Provincil Groundwtr Monitoring Nt work and Background Analysis

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1 Nigr-on-th-Lk 2012 Wtrshd Rport Crd On Mil Crk our Mil Crk Lk Ontrio Nigr Rivr Two Mil Crk Wllnd Cnl Six Mil Crk Eight Mil Crk Groundwtr N N w w Y Y oo rr kk Kilomtrs Gnrl Nturl Ars Rock Brrn Bluff Shorlin Opn Wtr Succssionl Wtlnd Swmp Woodd Ar Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd Loclly Significnt Wtlnd Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst HHm m iillttoo nn Lk Ontrio NNww YYoo rrkk «Surfc Wtr Qulity Monitoring tion w! Provincil Groundwtr Monitoring Ntwork A Wtrcourss Significnt Groundwtr Rchrg Ar Highly Vulnrbl Aquifr Subwtrshd Boundry Smpld Subwtrshd HHllddiim m nn dd Lk Eri

2 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority 250 Thorold Rd., Wllnd, Ontrio L3C 3W Wtrshd Chrctristics Ar 137 km 2 Lnd Us Soil Typ Physiogrphy ms & Brrirs Swg Srvics % Nturl Ar Typs Woodlot or Ptch Siz ishris Rsourcs Spcis t Risk Groundwtr Agricultur is prominnt nd is lrgly grp nd grnhous oprtions. Thr r urbn nd rsidntil rs within th city of Nigr-on-th-Lk. Som othr minor lnd uss includ ggrgt oprtions, commrcil dvlopmnt, nd food procssing. <1% Uplnd Escrpmnt, 16% vlopd Ars, 30% Mixd Cly nd Lom, 14% Mixd Snd nd Lom, 39% Mixd Silt nd Lom, 0.2% Wtr Th Hldimnd Cly Plin xtnds to th Nigr Rivr. Thr is pockt of snd plin long th Nigr Rivr s wll s long Lk Ontrio on th northrn portion of th study r. Till Morin runs prt of th southrn portion. Th Nigr Escrpmnt runs st-wst through to th Nigr Rivr. In-strm brrirs xist tht prvnt slmon from furthr migrting. Urbn swg is dirctd to trtmnt ponds. Rurl lndownrs my b srvicd by privt sptic systms. Totl Nturl Ar= 22.7 km 2 53% Woodd, 3% Wtlnd, 1% Swmp, 42% Succssionl, <0.4% Uniqu Siz Ctgory Numbr of Totl Woodlnd Ar % Woodlnd Lrgst Woodlot Woodlots in WPA (h) (h) 20 to 50 h to 75 h 75 to 100 h 100 to 200 h >200 h 19 fish spcis hv bn idntifid in Nigr-on-th-Lk such s Chinook Slmon, trout, nd vrious bss nd minnows. Thr r two bird spcis t risk; Tuftd Titmous nd Rd-hd Woodpckr. Groundwtr Vulnrbility Th Nigr Wtr rtgy, NPCA Groundwtr udy, nd th Nigr Pninsul Sourc Protction Ar Assssmnt Rport hv idntifid th Nigr-on-th-Lk (NOTL) wtrshd s modrtly vulnrbl to groundwtr contmintion. Vulnrbl rs wr idntifid with t-surfc snd nd grvl quifrs nd rs with som thin ovrburdn nd bdrock outcrops. At-surfc quifrs llow dirct ccss of contminnts to th wtr tbl with littl tim for cln-up. Thin ovrburdn nd bdrock outcrops r unbl to ffctivly filtr bctri, sdimnt nd othr insolubl forms of contminnts tht in thickr ovrburdn would bcom trppd nd filtrd within th soil pors. In dition, opnings in th frcturd bdrock llow for th dirct pssg of surfc wtr nd contminnts to groundwtr rsourcs.

3 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority 250 Thorold Rd., Wllnd, Ontrio L3C 3W Privt Wlls Th NOTL wtrshd is primrily srvicd by municipl wtr supplis with lss thn 50% of th popultion on privt wtr supplis such s groundwtr wlls. Wtr wlls nd to b proprly constructd nd mintind to prvnt contmintion. Th sfty, tsting nd trtmnt of privt wll is th rsponsibility of th wll ownr. Groundwtr rss Th Nigr Pninsul Sourc Protction Tir 1 Wtr Budgt idntifid th NOTL wtrshd s t low strss lvl with rspct to groundwtr supply rltiv to thir ovrll dmnds. Groundwtr Monitoring Th NPCA hs bn monitoring on Provincil Groundwtr Monitoring Ntwork (PGMN) wll in th Nigr-on-th- Lk wtrshd sinc On PGMN wll (W384) is loctd on Wgg Ro in NOTL nd it monitors chmistry nd wtr lvls of th Iroquois Sndplin. Wtr qulity rsults for PGMN wll W384 xcdd Ontrio rinking Wtr Qulity ndrds for nitrt. Th nitrt xcdnc ws thoroughly invstigtd by Ministry of Environmnt, NPCA, Municipl nd Public Hlth stff nd found to b cusd by contmintion from th jcnt lndus. NPCA nd Public Hlth stff smpld nrby privt wlls nd dtrmind tht contmintion ws isoltd to th PGMN wll. t for this PGMN wll show tht groundwtr lvls gnrlly dclin from My to Octobr, nd incrs from fll to spring with th lrgst incrs in Mrch. Groundwtr lvls wr lowst in 2007 during significnt drought yr. wrdship Highlights Th Nigr-on-th-Lk (NOTL) Wtrshds hv bnfitd from th mny ctivitis nd th ctiv involvmnt of individuls, orgniztions nd municiplitis on privt nd public lnds. Som xmpls of th progrss which hs occurrd in th wtrshd follows: Wtrshd lndownrs hv compltd 42 wtr nd hbitt improvmnt projcts with th ssistnc of th NPCA s Wtr Qulity Improvmnt Progrm nd othr orgniztions such s th Ontrio Soil nd Crop Improvmnt Assocition, rinds of On Mil Crk nd Hnry Schin-Cn. Ths projcts includ Bst Mngmnt rm Prctics, s wll s forst, strm nd wtlnd hbitt nd wtr qulity improvmnts, using ovr 5000 ntiv trs nd shrubs s wll s ovr wildflowrs nd grsss. Btwn thr lmntry schools within th NOTL Wtrshds (Prlimnt Ok,. Michl, nd Nigr istrict Scondry School) prticiptd in th NPCA s ECO School schoolyrd nturliztion progrm. This progrm hs now bn rplcd by th NPCA s Cnopis for Kids progrm which provids 25 sh trs to lmntry school with littl or no nturl covr. Th NPCA undrtook n Ecologicl Lnd Clssifiction xrcis t Woodnd Consrvtion Ar to mp out th diffrnt vgttiv communitis tht xist thr in ordr to bttr inform mngmnt options.

4 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority 250 Thorold Rd., Wllnd, Ontrio L3C 3W Th NOTL Wtrshd udy inl Rport ws compltd in 2008 to put forth rcommndtions on how to progrss towrds hlthir nd mor sustinbl wtrshd with focus on improvd wtr qulity. A Wtrshd Pln Implmnttion Committ ws formd in 2009 to hlp fcilitt nd monitor ths rcommndtions with mmbrs from th NPCA, Town of NOTL, Nigr Rgion, Trout Unlimitd Cn, nd rinds of our Mil Crk. In 1987 th Nigr Rivr ws dsigntd s on of 43 Ars of Concrn (AOCs) round th Grt Lks Bsin by th govrnmnts of Cn nd th Unitd ts du to dgrd wtr qulity from historicl pollution. On th Cnin sid, Th Nigr Rivr Rmdil Action Pln (RAP) ws st up in collbortion with th locl community to idntify wtr qulity concrns (from th officil list of 14 Bnficil Us Impirmnts, or BUIs) nd tk ctions to rsolv thm. Whn th concrns hv bn drssd, th scintific vidnc will b prsntd to dlist th AOC. So fr, th nlyss of th most currnt dt ginst prformnc msurs (dlisting critri) hv llowd th following BUI s to b r-dsigntd to Not Impird, s documntd in th g 2 Updt rport: Rstrictions on Wildlif Consumption, ish Tumours nd Othr formitis, nd Bird or Animl formitis or Rproduction Problms. Undr implmnttion of th nw Grt Lks Wtr Qulity Protocol of 2012, it is nticiptd tht ctions to dlist th AOC will b compltd within th nxt fw yrs. Through Trout Unlimitd Cn s Yllow ish Ro progrm, Th NPCA coordintd 4 vnts within th NOTL Wtrshds. 35 popl from locl community groups hlpd pint yllow fish on 62 stormwtr drins to inform th public tht th wtr (cln nd dirty) tht gos down ths drins nds up in our locl wtr bodis. Th Bruc Tril Consrvncy hs bn ctiv in th NOTL wtrshds s th tril runs through th wtrshd. Svrl grbg cln ups hv tkn plc on proprtis mngd by BTC. Th Nigr Prks Commission (NPC) nd Ontrio Powr Gnrtion (OPG) hv bn involvd in svrl stwrdship inititivs in th NOTL wtrshds. Th NPC hs crtd 1.6 hctr priri r in Qunston, Biodivrsity Plots nd prscribd burns in Pris Grov, nd invsiv spcis rmovl long th prkwy. Sinc 2007 othr community groups nd orgniztions such s Th rinds of On Mil Crk hv lso bn working to improv th locl wtr nd hbitt qulity s wll s ris wrnss of locl nvironmntl issus. Ths groups hv coordintd public duction vnts nd tkn prt in nvironmntl rstortion fforts throughout th NOTL Wtrshds. Thr hs bn much work compltd on rsrch nd improving th hlth of NOTL Wtrshds sinc Appndix A provids list of som of th documnts tht hv bn publishd which hv idd in bttr undrstnding of th locl issus s wll s put forth rcommndtions nd ctions for furthr nhncmnts nd improvmnts to th wtrshds.

5 Eight Mil Crk GRAES Surfc Wtr Qulity 2012 Wtrshd Rport Crd Wtrshd Chrctristics McNb Mrsh Lif ANSI Significnt Nturl Ars Ro r R N i g r - o n - t h - L k on Lincoln Airport Wtlnd Complx Airport Ro Alln riv Ni g r Qu Hrtzl Ro y hw Hig ne liz bt h Ivy Avnu d n Gl W y u n Av l 406 Highlnd Avnu R mp t Lorn rt nsto n Cushmn Ro Wily rt Qu o d wrt Ro Uppr Eight Mil Crk Wtlnd t r n rlto C t tr ts t rn tr nu G rs v A c nd ll W un kirk Ro d ipp Ro N i g r Kilomtrs Gnrl Nturl Ars Rock Brrn Bluff Shorlin Opn Wtr Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd: Eight Mil Estury Wtlnd Complx Loclly Significnt Wtlnds: Uppr RoCrk Wtlnd nd Lincoln Eight 2 Mil Lin Airport Wtlnd Complx Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst: McNb Mrsh McNb Ro Wllnd Cnl Concssion 6 Ro Townlin Ro h urc Ch Groundwtr Nigr-on-th-Lk (98%) 1 Ro Nigr (2%) Linlls Municiplitis Hnry rt Eight Mil Crk Estury Wtlnd Lk Ontrio orst Conditions 1.5 Succssionl Wtlnd Swmp Woodd Ar Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd Loclly Significnt Wtlnd Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst HHm m iillttoo nn l l s Lk Ontrio Montros Ro NNww YYoo rrkk «Surfc Wtr Qulity Monitoring tion w Wtrcourss Ros Significnt Groundwtr Rchrg Ar Highly Vulnrbl Aquifr Subwtrshd Boundry Municipl Boundry HHllddiim m nn dd Lk Eri

6 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE EIGHT MILE CREEK Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority Surfc Wtr Qulity GRAE Surfc wtr qulity monitoring of Eight Mil Crk on Lkshor Ro ws inititd in 2009 nd ws givn n ovrll gr of. Th wtr qulity of this wtrshd rgulrly xcdd provincil guidlins for phosphorus nd E. coli. Th concntrtions of ths prmtrs hv rmind unchngd sinc Th bnthic community found in this wtrshd minly consistd of pollutnt tolrnt nimls nd indictd impird wtr qulity. Wtrshd inititivs tht rduc nutrint nd bctri contmintion will improv th wtr qulity of Eight Mil Crk. Phosphorus Bctri Bnthic Provincil Guidlin Indictor scription (µg/l)* Phosphorus is found in products such s sop, dtrgnt, nd frtilizr s Gr B wll s wst, nd contributs to xcss lg nd low oxygn in strms nd rivrs (E. coli/ 100ml)** Gr (BI) C 6.56 B <5.00 (Trgt Only) Gr B E. coli is fcl coliform bctri found in humn nd niml (livstock/wildlif/pts) wst nd, in wtr, indicts fcl contmintion. E coli is strong indictor for th potntil to hv othr diss-cusing orgnisms in th wtr. Bnthic orgnisms (qutic invrtbrts tht liv in strm sdimnts) r good indictors of wtr qulity nd strm hlth. Th mily Biotic Indx (BI) scors ch tx ccording to its pollution tolrnc. *75 th prcntil, NPCA dt. **Gomtric mn, NPCA dt. Provinc-wid Gring Systm usd. orst Conditions GRAE Th forst condition indictors for Eight Mil Crk wtrshd producd n ovrll gr of. Th orst Covr % nd orst Intrior % lso rcivd grs of, wll blow th provincil trgt. Ths grs r rsult of thir bing vry littl forst covr in th wtrshd nd th lck of connctivity btwn th forst ptchs tht do rmin. Th Riprin Zon orstd % lso rcivd gr of s th vgttion tht dos rmin jcnt to th wtrcourss is succssionl in ntur. orst Covr orst Intrior Riprin Zon orstd S. Ont. Trgt** Indictor scription % 4 30 Prcnt forst covr is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd or Gr B woodd. orst covr includs uplnd nd lowlnd forst typs. % Prcnt forst intrior is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd intrior. orst intrior is th protctd cor r 100 m insid woodlot tht som bird spcis rquir to nst succssfully. Th outr 100 m is considrd Gr B dg hbitt nd is pron to high prdtion, wind dmg nd lin spcis invsion. % Gr B ** Trgts for southrn Ontrio bsd on Environmnt Cn (2004) nd Consrvtion Ontrio () Prcnt riprin zon forstd is msur of th mount of forst covr within 30 m riprin/buffr zon jcnt to ll opn wtrcourss. Riprin hbitts support high numbrs of wildlif spcis nd provid n rry of cologicl functions.

7 Six Mil Crk GRAES Surfc Wtr Qulity 2012 Wtrshd Rport Crd orst Conditions Wtrshd Chrctristics Lk Ontrio Concssion 4 Ro r Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd: irmns Prk Wtlnd Complx Significnt Loclly Significnt Wtlnds:Andwst Ro Lin 1 Nturl Ars Wtlnd Complx, Nigr-on-th Lk Townlin Wtlnd, Lincoln Airport Wtlnd Complx, nd Uppr Six Mil Lin 2 Ro Crk Wtlnd Complx Ars of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst: Homr Escrpmnt nd. vids Burid Gorg Nigr-on-th-Lk Townlin Wtlnd t N i g r - o n - t h - L k Concssion 2 Ro Townlin Ro Est nd Wst Lin Andwst Wtlnd Complx o tt Sc Nigr-on-th-Lk (75%) Nigr lls (25%) Municiplitis Groundwtr Ni g r on R o d Lrkin Ro Nigr Rivr Cu sh mn Ro Airport Ro Lincoln Airport Wtlnd Complx Qunston Ro Qu n Eli zb th Uppr Six Mil Crk Wtlnd Complx W y B Gnrl rkw rock P Homr Escrpmnt Lif ANSI y. vids Burid Gorg Erth ANSI N i g r Mountin Ro Kilomtrs Gnrl Nturl Ars Rock Brrn Bluff Shorlin Opn Wtr Succssionl Wtlnd Swmp Woodd Ar Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd Loclly Significnt Wtlnd Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst 3 4 HHm m iillttoo nn l l s Lk Ontrio NNww YYoo rrkk «Surfc Wtr Qulity Monitoring tion w Wtrcourss Ros Significnt Groundwtr Rchrg Ar Highly Vulnrbl Aquifr Subwtrshd Boundry Municipl Boundry HHllddiim m nn dd Lk Eri

8 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE SIX MILE CREEK Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority Surfc Wtr Qulity GRAE Surfc wtr qulity monitoring of Six Mil Crk on Lkshor Ro ws inititd in 2009 nd ws givn n ovrll gr of. Th wtr qulity of this wtrshd rgulrly xcdd provincil guidlins for phosphorus nd E. coli. Th concntrtions of ths prmtrs hv rmind unchngd sinc Th bnthic community found in this wtrshd minly consistd of pollutnt tolrnt nimls nd indictd impird wtr qulity. Wtrshd inititivs tht rduc nutrint nd bctri contmintion will improv th wtr qulity of Six Mil Crk. Phosphorus Bctri Bnthic Provincil Guidlin Indictor scription (µg/l)* Phosphorus is found in products such s sop, dtrgnt, nd frtilizr s Gr B wll s wst, nd contributs to xcss lg nd low oxygn in strms nd rivrs (E. coli/ 100ml)** Gr (BI) C 6.02 B <5.00 (Trgt Only) Gr B E. coli is fcl coliform bctri found in humn nd niml (livstock/wildlif/pts) wst nd, in wtr, indicts fcl contmintion. E coli is strong indictor for th potntil to hv othr diss-cusing orgnisms in th wtr. Bnthic orgnisms (qutic invrtbrts tht liv in strm sdimnts) r good indictors of wtr qulity nd strm hlth. Th mily Biotic Indx (BI) scors ch tx ccording to its pollution tolrnc. *75 th prcntil, NPCA dt. **Gomtric mn, NPCA dt. Provinc-wid Gring Systm usd. orst Conditions GRAE Th forst condition indictors for Six Mil Crk wtrshd producd n ovrll gr of. Th orst Covr % rcivd gr of du in prt to smll numbr of forstd ptchs in th uppr rchs of th wtrshd long Townlin Grnthm Ro. Th orst Intrior % rcivd gr of, wll blow th provincil trgt. This is th rsult of lck of connctivity btwn th forst ptchs tht do rmin. Th Riprin Zon orstd % rcivd gr of s th vgttion tht dos rmin jcnt to th wtrcourss is succssionl in ntur. orst Covr orst Intrior Riprin Zon orstd 2007 S. Ont. Trgt** Indictor scription % Prcnt forst covr is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd or Gr B woodd. orst covr includs uplnd nd lowlnd forst typs. % Prcnt forst intrior is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd intrior. orst intrior is th protctd cor r 100 m insid woodlot tht som bird spcis rquir to nst succssfully. Th outr 100 m is considrd Gr B dg hbitt nd is pron to high prdtion, wind dmg nd lin spcis invsion. % Gr B ** Trgts for southrn Ontrio bsd on Environmnt Cn (2004) nd Consrvtion Ontrio () Prcnt riprin zon forstd is msur of th mount of forst covr within 30 m riprin/buffr zon jcnt to ll opn wtrcourss. Riprin hbitts support high numbrs of wildlif spcis nd provid n rry of cologicl functions.

9 our Mil Crk GRAES Surfc Wtr Qulity 2012 Wtrshd Rport Crd Nigr Rivr Tow Mil-our Mil Crk Plin Lif ANSI Lk Ontrio orst Conditions Nw Yo r k Wtrshd Chrctristics Nigr-on-th-Lk (93%) Nigr lls (7%) Municiplitis our Mil Crk Estury Wtlnd Complx Huntr Ro Provincilly Significnt Wtlnds:our Mil Crk Estury Wtlnd Complx, Lurnt Wtlnd Complx, nd irmns Prk Wtlnd Complx Loclly Significnt Wtlnds:Andwst Wtlnd Complx,Thompson Wtlnd Complx, Brgmn Wtlnd, Lvign Wtlnd, Crlton Wtlnd, Virgil Consrvtion Ar Wtlnd Complx, nd Nigr-on-th-Lk Townlin Wtlnd Ars of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst: Two Mil-our Mil Crk Plin nd. vids Burid Gorg Significnt Nturl Ars Andwst Wtlnd Complx Est nd Wst Lin N i g r o n - t h L k Nigr-on-th-Lk Townlin Wtlnd R o d Lin 2 Ro Virgil Consrvtion Ar Wtlnd Complx on Ni g r Crlton Wtlnd Groundwtr Lin 4 Ro Lvign Wtlnd Cr Concssion 7 Ro Mil our Thompson Wtlnd Complx d k Ro Lin 7 Ro Lurnt Wtlnd Complx R Qunston Ro o R m rock Pr kw y h irmns PrkWtlnd Complx rl B H t Gn. vids Burid Gorg Erth ANSI N i g r l l s Kilomtrs Gnrl Nturl Ars Rock Brrn Bluff Shorlin Opn Wtr Succssionl Wtlnd Swmp Woodd Ar Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd Loclly Significnt Wtlnd Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst 3 p L n York Ro 4 HHm m iillttoo nn Lk Ontrio NNww YYoo rrkk «Surfc Wtr Qulity Monitoring tion w! Provincil Groundwtr Monitoring Ntwork A Wtrcourss Ros Significnt Groundwtr Rchrg Ar Highly Vulnrbl Aquifr Subwtrshd Boundry Municipl Boundry HHllddiim m nn dd Lk Eri

10 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE OUR MILE CREEK Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority Surfc Wtr Qulity GRAE Surfc wtr qulity monitoring of our Mil Crk on Lkshor Ro ws inititd in 2003 nd ws givn n ovrll gr of. Th wtr qulity of this wtrshd rgulrly xcdd provincil guidlins for phosphorus nd E. coli. Th concntrtions of ths prmtrs hv rmind unchngd sinc Th bnthic community found in this wtrshd minly consistd of pollutnt tolrnt nimls nd indictd impird wtr qulity. Wtrshd inititivs tht rduc nutrint nd bctri contmintion will improv th wtr qulity of our Mil Crk. Phosphorus Bctri Bnthic Provincil Guidlin Indictor scription (µg/l)* Phosphorus is found in products such s sop, dtrgnt, nd frtilizr s Gr B wll s wst, nd contributs to xcss lg nd low oxygn in strms nd rivrs (E. coli/ 100ml)** Gr (BI) B <5.00 (Trgt Only) Gr B E. coli is fcl coliform bctri found in humn nd niml (livstock/wildlif/pts) wst nd, in wtr, indicts fcl contmintion. E coli is strong indictor for th potntil to hv othr diss-cusing orgnisms in th wtr. Bnthic orgnisms (qutic invrtbrts tht liv in strm sdimnts) r good indictors of wtr qulity nd strm hlth. Th mily Biotic Indx (BI) scors ch tx ccording to its pollution tolrnc. *75 th prcntil, NPCA dt. **Gomtric mn, NPCA dt. Provinc-wid Gring Systm usd. orst Conditions GRAE Th forst condition indictors for our Mil Crk wtrshd producd n ovrll gr of. Th orst Covr % rcivd gr of s rsult of th smll numbr of mid-sizd forsts in th uppr rchs of th wtrshd long Concssion 5 Ro nd th lrg complx t th mouth of th crk. Th orst Intrior % rcivd gr of, wll blow th provincil trgt. This is th rsult of lck of connctivity btwn th forst ptchs tht rmin in othr prts of this wtrshd. Th Riprin Zon orstd % rcivd gr of tht cn b ttributd to strtch of forst long th crk on our Mil Crk Ro. orst Covr orst Intrior Riprin Zon orstd S. Ont. Trgt** Indictor scription % 9 30 Prcnt forst covr is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd or Gr B woodd. orst covr includs uplnd nd lowlnd forst typs. % Prcnt forst intrior is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd intrior. orst intrior is th protctd cor r 100 m insid woodlot tht som bird spcis rquir to nst succssfully. Th outr 100 m is considrd Gr B dg hbitt nd is pron to high prdtion, wind dmg nd lin spcis invsion. % Gr B ** Trgts for southrn Ontrio bsd on Environmnt Cn (2004) nd Consrvtion Ontrio () Prcnt riprin zon forstd is msur of th mount of forst covr within 30 m riprin/buffr zon jcnt to ll opn wtrcourss. Riprin hbitts support high numbrs of wildlif spcis nd provid n rry of cologicl functions.

11 Two Mil Crk GRAES Surfc Wtr Qulity 2012 Wtrshd Rport Crd Lk Ontrio Wtrshd Chrctristics on Ni g r Provincilly Significnt Wtlnds: Lurnt Wtlnd Complx, nd Two nd On Mil Crk Wtlnd Complx Loclly Significnt Wtlnd: Hrrison Wtlnd Complx Ars of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst: Two Mil-our Mil Crk Plin, Qunston Escrpmnt, nd Nigr Rivr Bdrock Gorg Wgg Ro Two nd On Mil Crk Wtlnd Complx Concssion 3 Ro Est nd Wst Lin on Ro Concssion 1 Ro Lin 7 Ro Concssion 2 Ro Hrrison Wtlnd Complx t Lin 7 Ro Ni g r wrt Ro d Mc Nb Ro Groundwtr tr ns o t rl C Airport Ro nu o Lurnt Wtlnd Complx rtin M Ro Lin 9 Ro Qunston Escrpmnt Lif ANSI Nigr Rivr Bdrock Gorg Erth ANSI Kilomtrs Gnrl Nturl Ars Rock Brrn Bluff Shorlin Opn Wtr 0 1 Nigr Rivr Ro Two Mil-our Mil Crk Plin Lif ANSI Nigr-on-th-Lk (100%) Municiplitis Significnt Nturl Ars orst Conditions N i g r 2 Succssionl Wtlnd Swmp Woodd Ar Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd Loclly Significnt Wtlnd Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst l l s 3 4 Rmp HHm m iillttoo nn g r t Po Ro Lk Ontrio NNww YYoo rrkk «Surfc Wtr Qulity Monitoring tion w Wtrcourss Ros Significnt Groundwtr Rchrg Ar Highly Vulnrbl Aquifr Subwtrshd Boundry HHllddiim m nn dd Lk Eri

12 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE TWO MILE CREEK Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority Surfc Wtr Qulity GRAE Surfc wtr qulity monitoring of Two Mil Crk on Lkshor Ro ws inititd in 2003 nd ws givn n ovrll gr of. Th wtr qulity of this wtrshd rgulrly xcdd provincil guidlins for phosphorus nd E. coli. Th concntrtions of ths prmtrs hv rmind unchngd sinc Th bnthic community found in this wtrshd minly consistd of pollutnt tolrnt nimls nd indictd impird wtr qulity. Wtrshd inititivs tht rduc nutrint nd bctri contmintion will improv th wtr qulity of Two Mil Crk. Phosphorus Bctri Bnthic Provincil Guidlin Indictor scription (µg/l)* Phosphorus is found in products such s sop, dtrgnt, nd frtilizr s Gr B wll s wst, nd contributs to xcss lg nd low oxygn in strms nd rivrs (E. coli/ 100ml)** Gr (BI) B <5.00 (Trgt Only) Gr B E. coli is fcl coliform bctri found in humn nd niml (livstock/wildlif/pts) wst nd, in wtr, indicts fcl contmintion. E coli is strong indictor for th potntil to hv othr diss-cusing orgnisms in th wtr. Bnthic orgnisms (qutic invrtbrts tht liv in strm sdimnts) r good indictors of wtr qulity nd strm hlth. Th mily Biotic Indx (BI) scors ch tx ccording to its pollution tolrnc. *75 th prcntil, NPCA dt. **Gomtric mn, NPCA dt. Provinc-wid Gring Systm usd. orst Conditions GRAE Th forst condition indictors for Two Mil Crk wtrshd producd n ovrll gr of. Th orst Covr % rcivd gr of du in lrg prt to contiguous forstd r in th hwtrs of th wtrshd south of York Ro. Th orst Intrior % rcivd gr of, wll blow th provincil trgt. This is th rsult of lck of connctivity btwn th forst ptchs tht do rmin in th rst of th wtrshd. Th Riprin Zon orstd % rcivd gr of s th vgttion tht dos rmin jcnt to th wtrcourss is succssionl in ntur. orst Covr orst Intrior Riprin Zon orstd S. Ont. Trgt** Indictor scription % 9 30 Prcnt forst covr is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd or Gr B woodd. orst covr includs uplnd nd lowlnd forst typs. % Prcnt forst intrior is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd intrior. orst intrior is th protctd cor r 100 m insid woodlot tht som bird spcis rquir to nst succssfully. Th outr 100 m is considrd Gr B dg hbitt nd is pron to high prdtion, wind dmg nd lin spcis invsion. % Gr B ** Trgts for southrn Ontrio bsd on Environmnt Cn (2004) nd Consrvtion Ontrio () Prcnt riprin zon forstd is msur of th mount of forst covr within 30 m riprin/buffr zon jcnt to ll opn wtrcourss. Riprin hbitts support high numbrs of wildlif spcis nd provid n rry of cologicl functions.

13 On Mil Crk GRAES Surfc Wtr Qulity 2012 Wtrshd Rport Crd vr oul r B Nig Wtrshd Chrctristics d Municiplitis Two nd On Mil Crk Wtlnd Complx Two Mil-our Mil Crk Plin Lif ANSI r p s k Sh r t G t t t tr t Ro Lk Ontrio Jo hn Nigr Rivr r Pris Grov Plin Lif ANSI t E st Ch r lo tt r t Ni g r on t Ki ng Groundwtr Jor G g r r t ys r M r r or i o rc h st r r u n Av C nt r or Ro Lksh t tr S k oc Br t r n d Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd:Two nd On Mil r Significnt on Crk Wtlnd Complx Nturl Arst rars of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst: Pris Grov Plin t nd Two Mil-our Mil Crk Plin r t t Qu n Nigr-on-th-Lk (100%) Vi ct Lk Ontrio orst Conditions gr Ni rt Est nd Wst Lin Kilomtrs 0 Gnrl Nturl Ars Rock Brrn Bluff Shorlin Opn Wtr Succssionl Wtlnd Swmp Woodd Ar Provincilly Significnt Wtlnd Ar of Nturl nd Scintific Intrst HHm m iillttoo nn Lk Ontrio NNww YYoo rrkk «Surfc Wtr Qulity Monitoring tion w Wtrcourss Ros Significnt Groundwtr Rchrg Ar Highly Vulnrbl Aquifr Subwtrshd Boundry HHllddiim m nn dd Lk Eri

14 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE ONE MILE CREEK Nigr Pninsul Consrvtion Authority Surfc Wtr Qulity GRAE Surfc wtr qulity monitoring of On Mil Crk on Nssu Ro ws inititd in 2009 nd ws givn n ovrll gr of. Th wtr qulity of this wtrshd rgulrly xcdd provincil guidlins for phosphorus nd E. coli. Thr wr lso frqunt xcdncs of coppr nd nickl obsrvd. Th bnthic community found in this wtrshd consistd of mix of pollutnt tolrnt nd pollutnt snsitiv nimls nd nrly chivd th Bnthic Indictor trgt. Wtrshd inititivs tht rduc nutrint nd bctri contmintion will improv th wtr qulity of On Mil Crk. Phosphorus Bctri Bnthic Provincil Guidlin Indictor scription (µg/l)* Phosphorus is found in products such s sop, dtrgnt, nd frtilizr s Gr B wll s wst, nd contributs to xcss lg nd low oxygn in strms nd rivrs (E. coli/ 100ml)** Gr (BI) B <5.00 (Trgt Only) Gr B E. coli is fcl coliform bctri found in humn nd niml (livstock/wildlif/pts) wst nd, in wtr, indicts fcl contmintion. E coli is strong indictor for th potntil to hv othr diss-cusing orgnisms in th wtr. Bnthic orgnisms (qutic invrtbrts tht liv in strm sdimnts) r good indictors of wtr qulity nd strm hlth. Th mily Biotic Indx (BI) scors ch tx ccording to its pollution tolrnc. *75 th prcntil, NPCA dt. **Gomtric mn, NPCA dt. Provinc-wid Gring Systm usd. orst Conditions GRAE Th forst condition indictors for On Mil Crk wtrshd producd n ovrll gr of. Th orst Covr % rcivd gr of s rsult of th lrg forsts ssocitd with th ort Gorg proprty. Th orst Intrior % rcivd gr of, wll blow th provincil trgt. This is th rsult of lck of connctivity btwn th forst ptchs tht rmin in othr prts of this wtrshd. Th Riprin Zon orstd % rcivd gr of du to concntrtd rstortion ffort in th wtrshd by privt lndownrs. orst Covr orst Intrior Riprin Zon orstd S. Ont. Trgt** Indictor scription % Prcnt forst covr is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd or Gr B woodd. orst covr includs uplnd nd lowlnd forst typs. % Prcnt forst intrior is th prcntg of th wtrshd tht is forstd intrior. orst intrior is th protctd cor r 100 m insid woodlot tht som bird spcis rquir to nst succssfully. Th outr 100 m is considrd Gr B dg hbitt nd is pron to high prdtion, wind dmg nd lin spcis invsion. % Gr B ** Trgts for southrn Ontrio bsd on Environmnt Cn (2004) nd Consrvtion Ontrio () Prcnt riprin zon forstd is msur of th mount of forst covr within 30 m riprin/buffr zon jcnt to ll opn wtrcourss. Riprin hbitts support high numbrs of wildlif spcis nd provid n rry of cologicl functions.