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The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is required to submit an implementation report for Water Management Plans (WMP) every five years as part of the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry (NDMNRF) requirements under the Maintaining Water Management Plans Technical Bulletin. The GRCA has three dams that require WMP’s – Shand Dam, Guelph Dam and Conestogo Dam. Implementation reports were completed for Shand Dam in 2018 and Guelph...
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The weather system that swept across Southern Ontario on Wednesday evening caused significant damage to trees at Elora Gorge Conservation Area. As a result, the property has been closed to day-use access and new overnight camping reservations until further notice. Those guests with campsite and tubing reservations for the remainder of this week will be contacted directly regarding their bookings.
All other Grand River Conservation Areas, trails and natural areas remain open;...
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As the hot, dry summer weather continues, water users throughout the Grand River watershed are now being asked to cut their consumption by 20 per cent.
Between mid-June and mid-July, the watershed received approximately 25 per cent of the normal amount of precipitation for that period. Recent rainfall has had a minimal impact on local waterways and total rainfall amounts are well below the 90mm average normally expected in July. The Grand River Conservation Authority is using...
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Fifteen years ago, a 100-acre parcel of land was chosen near Guelph Lake Conservation Area, destined to become the home of the Guelph Lake Rotary Forest. Through annual Earth Day community planting events, this parcel of land has grown into a forest inspired by the vision of the late Dr. Clare Rennie, Rotary Club of Guelph President in 2005-2006, who first proposed the idea to the Grand River Conservation Authority in 2007.
Since that time, the Guelph Lake Rotary Forest has...
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Water users throughout the Grand River watershed are being asked to cut their consumption by 10 per cent, because of the unusually dry weather this year.
Low rainfall since April has contributed to reduced stream flows in a number of tributaries throughout the watershed, and the Grand River Conservation Authority is using its large upstream reservoirs to augment river flows in order to maintain low flow targets on the Grand and Speed rivers.
The call for the reduction...
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