Long Point Region Water Budget Studies

A Tier 1 water budget evaluates watershed-wide water quantity stress levels. A Tier 1 water budget was not completed for the Long Point Region watershed.

A Tier 2 water budget is a more detailed analysis at the subwatershed scale. It includes advanced modelling and more detailed estimates of water use.   

• Long Point Region, Kettle Creek and Catfish Creek Integrated Water Budget, 2009 (PDF - 2 MB)
  
  • Maps to accompany the Water Budget (PDF - 25 MB)
• Long Point Region, Kettle Creek and Catfish creek Tier 2 Stress Assessment, 2009 (PDF - 1.5 MB)
  • Stress Assessment maps (PDF - 8 MB)
• Peer Review Summary Report, 2009 (PDF - 7 MB)

A Tier 3 water budget is a detailed technical study that assesses the water quantity risk to current and future municipal drinking water sources. A variety of scenarios, such as future increased municipal water needs and drought, are evaluated.  

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• Community of Simcoe, Ontario Water Quantity Risk Management Measures Evaluation Process, 2016 (PDF - 8 MB)
• Long Point Region Tier 3 Water Budget and Local Area Risk Assessment, 2015, Chapters 1-9 (PDF - 13 MB)   

The following appendices are a part of the Tier 3 Water Budget and Local Area Risk Assessment:

• Appendix A (part 1): Long Point Region, Physical Characterization Report (PDF - 28 MB)
• Appendix A (part 2): Long Point Region, Physical Characterization Report (PDF - 46 MB)
• Appendix B (part 1): Long Point Region, Model Development and Calibration Report (PDF - 45 MB)
• Appendix B (part 2): Long Point Region, Model Development and Calibration Report (PDF - 43 MB)
• Appendix C: Municipal Wells and Intake - Summary Hydrographs (PDF - 1.5 MB)
• Appendix D: Tier 3 Risk Assessment Peer Review Comments and Responses (PDF - 2 MB)