Best Practices & Restoration Projects
Water Conservation Framework
Participant Profile
Municipal Entity: Region of Niagara
Resolution Passed: Yes
Overview of water conservation plan (under development):
- The Niagara Watershed Report Card was produced as a communication tool to help inform residents of how water resources are being affected in the watershed, to stimulate government action, and to encourage public stewardship initiatives in the watershed municipalities.
- The Water Efficiency Study was undertaken to investigate how Niagara’s municipalities and others in the province approach water efficiency planning. This project involved a survey of municipal water suppliers within the Niagara Region, a review of Best Management Practices from other municipalities in Ontario, and the development of the Water Efficiency Toolkit to be used by Niagara area municipalities. The Water Efficiency Toolkit is a central resource that municipalities can use to implement water conservation efforts and develop a water efficiency plan
- Partnership arrangements are currently under development with interested area municipalities to prepare and implement a demonstration water efficiency management plan. This will include water consumption and conservation measures, public education, summer use program, distribution leakage reduction measures and water appliance retrofits. Demonstrated water saving successes from this pilot project will be shared with other Niagara municipalities.
Link to Region's water conservation website
Contact person:
Bob Steele
Environmental Coordinator
905-685-4225
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