Reports and Documents
Toronto and Region RAP Reports
Copies of Toronto and Region Remedial Action plan reports are available for download below. If you are looking for a Stage 1 or 2 document not listed here, please contact us.
Stage 3: Evaluation of Remedial Measures and Confirmation of Restoration of Uses
- Toronto and Region Area Of Concern: Status Of Beneficial Use Impairments (2011)
- Moving Forward: 2007 RAP Progress Report (2009)
- RAP Update Brochure (2005)
- RAP Newsletter (2002)
- Clean Waters, Healthy Habitats: 2001 RAP Progress Report (2001)
- RAP Newsletter (2001)
- RAP Newsletter (2000)
- Interim RAP Progress Report (1999)
- Interim RAP Progress Report (1998)
Stage 2: Goals, Options, and Recommendations
- Clean Waters, Clear Choices (1994)
(Please note that Clean Waters, Clear Choices is a very large (117MB) file. Download/view the document by right-clicking on the link and selecting "Save target as...". Alternately, please email shawkins@trca.on.ca if you would like an electronic copy of the document mailed to you on CD-ROM.)
Stage 1: Environmental Conditions and Problem Definition
RAP Interim Targets
The Toronto RAP Team establishes Interim Targets for each COA cycle. Interim targets from the last two cycles are available here.
Reports
Reports relevant to the Toronto and Region RAP and/or associated Beneficial Use Impairments are provided below. Watershed specific reports or documents can be found by following the relevant watershed link on the Links page.
- The Fish Communities of the Toronto Waterfront: Summary and Assessment 1989-2005 (2008)
- Great city, great beaches... Toronto Beaches Plan (City of Toronto; 2009)
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Design Guidelines for 'Greening' Surface Parking Lots (Draft) (City of Toronto; 2007)
Presentataions and Project Information
Workshops and Seminars
In 2009, the Toronto and Region RAP initiated the Lake Ontario Evenings speaker's series. To date, four of these events have taken place on the themes of water diversion, biodiversity, the shoreline, and contaminants. A selection of presentations from the evening's speakers are available below:
- Chris Marvin (Environment Canada) and Paul Helm (Ontario Ministry of the Environment) - Federal And Provincial Monitoring & Research On Toxics In Lake Ontario Onshore To Nearshore To Offshore
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Miriam Diamond et al (University of Toronto) - Where Are The Chemicals In The Lakes Coming From And What Does It Mean
- Rich Whate (City of Toronto) - Torontos ChemTRAC Program
Torontos ChemTRAC Program
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Joe Makarewicz (SUNY Brockport) - Examining Lake Ontarios Shoreline - Present Day Conditions And DynamicsExamining Lake Ontarios Shoreline - Present Day Conditions And Dynamics
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Dan Kraus (Nature Conservancy of Canada) - Lake Ontario Bi-national Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
The Toronto and Region RAP hosted technical workshops in 2003, 2004, and 2006. Proceedings of these workshops are available below.
Spills Seminar, Outcomes and Next Steps
- Hendrik Amo, GIS Specialist, TRCA
ArcHyro Review - Kevin Tierney, Supervisor Core Foundation, and Alain Kunz, City of Toronto
Demonstration of ArcHydro spill response tool - Rod Anderton, By-Law Enforcement Supervisor, City of Toronto
Taylor Massey Creek Case Study - Contrasting current spill response to potential ArcHydro response - Hendrik Amo, GIS Specialist, TRCA
TRCA Sewershed Mapping - challenges of developing comprehensive sewershed mapping for the Region -
Chris Rickett, Planner, Watershed Resource, TRCA
TRCA Data Analysis - Utility of MOE database for spill mapping and mitigation planning
Green Technologies Seminar
- Glenn MacMillan, Senior Manager, Water & Energy, TRCA
Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (S.T.E.P) - Jane Welsh, Acting Project Manager, Policy & Research, City of Toronto.
Making Green Roofs Happen - Dr. Karen Liu, Researcher, British Columbia Institute for Technology
Field Performance of Green Roof Technology
Selected Reference (Karen Liu) -
Prof. Bruce Ferguson, Director of the School of Environmental Design, University of Georgia
Porous Pavement for Stormwater Restoration and Urban Environments
Spills Management Workshop
- Spills Management Backgrounder
- Spills Management Workshop Outcomes Report
- Welcome: Adele Freeman, TRCA
- City of Toronto: Rod Anderson
- Region of Peel: Elaine Gilliland
- Ministry of the Environment: Bruce Carlin
Sediment Control Workshop
Presentations
- Introduction - Brian Denney, TRCA (Workshop Chair)
- Overview of Sediment Control Initiatives - Glenn MacMillan, TRCA
- Federal Fisheries Act/Review of Compliance Protocols - Derrick Beach, DFO
- Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act - Warren May, MNR
- Fisheries Habitat Management: Enforcement - Ian McGee, MNR
- Site Alteration/Municipal Act - Yvonne Hurst, MMAH
- Town of Richmond Hill Sediment Monitoring - John Nemeth, Richmond Hill
- Sediment Pond Monitoring Study - James Li, Ryerson
- Development of Improved Design Criteria for Construction Sediment Ponds - Ed Graham, Clarifica
- Vegetative Filter Strips - Guelph University
- Siltation and Erosion Control Environmental Management Project - Alec Scott, Barrie
- Legal Perspective - Dianne Saxe, Saxe Law
- Water Quality Standards Discussion Paper - Anne Mitchell, CEILAP
Supporting Documentation and Research Papers
- Preliminary Assessment for Improved Design Criteria for Construction Sediment Control Ponds
Clarifica Inc., March 2003 - Sediment Control Pond Monitoring Study
James Li, Ryerson University, March 2003 - Lake Ontario Water Quality: Is it Affected by Contaminant Transfer by Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport from Construction Sites
Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy - Sediment Removal Efficiency of Vegetative Filter Strips
University of Guelph - DRAFT - Investigation to Develop an Improved Sizing Approach for Construction Sediment Control Facilities
Clarifica Inc., March 2002 - Urban Construction Sediment Control Study
Appendix
Greenland International Consulting Inc. and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
April 2001 - Clean and Clear - Keeping Soil on Construction Sites and Out of Streams
The Erosion and Sediment Control Practices Study Summary Report
Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
January 1993
