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"To communicate and deliver resource management services and programs
in order to achieve social and ecological harmony for the watershed".
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  • About Us
    • Mandate / Objectives / Mission Statement
    • Governance / Board of Directors
      • Board Meeting Agendas/Minutes
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Staff Directory
    • Publications
    • Events Calendar
    • Links
  • Programs
    • Water Management
      • Flood Forecasting and Warning
      • Environmental Planning & Regulations
      • Technical Studies / GIS
      • Low Water Advisories
      • Watershed Report Card
      • Port Bruce Flood Management Information
    • Watershed Stewardship
      • Tree Planting
      • Woodlot Management
      • Private Lands Stewardship
    • Environmental Education
      • Information and Fees
      • Available Programs
      • W.I.L.D Rangers Education Programming
  • Conservation Areas
    • Rules and Regulations
    • Conservation Lands Map
  • Springwater Campground
    • About Springwater
    • Springwater Maple Syrup Festival
    • Seasonal Camping
    • Overnight Camping
    • Day Use Area
    • Schoolhouse and Pavilions
    • Springwater C.A. Visitor Centre Hours
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    • Donors and Supporters
    • Fundraising
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Environmental Planning & Regulations

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Environmental Planning

Land use planning affects almost every aspect of life in Ontario. Environmental Land Use policies allow local Planning Boards and Councils to set goals and help communities grow while managing our land and resources. Conservation Authorities (CA’s) provide input to member municipalities to help ensure that planning decisions protect damage to property or injury to residents in proximity to Natural Hazards such as flooding, erosion and slope failures.

Recognizing that natural resources are best managed on a watershed basis, the Catfish Creek Conservation Authority (CCCA) promotes the conservation of forests, waters and wetlands within the tributaries of Catfish Creek, Silver Creek and along the Lake Erie Shoreline. CA’s are involved in the review of planning applications under the Planning Act in three ways: as an agency with delegated responsibilities for the review of natural hazards; as a technical advisor; and as a commenting agency.

Staff at our office can provide resource and hazard land mapping to help you protect environmentally sensitive areas and ensure that development has regard for natural physical processes near your property.

Environmental Regulations

In 2006, the Province empowered Conservation Authorities throughout Ontario to adopt a more consistent approach to regulating development in proximity to environmental hazards. Pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act, Ontario Regulation 146/06 – Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourse Regulation (referred to as the Generic Regulation) was approved by the Province and adopted by the CCCA Board of Directors.

Although it is not necessary to map a feature before it can be regulated, the CCCA has carried out wetland, flood plain and shoreline studies to help identify some of the unique natural characteristics of the watershed. Provincial and Authority guidance documents were used to establish Regulation Limits within the CCCA jurisdiction.

Residents can view ‘Generic Regulation Mapping’ at the office and discuss development proposals near regulated hazardous lands being naturally occurring processes associated with flooding, erosion, dynamic beaches or unstable soil.

Section 28(25) of the Conservation Authorities Act provides the following definition of development.

Development means:

a) The construction, reconstruction, erection or placing of a building or structure of any kind,
b) Any change to a building or structure that would have the effect of altering the use or potential use of the building or structure, increasing the size of the building or structure or increasing the number of dwelling units in the building or structure,
c) Site grading, or
d) The temporary or permanent placing, dumping or removal of any material, originating on the site or elsewhere.

The Conservation Authority now regulates:

  • development in river or stream valleys, wetlands, shorelines and hazardous lands and associated allowances;
  • the straightening, changing, diverting or interfering in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream, watercourse or for changing or interfering in any way with a wetland; and
  • other areas where, in the opinion of the Minister, development should be prohibited or regulated or should require the permission of the Authority.

Legal Inquiries

Legal Inquiries are another important aspect of flood plain management. The Authority responds to inquiries from lawyers, realtors, and the general public who are interested in knowing whether or not a property is located within a flood or erosion prone area.

For planning or legal inquiries, email [email protected]

Water Mangement

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Downloads

  • Regulations Fee Schedule
  • Work Permit Application
  • Section 28 Brochure
  • Watershed Management Practices
  • Understanding Natural Hazards
  • Watershed Connections Flyer

Upcoming Events

  • Trout Fishing Derby
    • 22 Apr 23, Springwater Conservation Area

  • Kids First Day
    • 2 Jun 23, Springwater Conservation Area

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  • Recent Updates

    • WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT, March 13, 2023
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