New Directions '09 in Stormwater Management
Twenty years ago, works were underway to prepare the MOE’s 1991 Interim Water Quality Guidelines. This document outlined a new, holistic approach to dealing with Ontario stormwater runoff, giving equal importance to the control of peak flow, volume, quality, preservation and enhancement of fish habitat.
Recognizing that new concerns and issues have arisen since the 1991 Interim Water Quality Guideline, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Conservation Authorities, and Ryerson University will be hosting a three-day conference to identify those needs.
The conference is organized under four themes, with each theme having broad goals as outlined below.
As Ontario becomes greener, ensure that overlapping is minimized while efforts are maximized.
Establish policies and codes that will facilitate new ideas, integrate well, and allow efficient implementation, while ensuring that the environment and natural water resources are protected.
Promote new data collection techniques, consider new parameters, develop new modeling techniques addressing pollutant transport, mass balance including snow melt and changes due to climate changes, all leading to better planning and development of new technologies.
Identify training and education needs and curriculum for the future generation of environmental and stormwater management professionals and ways of delivering them.
Please note that the Registration for the conference is now open. Additionally, we invite you to register and contribute to the Forum your thoughts on the future in stormwater management in Ontario.