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April 1st 2024 Legislative Changes
Posted on Monday, April 01, 2024 08:32 AM
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority’s (SVCA) Environmental Planning and Regulations Department is responsible for reviewing new building and site alteration proposals in or around watercourses, wetlands, floodplains, and shorelines. Since the 1970s, permits have been required from SVCA, associated with many versions of legislation, to protect people and property from natural hazards. This process, while largely consistent through the years, has been updated from time to time.
New legislative...
Press Release: Water Data Tool Launched by SVCA
Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 11:52 AM
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority announces launch of data visualization platform, made possible by RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature, for the Shared Knowledge for Climate Action Initiative
SAUGEEN WATERSHED, ONTARIO – Bruce, Dufferin, Huron, Grey, and Wellington Counties.
With support from the RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) has acquired a data visualization tool and the support necessary for assembling and performing a...
Flood Hazard Mapping Information
Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2024 02:09 PM
Flood Hazard Mapping: What it is, and what it might mean for you
Flooding alone is expected to cost the Canadian economy over $30 billion in the years leading up to 2050, making up almost half of the country’s estimated total direct losses.
The Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) is one of many measures the Government of Canada is pursuing with a view to increasing the resiliency of Canadians in the face of the rising frequency and costs of flood events and other...
HIRING: Capital Water Infrastructure Coordinator
Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2024 12:47 PM
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) invites applications for one Capital Water Infrastructure Coordinator position, reporting to SVCA’s Administrative Office.
Summary of FunctionsReporting to the Manager of Water Resources, the Capital Water Infrastructure Coordinator will be responsible for the administration and coordination of SVCA’s capital water infrastructure program, which includes flood control dykes, dams, slope stability projects, and erosion control projects. This position is...
January 23rd, 2024 Watershed Conditions Statement
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:00 PM
Watershed Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook across the Saugeen Watershed from Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 to Sunday, January 28th, 2024
Saugeen Conservation advises that forecasted precipitation, above freezing temperatures, and associated
snowmelt are likely to result in above seasonal water levels throughout the watershed over the next
several days.
Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing over the next several days and will be accompanied by
20 to 25 mm of rain between Wednesday,...
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