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Issues and Impacts

Mgt. Objectives

Priority

Remedial Actions

Responsibility

Time Frame

Budget

17

Carrying capacity of the watershed & and ability to meet the needs of the growing

A1-2, A6

Public education and stewardship outreach programs

LEPS, SRES, TOL, SRWMP

population

Growth Strategy for Township

TOL

Watershed Management Plan

TOL, MELP, DFO, DOE, MAFF

18

Non-compliance with & inadequate

B8-9

Improve enforcement

MELP, DFO, DOE

enforcement of environmental legislation & regulations causes degradation and loss of water, fisheries, wildlife, and other natural resources

Public education and stewardship outreach programs

LEPS, SRES, TOL, SRWMP

19

Inadequate coordination and communication among government agencies & between agencies and NGOs which causes resource waste, delays solutions & duplicates effort

A5, A7

Watershed Management Plan

TOL, MELP, DFO, DOE, MAFF, LEPS, SRES

Water Resources Management Strategy

TOL

20

Lack of groundwater legislation

Water Resources Management Strategy

TOL

Groundwater studies

TOL, MELP

Well Head Protection Toolkit

MELP

21

Lack of mechanism for protecting ESAs and riparian zones which allow their alteration

Streamside protection regulations

MELP, DFO, Municipal Affairs