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What Is A Watershed Plan?

A watershed plan is a document developed cooperatively be government agencies and stakeholders (watershed residents, landowners). A plan should list things that need to be done so that the watershed looks and functions as we would like it to in the future. The plan will be used as the guide for managing human activities that affect water, land/water interactions, aquatic life and aquatic resources within a particular watershed. The health of the ecosystem will be protected as land uses and management practices change. It outlines areas that should be preserved, enhanced or rehabilitated. It shows areas that are suitable for development and provides guidelines to be followed in development designs. 

What are the Benefits of Watershed Planning?

Watershed Plans:
  • give an understanding of the watershed's form and function and how it relates to land use.
  • encourage public stewardship of the River and its environment
  • allow involvement from the widest possible range of citizens
    provide a framework for further local planning
  • reduce costs of remedial actions by preventing future problems
  • allow land use planners to make better decisions about appropriate land uses
  • make watershed health central to the future health of the municipality
  • provide for a streamlined development review process and coordination of government resource management programs in the watershed.





    • RVCA Watershed Plan Index
     
    Jock River Watershed Plan
    Kemptville Creek Watershed Plan
    Lower Rideau Watershed Plan
    Rideau Lakes Watershed Plan
    Mud Creek Sub-watershed Plan
    Tay River Watershed Plan


     


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