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Member of Conservation Ontario

A Path to RecoveryDeveloping and Implementing an

Urban Restoration Program

Andee Pelan

Latornell Conservation Symposium

Tuesday, Nov 15, 2016

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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority

Change.

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1. Development Incentives

2. Recognition/Awards

3. Credits/Rebates

4. Grants/Pilots

Program Incentive Concepts

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How have we been delivering programs:

Free 1 on 1 assistance & site visit

Financial incentive

LEAP Support Is Available For Funding Rate Funding Cap

Various Agricultural Initiatives:Milk house Waste, Managing Manure, Irrigation,

Cover Crops, Restricting Livestock from Streams50% - 75% $1,000 - $10,000

Septic System Upgrades and Repairs 50% $5,000Wellhead Protection 50% $1,000Decommissioning Unused Wells 100% $1,500Wildlife Habitat Enhancement 50% $1,000Improving Streams & Retro-fitting On-line Ponds 50% $10,000Tree & Shrub Planting 50% $6,000

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1. Industrial Commercial Institutional (ICI)EXAMPLES: ‐ICI Grant

‐Schools and School Boards

2. Municipalities EXAMPLES: ‐Demonstration sites and videos

‐Help improve infrastructure projects

‐Support innovative technologies

3. Residential EXAMPLES: ‐Continue to create a dialogue about stormwater

‐Rain Garden grant

‐Downspout Redirection Pilot

URBAN LANDOWNERS

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Develop an incentive grant program

Industrial Commercial Institutional (ICI)

PURPOSE: to incent property owners to deal with stormwater onsite. BASIC PRINCIPAL: The larger the area treated, the larger the grant.Treatment Areas from 1,000m2 up to 10,000m2 may be eligible for a grant to address one or more of the following:

i. Quantity Control

ii. Phosphorus Reduction, Filtration, Infiltration

iii. Operation and Maintenance

Next step: Beta testing phase – work with industry to determine if funding model will incent new projects? If not, what funds are required and what other approaches could be used?

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School De‐Paving & Greening ProjectsTeam up with Green Communities Canada Partnersto “de‐pave” schoolyards and create green spaceswith opportunities for outdoor learning.‐ May change Board policies‐Opportunity to teach students to have

Stormwater messages reach home

Industrial Commercial Institutional (ICI)

Work with individual schools and School Boards

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Municipality Project Name LID Type

Bradford Drury Street Parking Lot (below) Bioswales, Permeable pavers

Newmarket Woodland Court (below) Streetscaping on ROW’s

Innisfil Lefroy Fire Station Cistern and bio‐retention(swale)

Newmarket Forest Glen Rd. Streetscaping on multiple ROW’s

East Gwillimbury Civic Centre Permeable pavers, bioswale

Newmarket Ray Twinney Recreation Complex Bioswales, Rain Gardens, Permeable pavers

LSRCA (Newmarket) Administrative Office Bioswales, Rain Gardens, Permeable pavers

Aurora Aurora Community Centre (below)Bioswales, Rain Gardens, Permeable paversStreambank bioengineering

Barrie Memorial Square Silva Cells

Uxbridge Ice Arena Bio‐retention

Whitchurch Stouffville Coultice Park Bioswales, Rain Gardens, Permeable pavers

Municipal LID Demonstration Projects

Bradford Newmarket Aurora

Municipalities

Demonstration for inspiration:Creation of 2 videos:•Forest Glen Rd – municipal ROW retrofit incorporating LID’s with messages from LSRCA and Municipal Engineer. Before and after the project.•ICI LID Pitch Support – showing stormwater problems, LID as a solution and the types of solutions the ICI sectors could incorporate into their properties.

Development of Interpretive Signage:

Municipalities

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Municipalities

Creation of Demonstration sites

Lessons Learned:-Construction contractors are new at this as well

-Very clear instructions need to be given-Monitor and inspect construction projects frequently

-These retrofit projects are expensive and will require appropriate funding to cover costs

-Finding the funds to do these projects will continue to be a challenge.

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‐ Work with municipal partners to enhance planned infrastructure projects.

‐ Meet with Roads Operations staff to find out when culvert replacements are set to occur.

- Replace “concrete”traditional repairs of watercourses with bioengineered streambank repair projects to control erosion

Municipalities

Align projects with planned infrastructure projects

Replace “regular”

culverts with box culvert with natural

bottom

Fix perched culverts with creation of riffle/pool sequence

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Support and encourage innovative technologies

Silva CellsSilva Cell serves two important functions: growing

large trees and treating stormwater onsite.

CB Shield Catch basin insert that has the potential to reduce TSS by 50%•Pilot projects underway in Barrie and Newmarket

Successful pilot projects may result in new policies, standards and direction with your local municipalities.

Municipalities

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Engage public through events & speaking engagements

Community tree plantings

Host topic‐specific

workshops and “weave”

SW messaging in

Give presentations to

appropriate groups (e.g.

Garden Clubs, local

ENGO’s)

Collaborate with

community partners

Give media interviews

Residential

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Residential

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Create a grant program category under LEAP (Rain Gardens)

2014 Demonstration Rain Gardens75% up to $10,000

Grant available to anyone in an urban area of watershed that had any type of SWM system

First Rain Garden Completed, 2014

‐Full front yard andincluded: ‐permeable pavement‐Aesthetic features such as rain chains and bench‐hit $10K grant cap

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Residential

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Rain Garden Grant Lessons Learned:•Rate lowered to 60% up to $5,000 in spring 2016 •Average quote amounts are reducing•Determine priority catchments•Work WITH the landscape industry in developing guidelines/training

Moving Forward:•Reduce rate further? (e.g. 50 % up to $2,500)•Tighten guidelines to ensure that we are putting these in the right places at the right size at the right price.

2015 LSRCA hosted an accredited L.O. Rain Garden Course

York Region working on another training course and training manual in 2017

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Residential SWM Downspout Redirection PILOT PROJECT

•~2,000 households in Upper Kidds Creek catchment•50% front downspout directed onto their driveways or into an underground connection.•direct outreach campaign in Summer 2016 •Focus on incentives to disconnect or re‐direct downspout away from municipal services.

Residential

Develop low‐cost residential outreach programs

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Thank You

Andee Pelan, Watershed Coordinator Ext 244


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