Quinte Conservation is hosting Public Information Centres for four of its Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program projects.
- Selby Creek Floodplain Mapping Study – Tuesday, January 16
- Napanee River Upper Lakes Floodplain Mapping Study – Wednesday, January 24
- Consecon Lake and Creek Flood Hazard Mapping Study – details to come
- Salmon River Upper Lakes Floodplain Mapping Study – details to come
This comes after Quinte Conservation determined that much of the floodplain mapping within the Q-C Watershed was out-of-date. The floodplain mapping updates will reflect changes in the watershed over the past four decades, using current land use and climate data, as well as improved technology.
Updates to floodplain mapping can result in:
- a reduction in effort, cost and time for development application review in flood prone areas without accurate mapping.
- a reduction in studies required by a proponent to undertake in advance of development.
- increased accuracy of regulatory flood lines.
- increased accuracy of flood lines for different flood events which can be used to identify flood prone properties and municipal infrastructure for notification, inspection and/or evacuation during a flood.
- models which can be used for other studies.
- data that can be used to support municipal road and sewer improvement projects, natural heritage mapping for municipal plans and more.
Those with property in the areas outlined in the FHIMP projects are invited to attend a PIC for more information and to provide feedback.
Learn more at https://calendar.quinteconservation.ca/workshops
Written by Emily Chatwood
