INTRODUCTION

The Stratford-Avon River Environmental Management Project, which was comprised of a group of comprehensive urban, rural and in-stream studies, was initiated in April, 1980, at the request of the City of Stratford, and was completed in 1984.

Active field investigations, remedial demonstrations, monitoring and technical analyses were largely completed in 1980 and 1981. By the establishment of an Advisory Committee, formal public contacts were maintained throughout the duration of the project with municipal representatives, the Perth County Federation of Agriculture and the Perth County Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Development of a preferred pollution control strategy, preparation of  supporting technical documents and meetings with the public and elected officials were carried out during 1982, the latter to assist in formulating an overall strategy that would hopefully gain general acceptance for future implementation.

Principal funding for the Stratford-Avon River Environmental Management Project was afforded by the Ministry of the Environment. However, a planning and investigational approach involving three task-oriented sub-committees -  Rural, Urban and Stream Management -  was made possible through the co-operative efforts of many individuals representing a number of agencies. Most of the work on rural components of the study was achieved through a contract arranged with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. Other contributions to sub-committee activities were made by staff of the City of Stratford, the Lands Directorate of Environment Canada, the Perth County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority and the Ministry of the Environment. Lists of persons serving on the three sub-committees and the Management and Advisory Committees for the project are included in the Appendix of the Final Report.

Specific courses of action resulting from completion of this project were arrived at through decisions taken by the Ministry of the Environment and the City of Stratford in regard to point-source pollution impacts and through negotiations with staff of other participating agencies and municipal government officials concerning non-point pollution
sources.

Links to Other Archived Environmental Reports

1. Archive Library

2. Misc. Environmental Reports

3. M.O.E.-Funded Reports

4. ManureNet Digital LIbrary

Related Links

Conservation Ontario
International Joint Commission on the Great Lakes Basin  (IJC)
PLUARG (1972-1979)
T.R.I.C.  (1976 - 1982)
C.U.R.B.  (1991-1996

1. The Bioavailability of Phosphorus in the Avon River. 1982. E.L. Pettigrew, D.J. Gregor, Env. Canada [820 KB]

2. Avon River Watershed Report Card (2001). [pdf] UTRCA

3. Are We Doing Enough? Managing Watersheds for Great Lakes Benefits:  Technical Workshop on Nutrients in the Nearshore, Black Creek Pioneer Village, March 3-4, 2009. [pdf]

4. Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement in the Great Lakes Basin: An Overview of Post-PLUARG Developments. (August, 1983).  A Report Submitted by the Nonpoint Source Control Task Force of the Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission.[726 KB pdf]

5. Relationships Between Land Use and Water Quality in Southwestern Ontario. (1986). Gartner Lee Assoc.,  for O.M.E.  [2400 KB]

6. City of Stratford: Natural Heritage Inventory (June 2004) UTRCA

7. Groundwater Study: Summary Document. (2001) Stratford Public Utility Commission. [pdf]