City of Greater Sudbury

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City of Greater Sudburys Lake Water Quality
Program
2004 Annual Report

• Presented by
• Lana McKinnon
• Lake Water Quality Program Co-ordinator

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Partners
Lake Stewardship Groups
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Summary of Accomplishments

• Spring Phosphorus sampling of 32 lakes
• Waterfront survey of lake residents
• Advisory Panel Appointments
• Community Monitoring
• Website improvements
• Co-op Unit Fish Survey and Mapping
• Work experience for local graduates

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Spring Phosphorus Results
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Lake Improvement Advisory Panel

• Second Term appointed in March 2004
• 6 community and 6 experts
• Held 6 meetings to date
• Provided input into waterfront background studies
• Expires November 2006

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Lake Advisory Panel - Members
Councillor Janet Gasparini Councillor Eldon Gainer

• Volunteer members
• Austin Davey, Chair
• Elin Maki Flora
• André Ferron
• Bernard Gervais
• Perry Kirkbride
• Graeme Spiers

• Technical experts
• John Gunn
• Bill Keller
• Paul Sajatovic
• Ed Gardner
• David Pearson

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Lake Advisory Recommendations

• Recognize in the Official Plan 9 ecological
  monitoring lakes (Clearwater, Daisy, Hannah, Joe,
  Labelle, Lohi, Middle, Nelson, Swan)
• Investigate/implement a septic system inspection
  program
• Investigate/implement storm water runoff
  retention/filtration methods
• Implement a pesticide management plan
• Recognize and support new and existing lake
  groups/residents

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Lake Stewardship Community Based Monitoring

• Lake Partner Program
• Loon Survey
• Invasive Species Watch
• Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

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Website

• www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/lakewaterquality
• Key Search Word City of Lakes
• Located within Economic Development and
• Planning Section

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Co-operative Freshwater Ecology Unit Partnership

• Bathymetric Mapping
• Fisheries Survey

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Bathymetric Map of McFarlane Lake
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Nordic Fish Survey

• 25 city lakes
• Surprises
• Clearwater
• Silver
• Middle
• Hannah
• Lohi

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Lake Recovery
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