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Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee – September Meeting
DATE: Thursday, September 3, 2009
TIME: 7pm – Meeting Start
6pm – “Meet and Greet” (an opportunity for Committee members and the public to meet and talk informally)NEW LOCATION: Township of Drummond / North Elmsley, Council Chambers
310 Port Elmsley Road, Port ElmsleyAGENDA: You can find the complete Agenda package and past meeting minutes at www.mrsourcewater.ca (look under Source Protection Committee – Meetings)
Main agenda topics are:
· Assessment Report Development
o The Committee will be reviewing two preliminary draft studies:
1. Conceptual and Tier 1 Water Budgets – these studies show us how much water we have in each of the major water cycle components (precipitation, runoff) and compares that to how much water we use to determine if we have any water quantity stresses at the subwatershed scale.
2. Climate Change Review – this review collected all the climate change information that was available for our local region and draws some general conclusions about what we know and don’t know about climate change locally.
o If the Committee approves these study findings as “draft for public consultation”, the results will be posted on our website and circulated to municipalities for public review and comment.
Individuals wishing to speak to an item on the agenda are asked to contact Sommer Casgrain-Robertson prior to the meeting: 613-692-3571 or 1-800-267-3504 ext 1147 or sommer.robertson@mrsourcewater.ca
NEXT MEETING: October 1, 2009
· 1pm, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority office, 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick
The Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee is a 16 member multi-stakeholder committee overseeing the development of Source Protection Plans in the Mississippi and Rideau watersheds. These plans are being developed under Ontario’s Clean Water Act, 2006. The Clean Water Act is focused on protecting sources of municipal drinking water from becoming contaminated or overused.
For more information on the Clean Water Act, local source protection work or the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee please contact Sommer Casgrain-Robertson at the information below.