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Lower Thames Valley Source Protection Area Draft Proposed Assessment Report
Source Protection Planning

Lower Thames Valley Source Protection Area Notice of Posting

Main Report Sections
1.0 Introduction and Background
2.0 Watershed Characterization
3.0 Water Budget & Water Quantity Stress Assessment
4.0 Vulnerability Assessment
5.0 Issues Evaluation
6.0 Conditions Assessment
7.0 Threats and Risk Assessment - Water Quality
8.0 Great Lakes
9.0 Data Gaps and Next Steps

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Appendix 1 - Maps
Map 1-1 Thames-Sydenham & Region Source Protection Region Map 4-8 Significant Groudnwater Recharge Areas (SGRA)
Map 1-2 Lower Thames Valley Source Protection Area Map 4-9 Significant Groudnwater Recharge Areas (SGRA) Vulnerability
Map 1-3 Drinking Water Systems Map 7-1a Impervious Surface Area within Wellhead Protection Areas and Intake Protection Zones
Map 1-4 Areas of Settlement Map 7-1b Impervious Surface Area within Highly Vulnerable Aquifers (HVA)
Map 2-1 Population Density Map 7-1c Impervious Surface Area within Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas (SGRA)
Map 3-1 Thames-Sydenham & Region Tier 1 Water Budget Subwatersheds Map 7-2a Wheatley, West Elgin and Chatham/South Kent Percent Managed Land
Map 3-2 Average Precipitation Distribution Map 7-2b Ridgetown and Highgate Percent Managed Land
Map 3-3 Average Evapotranspiration Distribution Map 7-2c Percent Managed Land within Highly Vulnerable Aquifers (HVA)
Map 3-4 Average Annual Infiltration Map 7-2d Percent Managed Land within Significant Groundwater Rechard Areas (SGRA)
Map 3-5 Surface Water Potential for Stress  Map 7-3a Wheatley, West Elgin and Chatham/South Kent  Livestock Density
Map 3-6 Groundwater Potential for Stress Map 7-3b Ridgetown and Highgate Livestock Density
Map 4-1 Vulnerability Overview - Intake Protection Zones and Wellhead Protection Areas Map 7-3c Livestock Density within Highly Vulnerable Aquifers (HVA)
Map 4-2 Chatham/South Kent Intake Protection Zone (IPZ) Map 7-3d Livestock Density within Significant Groundwater Recharge Areas (SGRA)
Map 4-3 WheatleyIntake Protection Zones (IPZ) Map 7-4 Chatham/South Kent Areas Where Activities Are or Would be Drinking Water Threats
Map 4-4 West Elgin Intake Protection Zones (IPZ) Map 7-5 Highgate Areas Where Activities Related to Pathogens, Chemicals or Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) Are or Would be Drinking Water Threats
Map 4-5  Highgate Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) Map 7-6 Ridgetown Areas Where Activities Related to Pathogens, Chemicals or Dense Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) Are or Would be Drinking Water Threats
Map 4-6 Ridgetown Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) Map 7-7 West Elgin Areas Where Activities Are or Would be Drinking Water Threats
Map 4-7 Highly Vulnerable Aquifers (HVA) Map 7-8 Wheatley Areas Where Activities Are or Would be Drinking Water Threats
Map 4-7a Aquifer Vulnerability    

Appendix 2 - Assessment Report Section Summaries
1.0 Introduction and Background 6.0 Conditions Assessment
2.0 Watershed Characterization 7.0 Threats and Risk Assessment - Water Quality
3.0 Water Budget & Water Quantity Stress Assessment 8.0 Great Lakes
4.0 Vulnerability Assessment 9.0 Data Gaps and Next Steps
5.0 Issues Evaluation  

Appendix 3 - Municipal Drinking Water Systems Summaries
1.0 Chatham & South Chatham-Kent Water Supply System 4.0 West Elgin Water Supply System
2.0 Highgate Water Supply System 5.0 Wheatley Water Supply System
3.0 Ridgetown Water Supply System  

Appendices 4-12
Appendix 4 - Assessment Report Consultation Appendix 9 - Issues Evaluation Flagged Parameters
Appendix 5 - Watershed Characterization
- Characterization Maps
- A5 Addendum - Species at Risk
Appendix 10 - Threats and Risk Assessment
Appendix 6 - Conceptual Water Budget
- Water Budget Maps
Appendix 11 - Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
Appendix 7 - Assessment Report Checklist Appendix 12 - References
Appendix 8 - Issues Evaluation Methodology  
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