Our Accomplishments
Sewage treatment plant upgrades and optimizations
Phosphorus load restrictions on sewage treatment plants
Phosphorus reductions at sewage treatment plants from 215 kg/day (1970s) to 15 kg/day
Decommissioning of former industrial sites
Carbon filtration at all water treatment plants
Stormwater management guidelines for the Bay of Quinte to protect water quality in the bay.
Habitat enhancement and restoration programs have resulted in over 40 kilometers of shoreline have been planted with native trees, shrubs and grasses to reduce erosion and improve habitats.
Over 800 hectares of wetland have been either rehabilitated or protected.
2010 is the ninth year of the Community Wildlife Monitoring Program where attendance at the annual workshop broke the 100 person mark, an all-time record.
Completed fish and wildlife habitat and fisheries management plans, natural heritage strategies, and a regional pollution prevention and control plan.
Environmental Challenge = BUI #4 - Fish tumours and other deformities -unimpaired 2010
Exciting news, the Bay of Quinte RAP has enough scientific evidence to change the status of one of the environmental challenges facing the Bay - “Fish tumours and other deformities.” Based on the results of a detailed and lengthy study, it was determined that liver tumours in Bay of Quinte brown bullheads are no longer a concern. Brown bullheads were used for this study, since they are considered an indicator species that live near or on the bottom of lakes, rivers, and streams.
The Restoration Council which directs the Bay of Quinte RAP includes members from local Conservation Authorities, federal and provincial agencies and non-government organizations. They work together to implement the recommended actions to restore the Bay of Quinte. The Restoration Council approved the change in status of the environmental challenge, fish tumours and other deformities, to not impaired. Over the next year, there will be more exciting announcements about the success of the Bay of Quinte RAP’s restoration efforts. Stay tuned.
Environmental Challenge - BUI# 7 - Restrictions on dredging activities
Unimpaired 2012
An independent and comprehensive study was completed and it determined that Restrictions on dredging activities BUI #7 is not applicable to conditions in the Bay of Quinte given: There is a lack of industrial harbours where navigational dredging could be required; there are regulations in place that cover the disposal of dredged material from small projects; and sediment studies have been undertaken that show an absence of biological impacts in most areas of the Bay.
A staff report recommended changing the status of BUI#7 Restrictions on dredging activities to Not Impaired and the Restoration Council agreed.