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Conservation Authority Watershed Report Cards report on the state of the
environment in many of Ontario’s Watersheds
Surface Water Quality * Forest Conditions * Groundwater Quality
Conservation Authority watershed report cards are a management and evaluation tool that allow
Conservation Authorities and their partners to better target programs and measure
environmental change.
The watershed report cards are a successful way to deliver a vast amount of technical
information in a readily understandable and interesting way. Municipalities, agencies, and other
stakeholders can use the outcomes of the report cards to assist their programs.
Why Monitor Ontario’s Watersheds?
Watershed monitoring helps us:
to identify issues, project future conditions,
focus natural resource management actions where they are needed most, and
track progress over time.
Monitoring conditions helps to inform local watershed plans and programs
How do Conservation Authorities Monitor Watersheds?
Conservation Authorities collect data using a combination of their own monitoring sites and
information from outside sources and partnerships.
Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN)
Provincial Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (PGMN)
Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN)
GIS Mapping Data
Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System (SOLRIS) MNR
Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP)
Ontario Base Maps
Ontario Invasive Plant Council
Other sources: municipalities, Environment Canada
Not all Conservation Authorities have the same financial and staff resources and as a result,
there may be gaps in some data requirements which will be identified in the report cards.
Conservation Authorities can continue to build on their knowledge and understanding of local
water conditions and how they are changing by sustaining and expanding monitoring programs.
Ontario’s natural resources provide important ecological, economic and society benefits
and should be protected.
Conservation Authority watershed report cards can inform decision-making around water and
related land resources in order to ensure healthy and sustainable ecological goods and services
and healthy people.
Conservation Authority Programs contribute to healthy watersheds which help to protect
our own health.
Each year, Conservation Authorities spend $300 million collectively to:
ensure safe drinking water and clean air through many programs including source
protection, watershed planning, stewardship, and tree planting,
protect important natural areas which help us to build resilience to climate change,
prevent property damages and loss of life through flood management programs,
engage landowners, agencies, and many other stakeholders in stewardship projects that
improve water quality, ensure sustainable water resources, protect and restore important
natural habitat and support a healthy agricultural industry, and
use watershed management practices to provide tangible and measurable social, economic
and environmental benefits.
How do we benefit from healthy watersheds?
Resilient ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, natural areas, and wildlife, help us to adapt to the
growing impacts of climate change which already threaten water quality and quantity, create higher
insurance rates from increased flooding and wind events, and threaten the respiratory health of
children and others from extreme heat.
Healthy ecosystems protect our own health by providing safe water resources, clean air, cooler
environment, reduced stress, and opportunities for more physical activities in parks and
conservation areas.
Economically, our environment helps to produce energy, supplies water to industry and
households, contributes to tourism, timber, fisheries and recreational industries, provides food.
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