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Mar 3 – TSW Water Management Update

As posted on the Parks Canada website:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/plan/plan16/plan16g.aspx

 

Water Management Update

March 3, 2015 - Parks Canada manages water on the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Rideau Canal on a system-wide basis to meet a broad range of stakeholder needs including recreation, municipal water supply, flood mitigation, hydro power generation and fisheries management.

Severe cold, leading to thicker […]

CEWF Executive Committee Organization Announcement

The Coalition for Equitable Water Flow (CEWF) is pleased to announce that Ted Spence becomes Chair,
and Bruce McClennan becomes Vice Chair of the Executive Committee effective immediately.

For full announcement, click here.

2014 Water Levels Summary

At the end of December the TSW will reset its online water levels charts. In order to have a record of the 2014 water levels for all the reservoir and canal lakes CEWF has taken screen shots from the TSW site as of December 21, 2014. These include both the actual level water measurements as […]

Municipal Election – Elected Candidates Responses to Coalition Questions

In mid-July the Coalition released an open letter to candidates in the 2014 municipal elections (see July 11 posting) and received 33 responses prior to the October 27th election day (see October 23 posting). We think this demonstrates a keen awareness of the importance of water management issues at the municipal level of government. 

The Coalition wishes to […]

Municipal Election Candidates Responses to Coalition Questions – updated Oct 23

In mid-July the Coalition released an open letter to candidates in the upcoming municipal elections (see July 11 posting). The responses received to date can be viewed by clicking on the appropriate links below. As of October 23rd,​ 33​ candidates have provided responses. We think this demonstrates a keen awareness of the importance of water management issues. 

The status of […]

Reservoir Lakes Drawdown Update #7- Water Level Forecasts to October 20th

The annual drawdown of the reservoir lakes continues. The Trent-Severn Waterway is posting weekly water level forecasts on its website. The latest posting is available at http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/plan/plan18.aspx#06102014 or by clicking here.
 
During the two week period ending October 20th the following lakes are forecast to drop by 0.25m (10”) or more: Kushog (0.33m); Percy (0.26m); […]