City of Greater Sudburys Lake Water Quality Program

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City of Greater Sudburys Lake Water Quality
Program
2002 Annual Report

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

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Summary of Accomplishments

• Spring Phosphorus sampling of 33 lakes
• Summer sampling of 26 priority lakes
• Aquatic insects survey of 10 lakes
• Aquatic plant survey of 7 lakes
• 2 information sessions
• Provided work experience for 6 recent graduates
• 6 new lake stewardship groups

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Funding Partners

• City of Greater Sudbury
• Human Resources Development Canada
• Nickel District Conservation Authority
• Urban Lakes Group Co-operative Freshwater
  Ecology Unit
• Ministry of the Environment Lake Partner
  Program and Sudbury Office
• Falconbridge Limited

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Other Partners

• Co-operative Freshwater Ecology Unit
• Lake stewardship groups
• Southview Greenhouse Growers, Walden Growers,
  AdamEve Garden Centre
• Ontario Parks
• Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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Funding SummaryCash and In-Kind Support

• Citys contribution
  81,788.16 (41)
• Partners contributions 114,294.33 (59)
• Federal - HRDC 78,094.33
• Urban Lakes Group - Co-operative
• Freshwater Ecology Unit
  27,000.00
• Provincial Ministry of the Environment
  6,000.00
• Non-Profit - Nickel District
• Conservation Authority 2,000.00
• Other 1,200.00
• Total Program Cost 196,082.49 (100)

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Funding Contributions
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22 Lake Stewardship Groups

• Clearwater Lake
• Fairbank Lake Cottagers Association
• Friends of McFarlane Lake
• Ironside Lake Stewardship Group
• Kusk Lake (Little Rat Lake)
• Lake Nepahwin Stewardship Group
• Lake Panache Stewardship Group
• Little Lake Panache Stewardship Group
• Long Lake
• Makada Lake
• Minnow Lake Restoration Group

• Nelson Lake
• Raft Lake Ratepayers Association
• Ramsey Lake Advisory Panel
• Silver Lake Committee
• Onwatin Lake
• St. Charles Lake
• Valley East Ratepayers Ass.
• (Frenchman, Hanmer, Joe, Dixon)
• Vermillion Lake
• Whitson Lake
• Whitewater Lake
• Windy Lake

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Merits of Lake Water Quality Program

• Collects baseline data
• Develops protocols for lake surveys
• Provides Official Plan technical support
• Educates the community empowers lake residents
• Contributes to local resources (human, financial,
  technical)
• Benefits recreation and tourism

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Challenges for 2003

• Expand lake sampling program
• Safe-guard ecological monitoring lakes
• Monitor blue-green algae emergence
• Increase partner recruitment
• Develop website as an electronic learning tool
• Investigate septic system re-inspections programs
• Investigate storm water run-off issues