General

Where do the candidates stand regarding the TSW?

To get the answer, the CEWF has issued the attached open letter to all candidates in the upcoming Federal election for the Haliburton – Kawartha Lakes – Brock riding. We'll publish the responses received. Vote smart.

http://cewf.typepad.com/CEWF_Letter_to_Federal_Candidates.pdf

Per the TSW: As of mid-March, snow depth and moisture content in the Haliburton Region has remained well below average – 50% at some sites. TSW has continued to proactively insert stop logs to maximize water capture, and has now been to every site in Haliburton (with the exception of 3 isolated dams – Nunikani, […]

We all remember last spring – the snow pack unexpectedly disappeared, resulting in very low water levels.

This winter again has been out of the ordinary. In response to our recent query, Dave Ness, Water Control Engineer for the TSW, has provided this update:

the water equivalent contained within the snow pack is below normal for this […]

Following is a summary of the recent TSW Leaders' Roundtable, as reported in the Minden Times. Chris Riddle, CEWF Co-Chair was our representative.

http://www.mindentimes.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2945900

The TSW lake level forecasts are now completed for this year. Stay tuned for CEWF information updates throughout the winter. Enjoy the season.

Here is the two-week lake level forecast for Oct 25 – Nov 8:

http://cewf.typepad.com/LakeLevelsForecastOct25.gif

As many of our members are aware, drawing down the system has taken longer than normal this year, and there are still some significant water level changes taking place.

Here is the two-week lake level forecast for Oct 18 – Nov 1:

http://cewf.typepad.com/LakeLevelForecastOct18.GIF

Here is the two-week lake level forecast for Oct 12 – Oct 26:

 http://cewf.typepad.com/LakeLevelForecastOct12.GIF

Here is the two-week lake level forecast for Oct 4 – Oct 18:

http://cewf.typepad.com/LakeLevelForecastOct4.jpg

We have been hearing from many CEWF members regarding abnormally high and rising water levels. In general, this is being caused by a combination of rainfall, coupled with significant log removals to lower the lakes to their winter set levels.

We have asked […]

CEWF held a general meeting for all its member lake representatives on September 18, 2010. Here are the summary notes from that meeting:

http://cewf.typepad.com/Sept_18_Meeting_Summary.pdf

Also, there was good coverage of the meeting by the County Voice:

http://cewf.typepad.com/County_Voice_2010_CEWF_GM.pdf