Ontarios Water Resources Information Project

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OntariosWater Resources Information Project

• Scott Christilaw
• Business Services Manager
• Water Resources Information
• Ministry of Natural Resources
• October 5, 2004

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Outline

• Overview
• Water Information Vision
• Strategic Investments
• Future Direction

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Overview
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Source Protection Planning
Safe Drinking Water Act
Water Well Regulation
Canada-Ontario Agreement Water Quality
Nutrient Management Act
Provincial Policy Statement
Great Lakes Charter Annex
Flood Forecasting Warning
Low Water Response
Oak Ridges Moraine Cons Prot Acts
Emergency Management
Great Lakes Water Management
Agricultural Policy Framework
Greenspace
Agricultural Drainage Program
Waterpower Program
Dams Dam Safety
Permit to Take Water
Brownfields
Natural Hazards Program
Smart Growth
Walkerton Report
Lakes Rivers Improvement Act
Sustainable Water Sewage Systems Act
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Low Water Response
Climate Weather Monitoring
Water Budgets
Land Use Activities
Surface Water Levels Flows
Municipal/Industrial Discharge
Land Cover
Water Use Demand
Runoff
Groundwater Discharge
Groundwater Levels
Groundwater Quality
Aquifers
Groundwater Recharge
Surface Water Quality
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Nutrient Management
Tile Drains
Soils
Nutrient Storage
Biosolid Nutrient Application
Land Cover
Runoff
Slopes Topography
Drinking Water Sources
Groundwater Quality
Quaternary Bedrock Geology
Groundwater Recharge
Aquifers
Surface Water Quality
Water Wells
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Drinking Water Source Protection Planning
Climate Weather Monitoring
Pits Quarries
Water Budgets
Contaminants
Tile Drains
Soils
Surface Water Levels Flows
Land Use Activities
Well-head protection areas
Municipal/Industrial Discharge
Land Cover
Water Use Demand
Runoff
Drinking Water Systems
Groundwater Quality
Slopes Topography
Groundwater Levels
Groundwater Discharge
Water Wells Active/Abandoned
Aquifers
Drinking Water Sources
Surface Water Quality
Groundwater Recharge
Quaternary Bedrock Geology
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Water Management
Climate Weather Monitoring
Pits Quarries
Climate Weather Monitoring
Tile Drains
Soils
Nutrient Storage
Water Budgets
Contaminants
Tile Drains
Soils
Water Budgets
Biosolids Nutrient Application
Surface Water Levels Flows
Land Use Activities
Surface Water Levels Flows
Land Use Activities
Well-head protection areas
Land Cover
Surface Water Levels Flows
Municipal/Industrial Discharge
Water Use Demand
Land Cover
Municipal/Industrial Discharge
Water Use Demand
Land Cover
Water Use Demand
Runoff
Runoff
Runoff
Drinking Water Systems
Drinking Water Systems
Groundwater Quality
Slopes Topography
Groundwater Levels
Groundwater Quality
Water Wells Active/Abandoned
Slopes Topography
Drinking Water Sources
Groundwater Quality
Quaternary Bedrock Geology
Groundwater Levels
Groundwater Discharge
Groundwater Discharge
Water Wells Active/Abandoned
Groundwater Levels
Groundwater Quality
Groundwater Recharge
Drinking Water Sources
Surface Water Quality
Aquifers
Aquifers
Surface Water Quality
Water Wells
Drinking Water Sources
Surface Water Quality
Groundwater Recharge
Quaternary Bedrock Geology
Aquifers
Groundwater Recharge
Surface Water Quality
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Water Information Vision
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Data Vision
Farms Wells Water Permits Contaminants Monitoring
Sites Streams Lakes Watersheds Imagery/Ortho Landc
over Land Use Soils Surficial Aquifers Bedrock Ele
vations
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Vision

• An integrated, standardized water information
  program for Ontario as the foundation for
  effective knowledge-based water management
  decisions bringing the right information to
  people, when they need it.
• In order to meet this vision there needs to be
• Multi-agency participation and resources
• Willingness of organizations to work together
• Open sharing and accessibility of data
• Strong leadership

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Strategic Investments
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Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Innovation
Opportunities
Business
Architecture
Business
Vision
Future Business
Future Business
Requirements
Requirements
Application
Information
Security Architecture
Architecture
Architecture
Integration
Integration
Requirements
Requirements
Business IM/IT
Technology
Innovation
Architecture
Opportunities
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Architecture Framework

• Using the Zachman Framework to map business,
  data, applications, technology and security
  architectures

What
How
Where
Who
When
Why
Resources
Processes
Network
Organizations
Events
Rationale
Planner
Business
Business
Organization
Business Cycle
Business
Business
Programs Services
Resource Types
Location Types
Role Types
Types
Mandate Goals
Scope/Context Model
Owner
Business
Conceptual
Semantic
Service Delivery
Workflow
Business
Performance
Network
Business
Model
Processes
Model
Scenarios
Model
Model
Model
Designer
Logical Data
Logical
Logical
Logical Domains
Business Rule
Model
Application
Use Case Model
System Events
Systems
Nodes
Model
Type Hierarchy
Model
Model
Builder
Physical
Physical
Software
Technology
System
User Interface
Rule Design
Systems
Databases
Applications
Infrastructure
Schedules
Model
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Strategic Investments Data

• Investments in fundamental water related data
  sets as a foundation for building broader
  understanding of surface and groundwater
• Digital elevation model
• Connected drainage network
• Quaternary geology
• Water use
• Water wells
• Land cover
• Watersheds

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Strategic Investments Tools

• Assembling a toolbox of automated tools and
  models to assist in understanding surface and
  groundwater
• Watershed delineation and characterization
• Determination of flow at un-gauged sites
• Steam segmentation and characterization
• Darcy flow

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Strategic Investments Education

• Development of course to train both internal and
  external users on existing water data and tools
• Develop awareness of available data, encourage
  use of corporate data sets, feedback on
  usefulness of data sets

GIS in Hydrology
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Building a Network of Professionals

• Water Use Supply Project
• Purpose
• To identify, at a watershed level, the
  sensitivities of the water resource system and
  the supported aquatic ecosystems to changes in
  the water resource as a result of increased water
  demand/withdrawals, drought, or climate change.
• Built a network of science and information
  specialists from provincial ministries (MOE, MNR,
  OMAF) and federal departments (EC, DFO) to work
  towards a common goal
• Largely funded by inkind contributions of
  participating parties
• Has fed international projects such as Great
  Lakes Water Resources Management Decision Support
  System

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Future Direction
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Surface Water Data Model
HydroFeatures
Channel
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Groundwater Data Model
Topography
Geology
Borehole
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Integrated Suite of Information Systems
Supporting Infrastructure
Scientific Economic Models
Information Systems GIS Tools
Monitoring Systems
Standardized Information Base
SIM Watershed
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• For more information contact
• Scott Christilaw
• Business Services Manager
• Water Resources Information
• Ministry of Natural Resources
• Scott.christilaw_at_mnr.gov.on.ca
• [phone]