Ramsey Lake Stewardship Committee Input to the Official Plan
Source Protection Authority
The Ramsey Lake Watershed and Stormwater Outlets
Who gets their drinking water from Ramsey Lake? •
Source Protection Authority
We Need a Complete Watershed Study of Ramsey Lake and of the Impact of Urban Development
• Lake water quality and temperature • Phosphorus and salt levels • Ecology and fish habitat • Recreational capacity • Lake aesthetic and character
Low Impact Development • Designs can save a developer well over 50% of stormwater constructions costs • Reduces the temperature of water reaching Ramsey Lake • Slows water to prevent flooding and erosion • Captures nutrients • All this will reduce bluegreen algae blooms
Green Roof
Bioretention at the Living With Lakes Centre Bioswale at the Living With Permeable pavement on Centre Ramsey Lake Lake Lakes on Ramsey in parking lot
Green Infrastructure
Bell Park
Rainwater Harvesting Rain barrel sale on April 22 at York and Paris street parking lot. Order your $55 rain barrel at www.rainbarrel.ca
Improve shorelines around the lake 12m natural shoreline buffer or just don’t cut grass Acquire key green spaces as defined by the Green Space Panel
Shoreline Classification Project Lake Water Quality Program, 2009
Remove from the OP the University link between Laurentian University and Regent Street.
Ramsey Lake It belongs to all of us and should be protected.