A NEWSLETTER FROM THE CATARAQUI REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY CAT TALES Spring 2015 Issue IN THIS ISSUE Cataraqui Source Protection Plan in Effect • The most voracious The Cataraqui Source Pro- tions, but regionally sensitive to put the Plan into action. killer to invade Ontario tection Plan made under groundwater is also consid- You can learn more about continues its march. the Clean Water Act is now ered. The map below shows the actions that are required Read about the emer- approved and it became ef- all the areas covered by the or recommended for your ald ash borer on page 2 fective on April 1, 2015. Plan. community by visiting www. • Maple Madness was cleanwatercataraqui.ca and a sweet and popular The Plan is part of a provin- Wellhead protection areas using the interactive maps un- early spring treat for cial initiative to provide clean and intake protection zones der the resources tab. There thousands of area resi- and plentiful drinking water have been determined you will also learn about the dents. Photos and story and compliments the efforts around municipal well sup- steps you can take to reduce on page 5 of water treatment plant plies (green arrows in the the risk of polluting municipal • There is a lot to do at operators. Source protection figure below) and intakes and private drinking water CRCA Conservation is all about keeping pollution (purple arrows). Specific supplies. Areas this spring and from affecting our drinking actions are outlined in the summer. See ‘What’s water, now and in the future. Plan to reduce the risk of For more information about Happening’ on page 5 Some types of pollution are these drinking water sources source protection plan and 6 very difficult and expensive becoming polluted. implementation, please • Learn about all the ac- to clean and treat. In some As you can see, more than contact Holly Evans, CRCA tivities and initiatives of cases, drinking water sources 90 percent of the Cataraqui Environmental Technician at the Cataraqui Conser- can be ruined forever. Keep- Source Protection Area is [email protected] or 613-546- vation Foundation on ing water clean is the best either a highly vulnerable 4228 ext. 233 page 8 course of action to keep aquifer (yellow) or a signifi- • New blog project will ourselves safe. cant groundwater recharge For a list of the top 10 actions help connect the CRCA area (orange) (i.e. regionally you can take to help keep with those it serves. For Required actions and recom- sensitive groundwater areas). drinking water sources clean more info see page 10 mendations in the Plan focus Municipalities, provincial • Trumpeter swan pro- mainly on municipally-owned ministries, the Cataraqui see page 8. gram at Mac Johnson drinking water systems that Source Protection Authority Wildlife Area continues serve residential popula- and others are responsible to grow and thrive. See page 11 From left to right: 1. Sandhurst Shores 2. A.L. Dafoe (Napanee) 3. Bath CATARAQUI 4. Fairfield (Amherstview) REGION 5. Point Pleasant (Kingston) CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 6. Kingston Central 7. Sydenham 1641 Perth Road, P.O. Box 160 8. Cana (Kingston Mills) Glenburnie Ontario, K0H 1S0 9. James W. King Phone: 613-546-4228 (Gananoque) Toll-free (613) area code: 1-877-956-CRCA 10. Lansdowne Email: [email protected] 11. Miller Manor Websites: crca.ca & cleanwaterataraqui.ca (Mallorytown) 12. Brockville Spring 2015 Issue Spring 2015 Issue 2 CAT TALES CAT TALES 3 CREATURE FEATURE - Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) New Faces on the CRCA Board Back in the day, the term has even been spotted as far After the 2014 fall municipal voted in as Vice-Chair. ‘creature feature’ referred to north as Sault Ste. Marie. election the Cataraqui Region CRCA Board Members are a horror movie that high- Trees infested with emerald Conservation Authority appointed by the 11 mu- lighted some terrible, scary ash borer have some distinc- (CRCA) has a few new faces nicipalities that are within monster wreaking havoc and tive characteristics: trees around the boardroom table. our jurisdiction and all the mayhem upon the world. appear to be thinning at the Of the 16 board members, appointments are made by crown, have lots of dead 10 are new around the table the elected council of the For us, it’s been the clever branches and leaves are turn- and they are all elected municipality. The number of name for our regular wild- ing yellow. The adult beetles council members from their representatives each munici- life feature in this newslet- emerge in the late spring, various municipalities. Of the pality can appoint is based on ter. But for this installment from the middle of May to six returning board members, the municipal population. It is both meanings are apt as we the end of June and exit from three are elected municipal the responsibility of the Board examine one of the most de- on to lay anywhere from 40 weaker trees; it will go after a D-shaped hole. The larvae councillors and three are Members to represent the structive pests to hit Ontario to 200 eggs. This is where younger, healthier trees as are generally creamy white citizen appointees. views of the citizens within for quite some time, one that the true problem lies. The well. Those under 10 years in colour with a light brown their respective municipali- 2015 Board Members: has systematically attacked eggs are usually housed in the old are then killed before head. On January 28, 2015 the Full ties. and wiped out one particular various cracks and crevices in they reach the age when Authority AGM was held and Athens - Rob Layng Kingston - Lisa Osanic species of tree in communi- the bark on all species of ash they would begin to create So how did this incredibly Robert Morrison, longtime The current list of Board Brockville - Davis LeSueur Kingston - Laura Turner ties across the province, and trees. When they hatch the seeds – almost like rubbing destructive creature come CRCA board member was Members and their contact Brockville - Phil Deery Leeds & 1000 Islands - Jeff Lackie indeed throughout great larvae then begin to methodi- salt into the wounds of the to be such a plague on our voted in as the new Board information is listed on the Elizabethtown-Kitley - Al Hanes Loyalist - Bert Herfst swaths of North America. cally chew – or bore – their ash species. Not only does ecosystem? Chair. Morrison has been a CRCA website at www.crca. Front of Yonge - Robert Morrison Loyalist - Penny Porter way into the more vulnerable the pest kill lots of trees, but The insect is native to a member of the CRCA Board ca/board. All CRCA board Gananoque - Vacant Rideau Lakes - Doug Good We’re talking, of course, interior of the trees, particu- it kills many that would have region of Asia that includes since 2004 and has held the meetings are open to the Greater Napanee - Max Kaiser South Frontenac - Alan Revill about the voracious, seem- larly their vascular system. helped to perhaps prop up parts of eastern Russia, position of Chair and Vice- public and meeting sched- Kingston - Richard Allen South Frontenac - Ross Sutherland ingly indestructible and highly Like our bloodstream, this is the species. northern China, Japan and Chair during his time. New ules, agendas and minutes Kingston - Kevin George resilient emerald ash borer- a how trees receive and spread Korea. Over there it has member Ross Sutherland are available for download on pest that truly defines the water, nutrients and sugars. While the bug only migrates natural predators, including from South Frontenac was our website. concept of the invasive spe- a few kilometres a year a specific type of wasp that cies, and one that is of grow- This means the trees don’t naturally, the movement of uses the recently-emerged ing significance throughout get fed and die … in large logs, lumber, firewood and adult beetle as feed for its Working Near Water? the continent. own young. And the trees numbers. Sources with both wood chips by people is Do you have a building works may also be covered For planning applications, For shoreline, in-water works are generally more resistant the Canadian and American what is causing the spread to project or doing some work under the CRCA’s regulations. regulation permits or devel- (e.g. docks, shoreline retain- The adult beetles are general- to it over there. Here, there governments report that once be more rapid. After starting along your shoreline? If you Before formally submitting opment inquiries please call: ing walls) and enforcement ly about 8.5 millimeters long are no natural barriers to the the emerald ash borer has its journey in Michigan, the are planning to build or alter your application to your 613-546-4228 inquires call: and 1.6 millimeters wide, and spread of the emerald ash made its home in a woodlot, emerald ash borer has spread land (excavation, filling) near municipality, we recommend feature what is actually kind borer, which accounts for its 99 to 100 per cent of the across all parts of southern a wetland, watercourse or that you consult with a CRCA Andrew Schmidt, Develop- Jason Messenger, Devel- of an attractive bright metal- rapid spread and the incred- ash trees in that stand will be Ontario, including the catch- along a shoreline, you may planner in order to make the ment Review Manager at ext. opment Officer at ext. 286 lic green hue. These adults ible number of trees that it dead within six to 10 years. ment area of the Cataraqui require a permit or planning process as smooth as possible.