Robinson Creek and Tooley Creek Subwatershed Study

Phase 1: Document existing environmental features and relationships (Completed in 2019).

Phase 2: Develop a management strategy. (Completed in 2023)

Phase 3: Outline recommendations for land use plans and identify any further studies. (Completed in 2023)

The Subwatershed Study will balance the natural and human environments in areas that are anticipated to experience urban development. These recommendations will guide sustainable development of land.

The Phase 1 Report has investigated and inventoried the existing natural resources that could potentially be impacted by urban development.  It has:

• Identified and evaluated the location, extent, significance, and sensitivity of the existing natural features of the study area, together with their potential interrelationships with other features;
• Identified sensitive areas and natural hazard lands, and recommended buffers and selected preliminary management practices for these lands; and
• Developed preliminary constraints and opportunities mapping to identify developable and non-developable lands for inclusion in the Secondary Plans within the study area.

Robinson Creek and Tooley Creek Phase 1 Report (Aquafor Beech Limited, November 2019) – Available on request

The Phase 2 and 3 Report prepares a strategy that will allow for sustainable development by managing important natural areas and groundwater, and protecting against flooding and stream bank erosion. 

The identified Management Strategy (Chapter 7) considered existing conditions (Phase 1), the proposed land uses in the study area, and alternative stormwater strategies, and selected a preferred management approach. The recommended measures include actions to address stormwater management requirements, erosion, protection of the natural heritage system and associated ecological features, together with groundwater resources. The report includes an Implementation and Monitoring Plan (Chapter 8), presenting directions to ensure the study findings and recommendations are integrated into the Secondary Plans under development within the study area and any subsequent development applications.

• Robinson Creek and Tooley Creek Phase 2 and 3 Report (Aquafor Beech Limited, March 2023) (PDF) 
  
  • Appendices available on request

• Presentation (PDF)
• Video recording of meeting (available on request)

• Presentation Panels (PDF)