Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water Utility Watershed Protection Source Water Protection Planning 2008/09 Presentation to Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

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Water UtilityWater Utility

Watershed ProtectionWatershed ProtectionSource Water Protection Planning 2008/09Source Water Protection Planning 2008/09

Presentation toPresentation to Union of Nova Scotia MunicipalitiesUnion of Nova Scotia Municipalities

104104thth Annual Conference, November 5, 2009 Annual Conference, November 5, 2009

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CBRM Water Supply Areas

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water Utility

11 sources of supply 7 surface watershed areas1 well field3 small wells

CBRM Water Utility Statistics

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water Utility

Treatment and Pumping

Source of Supply

Gallons pumped per

day

Area Served Total Water

Services

Population

Sydney Middle Lake Well Field 3,300,000 Sydney, Coxheath, Westmount, Sydney River, Grand Lake Road, Mira Road

9,000 26,000

Glace Bay MacAskill's Brook Dam

2,200,000 Glace Bay, Dominion, Reserve Mines, Tower Road, Donkin

8,000 21,000

New Waterford Waterford and Kilkenny Lake

1,500,000 New Waterford, Scotchtown, River Ryan, New Victoria, Lingan

3,550 9,400

Northside Pottle Lake 3,200,000 North Sydney, Sydney Mines, Northside rural area

6,550 17,600

Louisbourg Kelly Lake 250,000 Louisbourg 500 1,100

Birch Grove John Allen Lake 24,000 Birch Grove 110 320

Port Morien Sand Lake 26,000 Port Morien 160 465

Pine Tree Park Well 24,000 Former Radar Base 85 250

Floral Heights Well 5,000 Floral Heights 30 90

Gardiner Mines Well 2,000 Strang Road area 15 45

SYSCO Sydney River Dam 2,500,000 Harbourside Commercial Park 5

TOTAL 13,031,000 28,005 76,270

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5 Steps5 Steps to Developing a Source Water Protection Plan

Step 1Step 1 Form an Advisory Committee Form an Advisory Committee

Step 2Step 2 Delineate the Boundary

Step 3Step 3 Identify and Assess Risk

Step 4Step 4 Develop and Adopt a Plan

Step 5Step 5 Monitor and Evaluate the Plan

CBRM SWPP Committees include:landowners municipal councillorsCBRM watershed coordinatormunicipal planneragriculture sector (dairy and beef farmers)forestry sector (New Page)community development associationsfish and game associationsATV clubsCitizens Against Strip MiningCBRM regional policeNS Natural Resources (forester, geologist, and enforcement)NS Transportation and Infrastructure RenewalNS Environment (watershed planner and inspectors)NS Fisheries and AquacultureDEVCO and ECBCParks Canada (Fortress of Louisbourg)


Pottle LakePottle Lake


Pottle Lake 1971 designation and 1986 zoning



Kelly LakeKelly Lake


Using Global Mapper and LiDAR data to create contours


Using GISUsing GIS to trace the high points around the watershed boundary

Waterford Lake


Contaminant Transport from Summit to Waterford Lake

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water UtilityCape Breton Regional Municipality Water UtilitySource: Public Works and Government Services Canada

Low Permeability Synthetic Cover


• Advantages:• Eliminates site operating

requirement and associated costs. O&M costs also relatively low

• Widely accepted as an effective means of ARD mitigation, with low performance risk

• Disadvantages:• Highest capital cost• Removing the existing

vegetation, which in many ways is healthy and robust

• Requires replacement of liner in the future

• Requires transition period to reduce the amount of ARD exiting the site

• Performance risk, while low, is higher than in case of Active TreatmentSource: Public Works and Government Services Canada


Kilkenny Lake

MacAskills Brook Dam Reservoir


Sand LakeSand Lake


John AlJohn Allen Lakelen Lake

Middle Lake Well Field


Gardiner Mines


Floral Heights

NSDNR Groundwater Map and Database



Source Water Protection in CBRMSource Water Protection in CBRM

Public Water Supply (PWS) ZonePublic Water Supply (PWS) Zone

Source Water Protection CommitteesSource Water Protection Committees

Public Education and StewardshipPublic Education and Stewardship

Liaison with other levels of governmentLiaison with other levels of government

Land AcquisitionLand Acquisition

Prescription or designationPrescription or designation

SOURCE WATER PROTECTIONOBLIGATIONS UNDER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT

Municipal Government Act (MGA) says …Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) primary planning tool for municipalities

MGA lists …5 statements of Provincial interest; one of which is public drinking water.

MGA says …a Municipality’s MPS must be consistent with these statements of Provincial

interest.

MGA also says …Provincial Departments MUST carry out their activities consistent with these

statements.

What are Nova Scotia Environment and Department of Natural Resources doing to fulfill their obligations to respect this statement of Provincial interest?

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Thank you

Britt RoscoeWatershed Coordinator CBRM Water Utility

Phone (902) 563-5551

[email protected]

www.cbrm.ns.ca/

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Malcolm GillsManager, Development Service BranchCBRM Planning Department

Phone (902) 563-5027

Email [email protected]

www.cbrm.ns.ca/

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Documents

Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water Utility Watershed Protection Source Water Protection Planning 2008/09 Presentation to Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities