peel 2041 - regional official plan review - water resources · • protect water resources from the...

XXX-0000 19/11 How can I stay involved? Follow @regionofpeel twitter page or request notification at planpeel@peelregion.ca peelregion.ca/officialplan/review/ What is the Region doing? • Identifying and protecting a system of water resource features and areas • Protecting drinking water sources from incompatible land uses • Providing direction for integrating watershed planning and growth management • Requiring stormwater master plans • Ensuring appropriate studies are undertaken so that ground and surface water quantity and quality is protected, improved or restored Water Resources What are water resources? Water resources are features and areas such as rivers, streams, ponds, wetlands, and lakes. The Credit River, Humber River, Etobicoke Creek and their tributaries form the major watersheds in Peel. Why are water resource policies important? • Sustain the Region’s social, economic and environmental well-being • Ensure clean drinking water for residents • Maintain healthy aquatic and land-based ecosystems • Protect water resources from the impacts of growth and development Regional Official Plan policies will… • Implement the Provincial policy direction by managing growth in a manner which protects and enhances water resources • Provide direction to the local municipalities to identify, protect and enhance water resources features and areas • Protect sources of drinking water from land uses that may have negative impacts Peel2041 Regional Official Plan Review

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Page 1: Peel 2041 - Regional Official Plan Review - Water Resources · • Protect water resources from the impacts of growth and development. Regional Official Plan policies will… •

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How can I stay involved?Follow @regionofpeel twitter page or request notification at [email protected]

peelregion.ca/officialplan/review/

What is the Region doing?• Identifyingandprotectingasystemofwaterresourcefeaturesandareas• Protectingdrinkingwatersourcesfromincompatiblelanduses• Providingdirectionforintegratingwatershedplanningandgrowthmanagement• Requiringstormwatermasterplans• Ensuringappropriatestudiesareundertakensothatgroundandsurfacewaterquantityandqualityisprotected,improvedorrestored

Water ResourcesWhat are water resources?Waterresourcesarefeaturesandareassuchasrivers,streams,ponds,wetlands,andlakes.TheCreditRiver,HumberRiver,EtobicokeCreekandtheirtributariesformthemajorwatershedsinPeel.

Why are water resource policies important?• SustaintheRegion’ssocial,economicandenvironmentalwell-being

• Ensurecleandrinkingwaterforresidents• Maintainhealthyaquaticandland-basedecosystems

• Protectwaterresourcesfromtheimpactsofgrowthanddevelopment

Regional Official Plan policies will…• ImplementtheProvincialpolicydirectionbymanaginggrowthinamannerwhichprotectsandenhanceswaterresources

• Providedirectiontothelocalmunicipalitiestoidentify,protectandenhancewaterresourcesfeaturesandareas

• Protectsourcesofdrinkingwaterfromlandusesthatmayhavenegativeimpacts

Peel2041Regional Official Plan Review

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How are water resource policies formed?ProvincialrequirementsdirecttheRegion’spolicydevelopmentforwaterresources.Also,theRegionundertakesanumberoftechnicalstudiesandconsultswithstakeholderstoguidepolicydevelopment.

How can I stay involved?Follow @regionofpeel twitter page or request notification at [email protected]

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