
Lands & Stewardship Services, cont.
Garlic Mustard Pull
in Petun
Conservation Area
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NVCA Services
Lands & Stewardship Services, cont.
Survey of Petun Dam
for decommissioning
project in 2016
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Aligning our Common Goals
Value Proposition
• NVCA reduces The Blue Mountains’ liability
by regulating floodplains, protecting
wetlands and calculating cumulative flood
impacts between municipalities.
• The natural hazard (floodplain regulation)
is mandated to NVCA by the Province.
• NVCA addresses the Provincial Policy
Statements for natural heritage and
hazards in a cost effective manner on
behalf of The Blue Mountains.
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Aligning our Common Goals
Value Proposition, cont.
• NVCA monitors ground and surface water
to alert the municipality to potential
environmental concerns.
• NVCA paid $595 in property tax to The
Blue Mountains in 2015.
• $1,260 in Stewardship & Forestry grants
applied in The Blue Mountains in 2015
(1 project).
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2 0 1 6 N V C A B u d g e t O ve r v i e w
Leveraging The Blue Mountains’ Levy
$6,000,000
$4.99 million
$5,000,000
Contributions
$4,000,000
Operational Reserves
Capital Reserves
$3,000,000
User Fees
Provincial Grants
Federal Grants
$2,000,000
Municipal - Other
Levy from Municipalities
$1,000,000
$-
$33,662
The Blue Mountains
NVCA 2016 Revenue
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Ke y N V C A P r i o r i t i e s
1. Service Delivery and Operational Review
2. Conservation Authorities Act Review
3. NVCA Fees Review (2015/16)
4. Federal Clean Up Fund
5. Invasive Species Action Plan
6. Climate Change Plan
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Thank-you
Questions?
[email protected]
705-424-1479 ext. 225
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