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Hamilton Harbour RAP Monitoring Catalogue: 2019 Season June 2020

June 2020

ISSN: 1914-959X (Print Version) ISSN: 1916-5307 (Online Version)

Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan Monitoring Catalogue

Prepared by: Hamilton Harbour RAP Office Coordinator: Kristin M. O’Connor Researcher/Report Writer: Julie Vanden Byllaardt

2004 Edition (First Published): June 2004 (ISBN: 0 - 9733779 - 4 -1) 2005 Edition: January 2006 (ISBN: 0 - 9733779 - 6 - 8) 2006 Edition: March 2007 (ISBN: 978 - 0 - 9733779 - 7- 2) 2007 Edition: February 2008 (ISSN: 1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online]) 2008 Edition: May 2009 (ISSN: 1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online]) 2009 Edition: January 2010 (ISSN: 1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online]) 2010 Edition: May 2011 (ISSN: 1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online]) 2012 Edition: March 2013 (ISSN: 1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online]) 2016 Edition: December 2016 (ISSN: 1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online]) 2017 Edition: February 2018 (ISSN:1914-959X [print] or 1916-5307 [online])

For more information contact: Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan Office, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, , L7S 1A1, Canada Tel: 905-336-6465; Email: Julie.VandenByllaardt[at]canada.ca Website: www.hamiltonharbour.ca/rap

Photo credts: Front Cover - Spirit of Nature, Back Cover - J. Hall

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Table of Contents 1. Background ...... 1

2. Description of the Area ...... 1

3. Purpose of a Monitoring Catalogue ...... 2

4. Annual Workshop ...... 3

5. Table of Projects Organized by Beneficial Uses ...... 3

6. Catalogue Form Responses ...... 4

Federal Government Central Station Water Quality Monitoring ...... 5 E. coli Contamination Monitoring at Bayfront and Pier 4 Beaches ...... 6 Persistent Organic Pollutants Great Lakes Areas of Concern ...... 8 Hamilton Harbour Colonial Waterbird Counts ...... 10 Great Lakes Herring Gull Egg Contaminants: Annual Monitoring ...... 12 Reproductive Health and Development in Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) and Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Hamilton Harbour ...... 14 Assessments of Reproduction, Health and the Effectiveness of Remediation Activities using Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in Hamilton Harbour ...... 15 Exposure and Toxicity of PAHs to Double-Crested Cormorants in Hamilton Harbour ...... 16 Assessment and Monitoring of Contaminated Sediment and Benthic Conditions in Hamilton Harbour ...... 17 Harmful Algal Blooms in Hamilton Harbour and Associated Beaches ...... 19 Modelling Physical Processes in Hamilton Harbour ...... 20 Telemetry and Monitoring Fish Movement in Hamilton Harbour ...... 21 Fish Community Monitoring (Electrofishing) in Hamilton Harbour ...... 23 Fish & Habitat Science and Monitoring Projects in Hamilton Harbour ...... 25 Phytoplankton Community Monitoring ...... 27 Lower Trophic Level Monitoring ...... 29 Assessing the Effectiveness of the Randle Reef Remediation ...... 31 Monitoring during the Randle Reef Remediation ...... 32 Fish Health and Tumour Assessment during the Randle Reef Remediation ...... 33

Provincial Government Great Lakes Index-Reference Station Monitoring ...... 34 Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program ...... 35 Nearshore Community Index Netting ...... 36 Walleye Stocking Program in Hamilton Harbour ...... 38

Municipal Government Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring ...... 40 Combined Sewer Overflow Monitoring ...... 42 Hamilton Harbour Beach Monitoring Program ...... 43 Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring ...... 44

Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour ...... 45 Angling Survey, Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern ...... 46

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Conservation Authorities Grindstone Creek Water Quality Monitoring ...... 47 Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program ...... 48 Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN) – Hamilton Conservation Authority Watershed ...... 51 Watercourses WQ Monitoring ...... 53 Aquatic Resources Monitoring Program – Spencer Creek Watershed ...... 56 Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project (HHWSP) – Planted and Naturalized Sites ...... 58

Royal Botanical Gardens Water Quality Monitoring – Cootes Paradise and Hendrie Valley System ...... 59 The Fishway ...... 61 Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Creek Emergent Vegetation Survey (2013 Protocol)...... 62 Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Creek Submergent Vegetation Survey (2009 Protocol)...... 64 Turtle Inventory of Carroll’s Bay……………………………………………………………………………………..…... 65 Canada Goose Local Breeding and Moult Migrant Monitoring ...... 66 Calling Amphibian Monitoring Programme ...... 67 Canada Goose and Mute Swan Population Control Programme ...... 69 Fall Migratory Bird Surveys ...... 70 Electrofishing Surveys ...... 71 Fall Fish Spawning Survey ...... 73 Spring Haul Traps ...... 74 Benthic Invertebrate Sampling ...... 75 Sediment Chemistry ...... 77 Marsh Bird Surveys ...... 78 Muskrat Population Monitoring ...... 79

Industry MISA Monitoring (Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement) (ArcelorMittal ) ...... 80 Additional Monitoring for Hamilton Harbour RAP (ArcelorMittal Dofasco) ...... 81 MISA Monitoring (Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement) () ...... 82 Additional Monitoring for Hamilton Harbour RAP (Stelco) ...... 83

Other Eutrophication (Algal Blooms) and Nutrient Modelling of Hamilton Harbour ...... 84 Phosphorus Internal Loading and Recycling ...... 86 Water Quality of the Chedoke Creek Subwatershed ...... 87 Exposure to WWTP Effluent in Cootes Paradise and the Redhill Creek ...... 89 Round Goby Population Dynamics in Hamilton Harbour ...... 91 Seiche Modelling in Hamilton Harbour ...... 93 Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System ...... 94 Aesthetics Monitoring ...... 96

6. Monitoring Program Metadata No Longer Included ...... 98

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Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan Monitoring Catalogue

1. Background

In the late 1980s, 43 Areas of Concern were identified in the Great Lakes basin where the beneficial uses of the water were considered impaired. Hamilton Harbour was identified as one of 17 Canadian Areas of Concern. Annex 2 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) (1978 – as amended 1987, revised 2013) identifies the 14 potentially impaired beneficial uses as:

i. Restriction on fish and wildlife ix. Restrictions on drinking water consumption consumption or taste and odour ii. Tainting of fish and wildlife flavour problems iii. Degraded fish and wildlife populations x. Beach closings (Water contact iv. Fish tumours or other deformities sports) v. Bird or animal deformities or xi. Degradation of aesthetics reproductive problems xii. Added cost to agriculture or industry vi. Degradation of benthos xiii. Degradation of phytoplankton and vii. Restrictions on dredging activities zooplankton populations viii. Eutrophication or undesirable algae xiv. Loss of fish and wildlife habitat

The Remedial Action Plan (RAP) program under the GLWQA is an initiative that requires the Canadian and U.S. governments to develop plans explaining how the problems in each of the Areas of Concern will be addressed. There are three stages to be addressed in Remedial Action Plans: Stage 1 – Environmental Conditions and Problem Definition Stage 2 – Goals, Options and Recommendations Stage 3 – Evaluation of Remedial Measures and Confirmation of Restoration of Uses

For the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern (AOC), Stage 1 was completed in 1989 with a second edition produced in 1992. Stage 2 was completed in 1992, with an update in 2002. Stage 3 will not be written until Hamilton Harbour is ready to apply to be delisted as an AOC.

The Hamilton Harbour RAP is assisted by: the Bay Area Implementation Team (BAIT), the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC), and Hamilton Harbour scientists. The Hamilton Harbour RAP relies on BAIT for implementation of initiatives, BARC for public input, and scientists for ongoing scientific and technical advice. The contributions from these groups cannot be understated. The Hamilton Harbour RAP has met the expectations of the public-at-large and incorporated an ecosystem approach because of these organizations.

2. Description of the Area

Hamilton Harbour is a 2,150 hectare (ha) embayment of connected to the lake by a single ship canal across the sandbar that forms the bay. The conditions in the Harbour reflect natural inputs, human activities, land uses, and drainage from the watershed of 49,400 ha (Figure 1). Cootes Paradise Marsh is a 250 ha, shallow area of both marsh and open water, discharging at an artificial opening into the west end of the Harbour called the .

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Figure 1. Hamilton Harbour Watershed

3. Purpose of a Monitoring Catalogue

This monitoring catalogue has been developed to compile metadata information on monitoring activities occurring throughout Hamilton Harbour in one report. It will help broaden our understanding of what monitoring is happening and identify potential gaps. It has been designed to be updated on an annual basis.

Research vs monitoring. Frequently, these two activities are lumped together as they are closely related; however, there is a difference between the two activities. Research is a short term, intensive effort that examines a defined question to make a conclusion. Monitoring is a long term effort that requires data sets to be consistently collected over an extended period of time to examine trends. Continuing research and development is needed to parallel the routine monitoring. This is important to enable the RAP to deal with new issues and problems as they arise, and to facilitate the regular review and interpretation of the monitoring data.

The audience for this report includes: the RAP Technical Team, the Bay Area Implementation Team (BAIT), the Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC), researchers, and the general public.

A key use for this report is to analyze the progress towards delisting Hamilton Harbour as an AOC. Hamilton Harbour RAP has set out delisting objectives patterned on the IJC’s beneficial uses. The Stage 3 report (Evaluation of Remedial Measures and Confirmation of Restoration of Uses) will require many data sets of long term monitoring information on the delisting objectives to make a case to the IJC for delisting Hamilton Harbour.

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4. Annual Workshop

The current state of research and monitoring involving the RAP is presented on a regular basis through an annual Science Day workshop. In previous years (2019 and earlier), two separate events were held: the RAP Technical Team hosted a Harbour Research and Monitoring Workshop and the Royal Botanical Gardens hosted a Hamilton Harbour Watershed and Cootes Paradise Research and Monitoring Workshop. The Watershed and Cootes Paradise workshop was originally two half-day events (Project Paradise Field season Review, hosted by the RBG, and the Watershed Monitoring and Research workshop, hosted by Halton Conservation/Hamilton Conservation Authority), but was combined to a full-day event in 2015.

5. Table of Projects Organized by Beneficial Uses

Projects often inform more than one beneficial use either directly or indirectly. For ease of use of the catalogue, projects have been organized by the main or one of the main beneficial uses they inform in the table below. Please see individual forms for full details.

Table 1. Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan projects organized by beneficial uses.

Beneficial Use Page Project Restriction on fish 35 Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program (MNRF) and wildlife 45 Angling Survey, Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern (HHRAP) consumption Degraded fish and 10 Hamilton Harbour Colonial Waterbird Counts (ECCC/McMaster U.) wildlife 23 Fish Community Monitoring (Electrofishing) in Hamilton Harbour (DFO) populations 36 Nearshore Community Index Netting (MNRF) 38 Walleye Stocking Program in Hamilton Harbour (MNRF) 61 The Fishway (RBG) 65 Turtle Inventory of Carroll’s Bay (RBG) 67 Calling Amphibian Monitoring Programme (RBG) 70 Fall Migratory Bird Surveys (RBG) 71 Electrofishing Surveys (RBG) 73 Fall Fish Spawning Survey (RBG) 74 Spring Haul Traps (RBG) 78 Marsh Bird Surveys (RBG) 79 Muskrat Population Monitoring (RBG) 91 Round Goby Population Dynamics in Hamilton Harbour (McMaster U.) Fish tumours or 33 Fish Health and Tumour Assessment during the Randle Reef Remediation (ECCC) other deformities Bird or animal 12 Great Lakes Herring Gull Egg Contaminants: Annual Monitoring (ECCC) deformities or 14 Reproductive Health and Development in Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) and reproductive Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Hamilton Harbour (ECCC) problems 16 Exposure and Toxicity of PAHs to Double-Crested Cormorants in Hamilton Harbour (ECCC) Degradation of 8 Persistent Organic Pollutants Great Lakes Areas of Concern (ECCC) benthos 15 Assessments of Reproduction, Health and the Effectiveness of Remediation Activities using Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in Hamilton Harbour (ECCC) 17 Assessment and Monitoring of Contaminated Sediment and Benthic Conditions in Hamilton Harbour (ECCC) 31 Assessing the Effectiveness of the Randle Reef Remediation (ECCC) 32 Monitoring during the Randle Reef Remediation (ECCC)

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75 Benthic Invertebrate Sampling (RBG) 77 Sediment Chemistry (RBG) Restrictions on None dredging activities Eutrophication or 5 Central Station Water Quality Monitoring (ECCC) undesirable algae 19 Harmful Algal Blooms in Hamilton Harbour and Associated Beaches (ECCC) 20 Modelling Physical Processes in Hamilton Harbour (ECCC) 34 Great Lakes Index-Reference Station Monitoring (MNRF) 40 Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring (C of Hamilton) 42 Combined Sewer Overflow Monitoring (C of Hamilton) 44 Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring (C of Burlington) 45 Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour (HHRAP) 47 Grindstone Creek Water Quality Monitoring (CH) 51 Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN) – Hamilton Conservation Authority Watershed (HCA) 53 Cootes Paradise Watercourses WQ Monitoring (HCA) 58 Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project (HHWSP) (CH and HCA) 59 Water Quality Monitoring – Cootes Paradise and Hendrie Valley System (RBG) 80 MISA Monitoring (Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement) (AMD) 81 Additional Monitoring for Hamilton Harbour RAP (AMD) 82 MISA Monitoring (Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement) (Stelco) 83 Additional Monitoring for Hamilton Harbour RAP (Stelco) 84 Eutrophication (Algal Blooms) and Nutrient Modelling of Hamilton Harbour (U of Toronto) 86 Phosphorus Internal Loading and Recycling (U of Toronto) 87 Water Quality of the Chedoke Creek Subwatershed (RUC) 89 Exposure to WWTP Effluent in Cootes Paradise and the Redhill Creek (U of Toronto) 94 Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Beach closings 6 E. coli Contamination Monitoring at Bayfront and Pier 4 Beaches (ECCC) 43 Hamilton Harbour Beach Monitoring Program (C of Hamilton) 66 Canada Goose Local Breeding and Moult Migrant Monitoring (RBG) 69 Canada Goose and Mute Swan Population Control Programme (RBG) Degradation of 96 Aesthetics Monitoring (BARC) aesthetics Degradation of 27 Phytoplankton Community Monitoring (DFO) phytoplankton and 29 Lower Trophic Level Monitoring (DFO zooplankton populations Loss of fish and 21 Telemetry and Monitoring Fish Movement in Hamilton Harbour (DFO) wildlife habitat 25 Fish & Habitat Science and Monitoring Projects in Hamilton Harbour (DFO) 48 Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program 56 Aquatic Resources Monitoring Program – Spencer Creek Watershed (HCA) 62 Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Creek Emergent Vegetation Survey (RBG) 64 Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Creek Submergent Vegetation Survey (RBG) 93 Seiche Modelling in Hamilton Harbour (U of Toronto)

6. Catalogue Form Responses

All of the forms returned to the RAP Office follow, grouped by agency. In some cases the updates were not confirmed by the agency, but the RAP Office was able to provide an update of the dates of monitoring with confidence due to other interactions with those people.

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Central Station Water Quality Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada – National Water Research Institute BENEFICIAL USE BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Water quality PARAMETERS MONITORED Phosphorus, oxygen, ammonia, nitrate+nitrite, chlorophyll, Secchi transparency, particulate organic carbon and nitrogen, dissolved organic and inorganic carbon, temperature/oxygen/conductivity profiles YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1987 - 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Monthly (weather permitting) January to March; bi-weekly April and May; weekly from June to September; bi-weekly October and November; Monthly (weather permitting) December SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Van Dorn water sampling bottle, electronic profiler for oxygen, temperature and conductivity, water samples analyzed at NWRI LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Station 1001 (center station) and at 3 more stations (9030, 9031 and 9033, which are the Map of Site(s) Attached North east corner, West Harbour and Windermere outlet stations respectively). Center station is sampled every year whereas stations 9030, 9031 and 9033 are sampled systematically every other year starting in 2007 and irregularly prior to that. DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: MS Access database.

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hiriart-Baer et al. 2016.Hamilton Harbour over the last 25 years: Insights from a long-term comprehensive water quality monitoring program. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 19(2): 124-133. Hiriart-Baer et al. 2009. Water quality trends in Hamilton Harbour: Two decades of change in nutrients and chlorophyll a. Journal of Great Lakes Research 35: 293-301. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) An on-going challenge is acquiring samples between January and March. As a result little information exists for the winter period which is an issue particularly for ammonia, but also for carbon flux to the sediments in the context of winter blooms. Evidence of substantial increases in the accumulation rate of soluble Phosphorus in the hypolimnion suggests an increasing sediment Phosphorus efflux since ca. 2005 which is somewhat anomalous given the long history of anoxia in the harbour. Additional sampling of hypolimnetic waters at station 1001 has been implemented with a remote sampler to further improve understanding of possible mechanisms. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION David Depew Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4790 METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition 43.320 9030 Lake Ontario Grindstone Creek Hamilton Harbour 1001 9033 43.285 9031

Cootes Paradise Windermere arm 5 Red Hill Creek 43.250 -79.90 -79.85 -79.80 -79.75 Hamilton Harbour RAP Monitoring Catalogue: 2019 Season June 2020

TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM E. coli Contamination Monitoring at Bayfront and Pier 4 Beaches NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada – National Water Research Institute BENEFICIAL USE

BU x – Beach Closings BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Characterize E. coli numbers in pore water of beach sand, adjacent lake water, and stormwater runoff. PARAMETERS MONITORED E. coli, nutrients YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Weekly collection: part of 2005 season, 2006 - 2017 2020 weather pending Spatial Survey: October 2005, October 2006 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Every week from April until November. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Collected pore water from holes in the beach sand and waded to collect nearshore lake water Lake water was collected by boat from 5 stations in near shore/off shore transects at Bayfront and Pier 4 Beach. 5 ankle depth and 5 waist depth samples were collected at once a week. An experiment was conducted at Pier 4 Beach June 21 to July 29, 2010 to evaluate E.coli abundance in beach sand using two grooming techniques. Experiment conducted at Bayfront Beach to evaluate E.coli abundance in beach sand using three grooming techniques 2011 Collected stormwater runoff intercepting Bayfront Beach and applied SCS CN model to estimate E. coli loads 2012. Collected nearshore water samples at Bayfront Beach to characterize E. coli and nutrient concentrations during wet and dry events 2012 Collected nearshore water samples at Bayfront Beach to characterize E. coli and nutrient concentrations and compare to centre station in Hamilton Harbour 2013 Compared TP concentration at ankle depth, waist depth at Bayfront Beach to west harbour station and centre station 2014 Collaborated with Ram Yerubandi and Jun Zhao of ECCC to run ELCOM to estimate flow velocities at Bayfront Beach 2015 under 3 different scenarios. Collected waist depth E. coli at Pier 4 each during CHABs to determine if beach would be posted in spite of blooms. 2016 Sand samples were collected in May 2017 for E. coli analysis before sand addition at Pier 4 beach. Samples were to be collected during and post sand addition to investigate if sand addition in conjunction with bird deterrent measures impact E. coli numbers in sand and nearshore surface water. However, due to exceptionally high water levels in Hamilton Harbour this study was postponed until 2020. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Pier 4 Beach and Bayfront Beach Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Report

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Milne, J., S. Gilpin, and J. Fortuna. 2017. A review of Hamilton Harbour Beaches: Towards delisting 2020, successes and challenges. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 20 (3):278-284. Edge, T.A. and S. Hill. 2007. Multiple lines of evidence to identify the sources of fecal pollution at a freshwater beach in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Water Res. 41: 3585-3594 Milne, J., S. Gilpin, J. Fortuna Characterizing E. coli density in beach sand using three grooming techniques at Bayfront Beach, Hamilton, Ontario. Milne, J. Watershed Stressors and Nutrients Characterizing E. coli loads in storm water runoff and phosphorus in nearshore surface water at Bayfront Beach, Hamilton Harbour, Ontario.

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CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION David Depew Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4790 METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 March 2007 – 3rd Edition

E. coli Contamination Monitoring at Bayfront and Pier 4 Beaches

Collect pore water and Five stations were sampled nearshore waded to collect nearshore water. to offshore by boat at both beaches.

Methods 1 Beach Transect

Hamilton Harbour Methods 2

2 - 3m Stations sampled by boat

A B C D Water Sand Water Water Hole Hole Sample Sample waded waded 0.5 – 1.0 m

Surf zone Pier 4 Park Bayfront Park

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Sampling locations at Pier 4 Beach Beach grooming experiment at Pier 4 Beach.

Pier 4 Beach >2424 MPN/100ml 2006 Sand Walkway

AccessAccess Gate Gate Ankle depth samples Line of Buoys

Waist depth samples Treatment Plots Buoys

Offshore samples Fence Line

Access Gate Access Gate

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Persistent Organic Pollutants Great Lakes Areas of Concern NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada – National Water Research Institute BENEFICIAL USE

BU vi – Degradation of Benthos BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Suspended sediment and whole water monitoring PARAMETERS MONITORED PCBs, dioxins and furans, pesticides (organochlorine and current-use), PAHs, new organic pollutants, mercury, metals YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1988 - 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Monthly from May – November SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Sediment traps deployed and refurbished monthly during field season (April to November). Deployment sites correspond to NWRI index stations in the western area of the harbour (influenced by inflow from Cootes), northeastern area (influenced by Burlington STP outfall and Indian Creek), central area (deep-water depositional area), at the Windermere Basin bridge, and at the outflow of Windermere Arm to the open harbour. Additional stations have been added in proximity to Randle Reef to assess suspended sediment quality before, during and after sediment remediation. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) 7 Stations (9030, 9031, 9032, 9033, 9081, 9083, 914) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet and database

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Milani, D., L. Grapentine, D.A. Burniston, M. Graham, and C.H. Marvin. 2017. Trends in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, bottom sediment quality. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 20(3): 295-307. Burniston, D.A., J. Jia, M.N. Charlton, L. Thiessen, B.E. McCarry, and C.H. Marvin. 2016. Trends in Hamilton Harbour suspended sediment quality. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 19(2): 141-149. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Dr. Chris Marvin Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Environment and Climate Change Canada, AEMRB 905-319-6919 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Hamilton Harbour Colonial Waterbird Counts NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) To monitor colony location and nesting populations of colonial waterbirds (Herring and Ring-billed Gulls, Double-crested Cormorants, Common and Caspian Terns, Black-crowned Night Herons) that nest at various sites within Hamilton Harbour. PARAMETERS MONITORED Number of apparently occupied nests YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Continuous data set from 1959-2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Spring - once per year SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Ground counts of AON (apparently occupied nests) are performed at various times (depending on the species) in the spring at the different colony locations. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Various Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Gilroy, 2019. Status Assessment Report of the Beneficial Use Impairment “Degradation of Wildlife Populations” for the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern. Report submitted to the Colonial Waterbird Subcommittee, Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan, and Great Lakes Areas of Concern Section, Environment and Climate Change Canada. 59 pp. Pynenburg, B.P., D.J. Moore, and J.S. Quinn. 2017. Efficacy of decoys and familiar versus unfamiliar playback calls in attracting common terns to a rehabilitated wetland on Lake Ontario. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 20(3): 285-294. Zanchetta, C.V., D.J. Moore, D.V.C. Weseloh, and J.S. Quinn. 2016. Population trends of colonial waterbirds nesting in Hamilton Harbour in relation to changes in habitat and management. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Manage-ment 19(2):192-205. Somers, C. M., M. N. Lozer, and J. S. Quinn. 2007. Interactions between Double-crested Cormorants and Herring Gulls at a shared nesting site. Waterbirds 30: 241-250. Morris, R.D., C. Pekarik, D.V.C. Weseloh, and J.S. Quinn. 2001. Progress toward colonial waterbird population targets in Hamilton Harbour (1998-2000). Ontario Birds. 19(1): 12-25. Dobos, R.Z., J. Struger, H. Blokpoel, and D. V. Weseloh. 1988. The status of colonial waterbirds nesting at Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, 1959-1987. Ontario Birds 6: 51-60. Quinn, J.S., and J. Sidervan. 1998. Experimental measures of nesting substrate preference in Caspian Terns, Sterna caspia, and the successful colonization of human constructed islands. Biological Conservation 85: 63-68. Lampman, K.P., M.E. Taylor, and H. Blokpoel. 1996. Management of Caspian Terns in Hamilton Harbour, 1993-1995. Colonial Waterbirds 19(1): 135-138. Quinn, J.S., R.D. Morris, H. Blokpoel, D.V. Weseloh, and P.J. Ewins. 1996. Design and management of bird nesting habitat: tactics for conserving colonial waterbird biodiversity on artificial islands in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53(Suppl. 1): 45-57. Gebauer, M.B., R.Z. Dobos, and D.V. Weseloh. 1993. Historical review of water bird populations and annotated list of water birds associated with Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario, 1857-1990. Occcasional Paper Number 78, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. Gebauer, M.B., R.Z. Dobos, and D.V. Weseloh. 1992. Waterbird surveys at Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, 1985-1988. J. Great Lakes Res. 18(3):420-439.

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CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) A Status Assessment recommending redesignation of BUI3b Wildlife Populations from Impaired to Not Impaired was prepared and presented to the public in 2019. The Remedial Action Plan is currently reviewing comments. Continued management and monitoring of nesting populations is planned. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION David Moore Population Assessment Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Canadian Wildlife Service 905-315-5234 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

Sampling locations are approximate

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Great Lakes Herring Gull Egg Contaminants: Annual Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU v – Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) To monitor spatial and temporal trends in contaminants and their effects in wildlife (Herring Gulls) on the Great Lakes. PARAMETERS MONITORED OC / PCBs; non-ortho PCBs; Dioxins / Furans; mercury; brominated flame retardants YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987,1989, 1991-2019 Annual FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Spring - once per year SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Thirteen fresh Herring Gull eggs are collected randomly (one per nest) from Herring Gull nests in Hamilton Harbour. This usually occurs between 24 April and 6 May; freshness of the eggs is confirmed through egg flotation at each site, if necessary. Eggs are placed in a cushioned carton, refrigerated within 48 hrs at 5ºC and sent to NWRC for processing usually within four weeks. Clutch volumes are derived from length and width measurements of all three eggs in a clutch; the same clutch as that from which the sample egg is taken. Data have been entered onto the ECCC Data catalogue LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Eastport Drive, 43 16'42" 79 47'24" and Northeast Shoreline Islands, 43 18'30" 79 48'18" Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Database on ECCC data catalogue

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hughes, K.D., D. Crump, K. Williams, S.R. de Solla, and P.A. Martin. 2018. Assessment of the wildlife reproduction and deformities Beneficial Use Impairment in the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern – colonial waterbirds. Environment and Climate Change Canada – Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division report. February 2018. 37 pp. Bishop, C.A., S. Trudeau, D. Janz, and K.D. Hughes. 2016. Contaminant concentrations and biomarkers in 21-day old herring gulls (Larus argentatus) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) from eastern Lake Ontario, and from Hamilton Harbour in western Lake Ontario in 1989 and 1990. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 19(2): 181-191. de Solla S.R., Weseloh D.V.C., Hughes K.D., Moore D.J. 2016. 40 year decline of organic contaminants in eggs of herring gulls (Larus argentatus) from the great lakes, 1974 to 2013. Waterbirds. 39: 171-180. Hughes, K.D., S.R. de Solla, D.V.C Weseloh, and P.A. Martin. 2016. Long-term trends in legacy contaminants in aquatic wildlife in the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 19(2): 171-180. Letcher R.J., Su G., Moore J.N., Williams L.L., Martin P.A., de Solla S.R., Bowerman W.W. 2015. Perfluorinated sulfonate and carboxylate compounds and their precursors in recent eggs of herring gulls from across the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America: distribution and exposure implications. Sci Total Environ. 538: 468-477 Weseloh D.V.C., Pekarik C. and S.R. de Solla. 2006. Spatial patterns and rankings of contaminant concentrations in herring gull eggs from 15 sites in the Great Lakes and connecting channels, 1988-2002. Environ. Monitor. Assess. 113: 265-284. Koster, M.D., D.P. Ryckman, D.V.C. Weseloh and J. Struger. 1996. Mercury levels in Great Lakes Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) eggs, 1972-1992. Env. Pollution. 93(3):261-270. Weseloh, D.V. P. Hamr, C.A. Bishop and R.J. Norstrom. 1995. Organochlorine contaminant levels in waterbird species from Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario: an IJC Area of Concern. J. Great Lakes Res. 21(1):121-137. Hebert, C.E., R.J. Norstrom, M. Simon, B.M. Braune, D.V. Weseloh and C.R. Macdonald. 1994. Temporal trends and sources of PCDDs and PCDFs in the Great Lakes: Herring Gull egg monitoring, 1981-1991. Environ. Sci. Tech. 28:1268-1277.

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CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) A Status Assessment recommending redesignation of BUI5 Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems to Not Impaired was prepared and presented to the public in 2019. The Remedial Action Plan is currently reviewing comments. Eggs collected annually were analyzed for OC/PCBs, mercury, and flame retardants; however testing for dioxins/furans and perfluorinated compounds are not conducted annually. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Shane de Solla Wildlife Toxocologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4879 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Reproductive Health and Development in Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) and Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU v – Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Northern Leopard Frogs and Snapping Turtles PARAMETERS MONITORED Frogs: 1) Hatching success and frequencies of deformities in embryos exposed to water and sediment from five AOC locations; 2) Deformities surveys of wild populations; 3) Maturing young of year frogs assessed for gonadal deformities (testicular ooctyes & contaminant body burdens (fall)); 4) Caging studies of embryos and tadpoles to transformation in Cootes Paradise; hatching success and frequencies of deformities in embryos exposed to water and sediment from cage locations (lab study) Turtles: 1) Hatching success (artificially-incubated) and hatchling deformities using clutches of eggs collected from sites; 2) Eggs were also analyzed for contaminants, including PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and mercury, to assess exposure YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2012-2013 free-living frogs; 2014-16 frog caging; 2012-2014, 2016 turtle eggs, 2017 free-living frog gonads None FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Turtle eggs – collection in spring, eggs incubated until fall hatching period. Frogs free living – early spring assessment of embryos; summer - deformities; early fall - contaminants, gonadal deformities. Frogs caging – early spring deployment of cages, in place until transformation to frogs in July; exposure study in lab following collections of water & sediment from cage locations. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Turtles – 10 clutches/location; Frogs free living – 5 reps of 30 eggs for embryonic tests, 100 juvenile frogs for summer deformities, 30 male frogs for fall gonadal deformities; Frogs caging – 5 reps of 30 tadpoles/site; 5 reps of 30 eggs for embryonic tests. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Frogs: Grindstone Creek, Cootes Paradise, Beverly Swamp (upstream reference) Map of Site(s) Attached Turtles: Grindstone Creek, Cootes Paradise, reference site (upstream and/or Long Point) DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Various – spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hughes, K.D., S.R. de Solla, and P.A. Martin. 2019. Assessment of the wildlife reproduction and deformities Beneficial Use Impairment in the Hamilton Harbor Area of Concern – snapping turtles. Environment and Climate Change Canada – Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division report. June 2019. 31 pp. A Status Assessment recommending redesignation of BUI5 Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems to Not Impaired was prepared and presented to the public in 2019. The Remedial Action Plan is currently reviewing comments. Final year of frog caging occurred in 2016. In 2017, gonadal deformity survey of wild free living frogs targeting West Pond were conducted, given prevalence of pharmaceuticals and hormones in water. Final year of turtle sampling occurred in 2016. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Shane de Solla Wildlife Toxocologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4879 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 March 2013 – 8th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Assessments of Reproduction, Health and the Effectiveness of Remediation Activities using Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU vi – Degradation of Benthos (Randle Reef Project) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Assess wildlife reproduction and health in Hamilton Harbour and Cootes Paradise and the effectiveness of remediation activities at Randle Reef using tree swallows as a high trophic level species PARAMETERS MONITORED Reproductive success of nesting tree swallows measured at two Hamilton Harbour locations, three Cootes Paradise locations and Long Point reference location (25 nest boxes per location). Contaminant burdens (PCBs and organochlorines, mercury, flame retardants) measured in eggs from locations; other metals in eggs and PAHs in chicks measured from Hamilton Harbour locations only. Health parameters measured are thyroid hormones (blood), stress hormones (feathers), immune function (skin response test) and EROD induction (liver and lung) measured in tissues of chicks (as indicated). Parameters will be compared between pre- and post-remediation time periods at Hamilton Harbour locations. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2013-2017: Hamilton Harbour since 2013, Cootes Paradise since 2015 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Nests boxes are cleaned out in April for arrival of nesting tree swallows; clutches of eggs initiated in early-mid May and nest boxes monitored 1-2 times per week until chicks fledge in late June-early July. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Tree swallow eggs – at clutch completion, two eggs from five nests at each location collected for contaminant analysis. Tree swallow chicks – when chicks are 16-days-old, blood and feather collections for thyroid function (10 chicks per location) and stress response (15 chicks per location) and for immune function test (15 chicks per location); chicks sacrificed for liver and lung for EROD determination and PAH analysis (15 chicks per location, 2013 and/or 2014, 2017). LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Randle Reef (43°16'20.32"N, 79°49'54.76"W); Bayfront Park (43°16'22.05"N, Map of Site(s) Attached 79°52'19.38"W); Princess Point (43°16'22.36"N, 79°53'37.35"W); Spencer Creek (43°16'13.41"N, 79°55'37.25"W); Boathouse (43°17'0.78"N, 79°53'53.28"W) DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Various spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Shane de Solla Wildlife Toxocologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4879 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Exposure and Toxicity of PAHs to Double-Crested Cormorants in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU v – Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Assess the exposure, bioaccumulation and toxicity of airborne PAHs to birds in Hamilton Harbour PARAMETERS MONITORED Assessment of genetic mutation rates of cormorant chicks due to air pollution. Measurement of PAHs in cormorant liver, and in air near colonies. Assessment of gene expression of gene pathway associated with gene repair, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Parameters will be compared between birds from Hamilton Harbour, and from reference sites outside of the AOC. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2010-2017 None FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Although not assessed annually, work has occurred in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Cormorant eggs – one eggs from 13 nests at one or two colonies collected for contaminant analysis in 2014-2017. Cormorant chicks –blood, liver and/or lung have been collected on some years. Blood have been used to measure perfluorinated compounds, and liver and lung have been collected for PAH analyses, as well as gene expression. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Pier 27 (43.283539, -79.793871), Centre Island (43.304847, -79.802931), Farr Island, Map of Site(s) Attached (43.311152, -79.809378), Mohawk Island, Lake Erie (42.833749, -79.522779), Joseph Lake, Muskoka region (45.142333, -79.697590) DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Various spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hughes, K.D., D. Crump, K. Williams, S.R. de Solla, and P.A. Martin. 2018. Assessment of the wildlife reproduction and deformities Beneficial Use Impairment in the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern – colonial waterbirds. Environment and Climate Change Canada – Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division report. February 2018. 37 pp. Wang D, de Solla SR, Lebeuf M, Bisbicos T, Barrett GC, Alaee M. 2017. Determination of linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in blood of turtles, cormorants, and seals from Canada. Sci Total Environ. 574: 1254-1260. De Silva AO, Spencer C, Ho KCD, Al Tarhuni M, Go Cg, Houde M, de Solla SR, Lavoie R, King LE, Muir DCG, Fair P, Wells RS, Bossart, GD. 2016. Perfluoroalkylphosphinic acids in northern pike (Esox lucius), double-crested cormorants(Phalacrocorax auritus), and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in relation to other perfluoroalkyl acids. Environ Sci Technol. 50:10903-13. King LE, de Solla SR, Small, JM, Sverko, E, Quinn, JS. 2014. Microsatellite DNA mutations in Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) associated with exposure to PAH-containing industrial air pollution. Environ Sci Technol48:11637-11645

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) A Status Assessment recommending redesignation of BUI5 Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems to Not Impaired was prepared and presented to the public in 2019. The Remedial Action Plan is currently reviewing comments. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Shane de Solla Ecotoxicologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4879 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Assessment and Monitoring of Contaminated Sediment and Benthic Conditions in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU vi – Degradation of Benthos BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Benthic invertebrates and surficial sediment for physico-chemical properties and laboratory bioassays PARAMETERS MONITORED Benthic macroinvertebrate composition and abundance; sediment metals, PAHs, total PCBs, total organic C, total P, total Kjeldahl N (TKN), particle size; overlying water total P, TKN, nitrates/nitrites, total ammonia, temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen; survival, growth, and reproduction of 4 benthic invertebrates in laboratory bioassays YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2000-2014 Completion of ECF FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Pre-remediation baseline monitoring in the fall (Sept-Oct), after completion of remediation project and every 5 years thereafter SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) BEAST (Benthic Assessment of Sediment) sampling protocol; sampling depth is 0-10 cm. Invertebrates sampled using core tubes (10 cm length  6.5 cm diameter) inserted into a mini box-corer or by Ponar grabs. Sediment for chemistry sampled by mini-box core or Ponar grab; for bioassays by petite Ponar. Overlying water samples (Niskin bottle) taken ½ m from the bottom. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Site Easting Northing Site Easting Northing Map of Site(s) Attached 70M268 598849 4791391 7015 594721 4795224 7058 598436 4791222 7019 594439 4794632 70M20 598080 4791899 7024 593312 4794363 7002 597710 4792213 7025 593306 4793422 7004 597475 4792537 7045 594982 4793241 70M4 597351 4793328 7047 596081 4792886 7059 594479 4791772 70M258 594395 4793530 7063 594438 4791994 7035 592733 4792420 7064 594649 4792102 7038 593424 4792110 7062 594565 4792405 7036 590704 4791909 7061 594214 4792173 70M270 591500 4792530 7022 594247 4792672 7007 596211 4795442 7013 595720 4794177 DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet and database, reports

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Milani, D., L. Grapentine, D.A. Burniston, M. Graham and C. Marvin. 2017. Trends in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, Bottom Sediment Quality. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. Accepted. Milani, D., L.C. Grapentine. 2017. Hamilton Harbour 2014 survey of benthic conditions and trends from 1990 or 2000 WSTD Technical Report. In review. Milani, D., L.C. Grapentine. 2016. Prioritization of sites for sediment remedial action at Randle Reed, Hamilton Harbour.

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Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 19(2):150-160. Milani, D., and L.C. Grapentine. 2006. The application of BEAST sediment quality guidelines to Hamilton Harbour, an Area of Concern. NWRI Contribution No. 06-407. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Dr. Lee Grapentine Research Scientist Danielle Milani Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905 336-6479 [email protected] 905 336-4760 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2017-09 December 2016 – 9th Edition

Hamilton Harbour sampling locations in 2014

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Harmful Algal Blooms in Hamilton Harbour and Associated Beaches NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae, BU x – Beach Closings BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Harmful algal/cyanobacterial blooms and associated toxins and water quality parameters. Evaluation of sampling and analytical methods, on-site response tools. PARAMETERS MONITORED Phytoplankton taxonomy, phycotoxins, nutrients, pigments YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2010-2017 Field work concluding in 2017 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Weekly from May to October (less frequently in some years) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Offshore and shoreline sampling, sub-surface and near bottom water, scum if present LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Four sites offshore, Bayfront beach, Pier 4 beach, Cootes Paradise (some years) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Taranu, Z.E., Pick, F.R., Creed, I.F., Zastepa, A., and S.B. Watson. 2019. Meteorological and Nutrient Conditions Influence Microcystin Congeners in Freshwaters. Toxins 11:620-640. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Arthur Zastepa Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4779 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Modelling Physical Processes in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Meteorology and physical limnology in Hamilton Harbour PARAMETERS MONITORED Currents, water temperature; water quality on moorings (dissolved oxygen, turbidity, conductivity), winds, solar radiation, atmospheric pressure, etc. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2006, 2008, 2017, and project dependent in other years Project dependent FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Mooring data hourly SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Winch based profiler for water quality, ADCP for currents LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Deep Hole (1001), CCIW breakwall and roof top Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Matlab files

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Yerubandi, R.R. L. Boegman, H. Bolkhari, and V. Hiriat-Baer. 2016. Physical processes affecting water quality in Hamilton Harbour. Aquatic Ecosystem and Health Management 19(2):114-123. Rao, Y.R., C. M. Marvin, J. Zhao. 2009. Application of a numerical model for circulation, temperature and pollutant distribution in Hamilton Harbour, J. Great Lakes Res., 35, 61-73.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Long term deployments at the central station has occasional problems with failures due to malfunctions DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Reza Valipour Research Science AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-4598 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Telemetry and Monitoring Fish Movement in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Acoustic telemetry is being used to track fish species year round within Hamilton Harbour and between the Harbour and Lake Ontario. To date, 188 individual fishes from nine species of fish have been tagged including Walleye, Northern Pike, Longnose Gar, Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch, White Sucker, Goldfish, Smallmouth Bass, and Freshwater Drum. Fish are being monitored by 35 receivers for tracking movement within Hamilton Harbour. Detection ranges cover the canal entranceway, the restored habitats, the entrances to marsh areas, areas of low dissolved oxygen, and at several locations in Cootes Paradise. PARAMETERS MONITORED Acoustic data known as “detections” YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2015 – 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) The majority of the receivers are deployed year-round (see map) but some receivers that are in shallow water (e.g. Cootes Paradise receivers) will be removed in the fall for the winter and re-deployed in the spring. The receivers collect data continuously and for some species collect both spatial and depth information. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Acoustic data detections are downloaded twice a year. Analyses of the acoustic detections at the various receivers will be able to help scientists target and understand fish movements in and out of Hamilton Harbour, seasonal habitat use, responses to summer anoxia, and use of restored habitats. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Hamilton Harbour Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Various formats (data will be made available through the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System, an online data sharing portal) PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Brooks, J.L., Midwood, J.D., Gutowsky, L.F.G., Boston, C.M., Doka, S.E., Hoyle, J.A., & Cooke, S.J. 2019. Spatial ecology of reintroduced walleye (Sander vitreus) in Hamilton Harbour of Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45:167-175. Midwood, J.D., Reddick, D., Brooks, J., Boston, C., Doka, S.E., & Cooke, S.J. 2018. Intracoelomic implantation of transmitters in Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society: 147:704-710. Brooks, J.L., Doka, S.E., Gorsky, D., Gustavson, K., Hondorp, D., Iserman, D., Midwood, J.D., Pratt, T., Rous, A., Withers, J., Krueger, C.C., & Cooke, S.J. 2017. Use of fish telemetry in restoration planning, management, and monitoring of Areas of Concern in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Environmental Management 60: 1139-1154.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) This project is on track. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jon Midwood Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Fisheries and Oceans Canada 905-336-4842 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Fish Community Monitoring (Electrofishing) in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Boat electrofishing surveys were conducted at 100m transects at 1.5 m depth on a seasonal basis every 2 or 3 years between 1988 and 2019. This program complements the Nearshore Community Index Netting (NSCIN) trap net program by OMNR. PARAMETERS MONITORED Index of Biological Integrity (IBI) and (e.g. percentage piscivore biomass) and species catch (i.e. numbers and biomass) trends over time YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Between 1988 – 2019 (every 2-3 years) 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) June - October SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Electrofishing: catch data are collected from 100 m transects at 30 fixed sampling locations (1.5 m depth); fork length (mm) and weight (g) are recorded for individuals. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) East, North and West shorelines of Hamilton Harbour Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Data can be extracted from a central database to spreadsheets PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Boston, C.M., R.G. Randall, J.A. Hoyle, J.L. Mossman, and J.N. Bowlby. 2016. The fish community of Hamilton Harbour: status, stressors, and remediation over 25 years. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society 19(2): 206-218.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Christine Boston Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Fisheries and Oceans Canada 905-336-6287 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Fish & Habitat Science and Monitoring Projects in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat; BU iiia Degradation of Fish Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)  Echosounding surveys determine the type and amount of vegetation from edge of bed extent (approx. 5 m offshore) to the shoreline at each site. Diversity and/or % cover and validated and assessed using grab samples and quadrat methods. SAV model developed for CP and GC areas. Oxygen and temperature monitoring  Dissolved oxygen and temperature are measured for each sampling point at 1m below surface, sometimes mid-water column, and 1m above bottom. Spatial interpolation products being used to map out habitat supply for low O2 tolerance guilds. Habitat models / restoration projects  Mapping of aquatic vegetation, elevation contours, shorelines, water bodies, substrates, restoration actions, temperature and oxygen dynamics and possibly water clarity, wind exposure or fetch Fish Trawling, & Acoustics / Windermere Basin advisory/ fyke netting  Acoustics to observe fish distributions in 3 seasons; sonde tows, trawling to target species identification (2016, 2018)  DOT logger deployment, August fyke netting and advisory input on Windermere wetland management PARAMETERS MONITORED Vegetation density, distribution and composition; dissolved oxygen; conductivity; water temperature and Secchi depth, spatial analysis of historical and current habitat layers, fish distributions linked to water / habitat variables YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1992-1996, 2002-2018 2021 (some but not all projects) FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) April to November / December ( overwinter info from telemetry / loggers); spatial surveys are less frequent (every 2-3 yrs) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) SAV surveys are conducted in coastal nearshore at set transects and areas for acoustics; water variables at set points at fine time scale or simultaneous tows / points / profiles with other sampling such as SAV or fish acoustics LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) All areas of Harbour but focus on East, North and West shorelines of Hamilton Harbour Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: some data would require partner ok Geodatabase (ESRI) and other formats (Access mdbs and csv files) PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Tang, R.W.K., Doka, S.E., Gertzen, E.L., Neigum, L.M. 2020. Dissolved Oxygen Tolerance Guilds of Adult and Juvenile Great Lakes Fish Species. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. XXXX: x + XX p. Gardner Costa, J., Remillard, C., Doolittle, A., Doka, S.E. 2020. Hamilton Harbour shoreline survey — 2006. Can. Tech Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. XXXX: xx + 42 p. Gardner Costa, J., Tang, R.W.K., Leisti, K.E., Midwood, J.D., Doka, S.E. 2019. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Survey in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, 2016. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3320: viii + 43 p. Bowlby, J.N · V.P. Hiriart-Baer · E.A. Blukacz-Richards · R. Yerubandi, S.E. Doka, T.L. Long, and K.M. O’Connor. 2016. Evaluation of the Remedial Action Plan goal for dissolved oxygen in Hamilton Harbour: A goal based on habitat requirements for Cisco. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 19(2): 134-140.

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Gertzen, Doka, Tang, Bowlby, Yerubandi. 2016. Long-Term Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Monitoring in Hamilton

Harbour, Lake Ontario (2006-2013). DFO Technical Report 3092. Leisti, K.E., T. Theӱsmeӱer, S.E. Doka, and A. Court. 2016. Aquatic vegetation trends from 1992 to 2012 in Hamilton Harbour and Cootes Paradise, Lake Ontario. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 19(2): 219-229. Doolittle, A.G., C.N. Bakelaar, and S.E. Doka. 2010. Spatial framework for storage and analyses of fish habitat data in Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern: Hamilton Harbour geodatabase case study. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2879: 81 p.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) There are historic GIS data gaps and not all data are sourced from DFO (sharing data may involve other agencies in the form of licenses or agreements). Our time trend and spatial information for some variables is sparse so some significant modelling may be involved (e.g. SAV, T, DO, water clarity) or substantial spatial surveys needs to be undertaken (e.g. substrate, elevation). Surveys and a modelling may be conducted by ourselves or with partners or through contracts. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Susan Doka Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Fisheries and Oceans Canada 905-336-4498 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

Location of Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Loggers:

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Phytoplankton Community Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Science BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiii – Degradation of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Abundance, community structure and productivity of phytoplankton, microbial loop and their physical habitat PARAMETERS MONITORED Abundance and biomass of phytoplankton (green algae, cyanobacteria, etc.) abundance only for bacteria, HNF. Size fractionated primary productivity and bacterial growth rates. Temperature, light attenuation, dissolved oxygen and pigment profiles. Chlorophyll a, water chemistry (phosphorus and nitrogen). YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Biweekly, May through October SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Integrated water sample over fixed depth when unstratified, epilimnetic water when stratified deeper than 6m. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Hamilton Harbour various locations main stations are HH6 43° 18.117'N 79° 50.283'W, Map of Site(s) Attached HH258 43° 17.242'N 79° 50.447'W, HH908 43° 16.867'N 79° 51.883'W, HHH918 43° 17.117'N 79° 47.850'W DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Excel

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS M. Munawar, and M.Fitzpatrick. 2018. Eutrophication in Three Canadian Areas of Concern: Phytoplankton and Major Nutrient Interactions. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Mgmt. 21(4): 421-437. M.A. Staniewski, M. Fitzpatrick, I.F. Munawar, M. Munawar, S.M. Short. 2017. The influences of viruses on phytoplankton and bacterial productivity in Hamilton Harbour, an impaired embayment of Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 43: 1055-1066 Munawar, M., Fitzpatrick, M., Niblock, H., Kling, H., Rozon, R., Lorimer, J. 2017. Phytoplankton ecology of a culturally eutrophic embayment: Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Mgmt 20(3): 201-213. Munawar, M., Fitzpatrick, M. 2017. Microbial-Planktonic Food Web Dynamics of a Eutrophic Embayment of Lake Ontario: Hamilton Harbour. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Mgmt 20(3): 214-229. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Stations monitored and parameters collected vary by station and year. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Heather Niblock Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Fisheries and Oceans Canada 905-336-6402 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Lower Trophic Level Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Science BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiii – Degradation of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Abundance and community structure of lower trophic level organisms including phytoplankton, microbial food web, crustacean zooplankton, rotifers, and veligers (Zebra/Quagga Mussels), and monitoring their physical habitat PARAMETERS MONITORED Nutrients (incl. Total Phosphorus, Ammonia), Secchi depth, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, light extinction, chlorophyll, primary production and biomass estimates and species composition for phytoplankton, zooplankton and rotifers. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2002-2016 No Sampling Planned FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Biweekly, May through October SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) At 2 to 4 stations each year, integrated epilimnetic water is collected biweekly from May to October for analyses of a suite of organic and inorganic chemicals, as well as determining biomass and taxonomic composition of phytoplankton and rotifers. Size fractionated primary production using 14C is performed on integrated water. Secchi depth and light extinction using a LICOR sensor are determined at each station. Physical-chemical parameters such as photosynthetic pigments, dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, conductivity and DOC are measured using sondes lowered through the water column. Zooplankton are collected at 2 m intervals using a 41 L Shindler Patalas trap and pooled for taxonomic analyses and determination of density, biomass and secondary production. Detailed methods are described in the publications listed. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Six sites within Hamilton Harbour, sampled in different years Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Access Database and Excel spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Currie, W.J.S., Bowen, K.L., Fitzpatrick, M.A., Lorimer, J., Niblock, H.A., Munawar, M. and Rozon, R.M. 2018. Status Assessment for Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern BUI 13: Degradation of phytoplankton and zooplankton populations using a functional food web approach. Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.46pp. Bowen, K.L., and W.J.S Currie. 2017. Elevated zooplankton production in a eutrophic Lake Ontario embayment: Hamilton Harbour 2002-2014, Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 20:230-241 Staniewski, M.A., Fitzpatrick, M., Munawar, I.F., Munawar, M., Short, S.M. 2017. The influences of viruses on phytoplankton and bacterial productivity in Hamilton Harbour, an impaired embayment of Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 43: 1055-1066. Dermott, R., Johannsson, O., Munawar, M., Bonnell, R., Bowen, K., Burley, M., Fitzpatrick, M., Gerlofsma, J., Niblock, H., 2007. Assessment of lower food web in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, 2002 - 2004. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2729: 120 p. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Kelly Bowen Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Fisheries and Oceans Canada 905-336-4497 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Assessing the Effectiveness of the Randle Reef Remediation NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada and Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks BENEFICIAL USE

BU xi – Degradation of Benthos BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) These studies were undertaken to establish baseline conditions in Hamilton Harbour prior to the construction of a 6.2 hectare Engineering Containment Facility (ECF). The ECF is designed to contain > 90% of the PAH contaminant burden in the Harbour. Multiple endpoints are being examined that should help indicate success and confirm the results of PAH-contaminated sediment removal. 1. Toxicity Identification & Evaluation (TIE) (2005)* 2. Water Quality Monitoring (2005 – Present) 3. Suspended Sediment Monitoring (2005 – Present) 4. Benthic Invertebrates Assessment (2005-2015)* 5. Haemocytic Leukemia in Mussels (2005-2006)* 6. Mixed Function Oxygenase Induction (2005-2006)* 7. Genetic and Reproductive Endpoints for Caged Fish and Second Generation Inherited Effects (2006-2007)* 8. Wild Fish Health Endpoints (2005 – Present) 9. Tumours and External Abnormalities in Wild Fish (2005 – Present) Please note that studies with an asterisk (*) have finished. Projects that continue into the remediation phase can be found on the form titled “Monitoring during the Randle Reef Remediation” PARAMETERS MONITORED

YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Baseline studies (prior to remediation) generally conducted from 2005-2007. See note under basic description FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.)

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.)

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Miller, J. L. 2009. Germline mutations and reproductive effects in fathead minnows exposed to contaminated sediments from Randle Reef, Hamilton Harbour. Masters Thesis, McMaster University, Hamilton. 93p. Sofowote, U.M., McCarry, B.E. and C.H. Marvin. 2008. Source apportionment of PAH in Hamilton Harbour suspended sediments: comparison of two factor analysis methods. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 6007-6014. Graham, M., Hartman, E., Joyner, R., Kim, K., and R. Santiago. 2017. Environmental monitoring to guide and assess the effectiveness of Randle Reef sediment remediation on the recovery of Hamilton Harbour. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 20(3): 308-318. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Comparison to studies are planned to take place during remediation and post-construction DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Matt Graham Sediment Remediation Specialist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-6428 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2017-09 March 2007 – 3rd Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Monitoring during the Randle Reef Remediation NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment Canada and Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks BENEFICIAL USE

BU xi – Degradation of Benthos BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) During remediation, surface water chemistry, suspended sediment, fish health, and background air quality will be continued to be monitored at the Randle Reef location.

1. Water Quality Monitoring (2005 – Present) 2. Suspended Sediment Monitoring (2005 – Present) 3. Wild Fish Health Endpoints (2005 – Present) 4. Tumours and External Abnormalities in Wild Fish (2005 – Present) 5. Background Air Quality Monitoring (2016 – Present)

Although not one of the original indicator studies, the health of nesting tree swallows is being monitored near Randle Reef as an additional study (contaminant burden and reproductive success; 2013-2017).

The background air quality study will assist with interpretations of any air quality issues that may arise as part of Stages 1 and 2 of the actual remediation project and will be conducted by both Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Contractor. PARAMETERS MONITORED

YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Project dependent 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.)

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.)

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Graham, M., Hartman, E., Joyner, R., Kim, K., and R. Santiago. 2017. Environmental monitoring to guide and assess the effectiveness of Randle Reef sediment remediation on the recovery of Hamilton Harbour. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. Accepted CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Throughout remediation, data are compared to the baseline conditions determined by the project “Assessing the Effectiveness of the Randle Reef Remediation.” DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Matt Graham Sediment Remediation Specialist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-6428 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Fish Health and Tumour Assessment during the Randle Reef Remediation NAME OF ORGANIZATION Environment and Climate Change Canada BENEFICIAL USE

BU xi – Degradation of Benthos, BU iv Fish Tumours or Other Deformities BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, have been linked to increased liver tumor incidence in fish. Brown Bullheads generally have a small home range, so liver tumours in these fish are an indication of local contamination. Benthic species such as bullheads and white sucker are particularly vulnerable to gross abnormalities as a result of feeding and their contact with the sediments.

PARAMETERS MONITORED For general fish health, measures of the length, weight, age, condition factor, liver weight and gonad weight of the fish are determined. The presence of external fish abnormalities (deformities, erosions, lesions, tumours; DELTs) are used to depict the health and condition of individual fish. Additional liver tumor histology is also conducted to evaluate liver tumour prevalence in fish from Randle Reef prior to remediation. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2001, 2005, 2007, 2012 (pre-remediation) During Randle Reef construction and 3 years after capping FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.)

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) 20 adult brown bullhead males and 20 adult females per sampling year using overnight trap nets or electrofishing LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Hamilton Harbour near Randle Reef Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Mark McMaster Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Environment and Climate Change Canada 905-336-6230 Mark.McMaster @canada.ca METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 (created by HHRAP Office) June 2020 – 11th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Great Lakes Index-Reference Station Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Water, sediment, and suspended sediment quality, benthic invertebrate enumeration and taxonomy

Survey 1 (spring) - conduct physical measurements and water quality sampling and deploy sediment traps Survey 2 (late summer) - conduct physical measurements, water quality, sediment quality and benthic invertebrate sampling Survey 3 (fall) - conduct physical measurements and water quality sampling at sites and collect material from sediment traps and remove sediment traps PARAMETERS MONITORED Major ions, nutrient status, metals, PCB/OCs, PAHs, physical parameters (Project Description was provided to the RAP Office – contact for full details)

Surface Water Samples: Turbidity, Chloride, Cations (Ca, Mg, Na, K), Chlorophyll, DOC and Silicate, Nitrates and Ammonium, Mercury, Suspended Solids, Total P and Kjeldahl-nitrogen, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Lab pH, Sulphate, Metals scan by ICP

Sediment Samples: chlorobenzenes, OC pesticides, PAHs, PCB-total, Chlorinated dioxins and furans, Dioxin-like PCB congers, mercury, arsenic, metals scan, Particle size, TOC, Total P & N YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1990, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, (2015 not completed), 2018 2021 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) 3 times/year (spring, late summer, and fall) every third year SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Project Description was provided to the RAP Office – contact for full details for each of the below study parts: Water (spring, summer and fall surveys), Surficial Sediments For Chemical Analysis (summer), Suspended Sediments (sediment traps, spring-fall survey), Benthic Invertebrate (spring and summer survey): Phytoplankton (single samples collected on each of the spring, summer and fall surveys from all sites; samples archived) Zooplankton (single composite samples collected on each of the spring, summer and fall surveys from all sites; samples archived) LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Index Station 258 Position: Lat. 43 17 19.7 Long. 79 50 10.5 Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Todd Howell Great Lakes Ecologist, Env. Mon. and Reporting Branch AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 416-235-6225 METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program NAME OF ORGANIZATION Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks BENEFICIAL USE

BU i – Restrictions on Fish Consumption BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) The Guide to Eating Ontario Fish gives consumption advice for fish from Ontario waters. PARAMETERS MONITORED The fish are analyzed for a variety of substances, including mercury, PCBs, mirex, DDT and dioxins. The results are used to develop the tables in the Guide, which give size-specific consumption advice for each species tested from each location. This advice is based on health protection guidelines developed by Health Canada. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1976 - present 2021 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Summer/Fall, every few years SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Staff at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and MECP collect fish and send them to the MECP laboratory in Toronto. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Various locations in the Harbour Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Guide to Eating Ontario Fish. 2017-18. Twenty-nineth Edition, etc…. Neff, M.R., S. Stefanoff, and S.P. Bhavsar. 2016. Improvements in fish polychlorinated biphenyl and other contaminant levels in response to remedial actions in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 19(2): 161- 170. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) There is an interest in Walleye fishing at the Harbour after MNRF started stocking the fish. MNRF and MOECC are monitoring levels of contaminants in different age classes of Walleye as the population grows in the Harbour. A proposed criteria change for BU i – Restrictions on Fish Consumption was presented to the public in 2019. The Remedial Action Plan is reviewing comments received. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Satyendra Bhavsar Research Scientist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 416-327-5863 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Nearshore Community Index Netting NAME OF ORGANIZATION Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Nearshore community index netting (NSCIN), a provincially standardized trap net program, utilized 6-foot trap nets and was designed to evaluate the abundance and other biological attributes of fish species that inhabit the littoral area. This program complements the fish community electrofishing surveys conducted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. PARAMETERS MONITORED

YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014-2016, 2018, 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) 2 weeks in August SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.)

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) 24 trap net sites were randomly selected along west, north, and east shoreline of Hamilton Map of Site(s) Attached Harbour DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hoyle, J.A., Yuille, M.J. 2016. Nearshore fish community assessment on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River: A trap net- based index of biotic integrity, Journal of Great Lakes Research. 42:687-694. Boston, C.M., R.G. Randall, J.A. Hoyle, J.L. Mossman, and J.N. Bowlby. 2016. The fish community of Hamilton Harbour: status, stressors, and remediation over 25 years. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society 19(2): 206-218. Bowlby J.N. and J.A. Hoyle. 2017. Developing restoration targets for nearshore fish populations in two Areas of Concern in Lake Ontario. Aquatic Ecosystem Health &Management 20(3):242-251. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) NSCIN has shown to be a good method for monitoring fish community restoration in AOCs such as Hamilton Harbour, Toronto Harbour and the Bay of Quinte, and for comparing with other lakes. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Erin Brown Assessment Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 613-471-0211 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) March 2013 – 8th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Walleye Stocking Program in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) To ensure Hamilton Harbour has mature walleye for restoration over the next decade, a walleye stocking program started in 2012 with fingerlings (less than a year old) and occasionally adults, and will continue until water quality is improved. This is not a monitoring program, but the metadata can be useful to other research programs. The MNRF’s Nearshore Community Index Netting (NSCIN) program and DFO’s Electrofishing program captures the success of the Walleye stocking initiative. PARAMETERS MONITORED Roughly 50,000 – 100,000 summer fingerlings are released per stocking event, based on availability from provincial hatcheries. Adults were released in the 1990’s (1993-94, 1997-99) and once in 2012 with limited detectable effect. The adult fish were stocked only when there were surplus hatchery brood stock available. 2-day old (non-feeding) fry are also released when available, but their survival is assumed to be very low. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2012 – 2018 (stocking period only; our near shore trap netting program has been conducted 2020 six times since 2006 in Hamilton Harbour) FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Fingerling stocking occurs in early July. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.)

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) A map indicating the typical fingerling release location is provided below Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) There was no Walleye stocking in 2017, but it continued in 2018. A gap will help determine if there is natural reproduction (DFO is conducting larval surveys) and relieve pressures to lower trophic level fish. In the future, stocking will likely alternate with the Toronto Harbour (2017, 2019). DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Colin Lake Land Management Biologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 613-476-3850 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION City of Hamilton BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Final effluent discharge from Woodward, and Dundas (King), WWTPs PARAMETERS MONITORED Woodward Avenue WWTP Alkalinity, cBOD, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates, pH, SP, TSS, TKN, TP, Flow monitored daily. Conductivity, Chloride and Chemical Oxygen Demand are monitored weekly. E. coli and Chlorine Residual are monitored weekly between May 15 and Oct. 15.

Dundas (King St.) WWTP Ph, Alkalinity, cBOD, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, TSS, SP, TP, TKN, E.coli, Chlorine Residual are monitored weekly. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Electronic database covering 1997 – 2019 2020 NOTE: Waterdown (Main) WWTP was decommissioned in August 2010. FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Woodward – 5 days/week , Dundas WWTP – 1 day/week SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Woodward Avenue WWTP Two time sequenced automatic water quality samplers are positioned over the twin box channel conveying final effluent at the plant. A 24 hour refrigerated composite sample is collected 5 days per week and analysed by the on-site City Lab.

Dundas (King St.) WWTP A flow proportional automatic water quality sampler collects a refrigerated 24 hour composite sample one day per week. Samples are analyzed by the City Lab at the Woodward Avenue Facility. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Electronic database

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS City of Hamilton Annual Wastewater Reports Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. 2018. Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour: 2008-2016 Update. Produced for the Technical Team. 141 pp. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Bert Posedowski Manager Systems Planning AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL City of Hamilton 905-546-2424 x3199 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Combined Sewer Overflow Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION City of Hamilton BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) Storage Tank PARAMETERS MONITORED cBOD, Ammonia, Phosphorous, TKN, TSS, E.coli, Metals analysis YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2002-2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Constant monitoring. 24 hr composite of each storm SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) One influent and one overflow sample (if generated) of each storm directed into the tank LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) There are 8 CSO tanks: Ewen CSO Tank, Royal/Stroud CSO Tank, Main King CSO Tank, Map of Site(s) Attached Bayfront CSO Tank, James CSO Tank, Eastwood CSO Tank, Red Hill Super Pipe and See the “Wastewater Treatment Greenhill CSO Tank Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring” map above DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) It has been discovered there were two separate malfunctions of the Main/King CSO gate system which releases into Chedoke Creek: one lasting from January 2014- July 2018 and one lasting from January – July 2018. For information on the spills, investigation, and future plans, please visit: https://www.hamilton.ca/government-information/chedoke-creek-questions-answers

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Bert Posedowski Manager Systems Planning AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL City of Hamilton 905-546-2424 x3199 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Hamilton Harbour Beach Monitoring Program NAME OF ORGANIZATION City of Hamilton: Public Health Services, Health Protection Division BENEFICIAL USE

BU x – Beach Closings BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Recreational Beach Water Quality PARAMETERS MONITORED Escherchia coli concentrations, cyanobacteria blooms, and microcystin concentrations. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Bayfront Beach: 1995-2008 sampled once per week; 2009-2015 sampled 4 times/week; Bayfront Beach – None until 2016, 2018-2019 Bayfront Beach closed - no data collected. evidence of improved water 2017 Bayfront Beach closed – E. coli, cyanobacteria blooms and microcystin concentrations quality. collected Pier 4 Beach –2020 as per usual Pier 4 Beach: 1995-2008 sampled once per week; 2009-2019 sampled 4 times/week sample 4 x’s/week FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) 4 times per week between Victoria Day and Labour Day (Monday – Thursday) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Minimum five grab samples per site (evenly spaced apart) for E. coli; microcystin concentrations 1x/week and/or as needed. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Bayfront Beach and Pier 4 Beach Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Website; www.hamilton.ca/beaches Safe Water Hotline (905- 546-2189), Database PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Board of Health Report to close Bayfront Beach, March 2016 2018 PHS Beach Monitoring Report (2019 report pending) Publications can be accessed online at www.hamilton.ca/beaches CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Bayfront Beach was not sampled in 2016 as the beach was closed due to historically high E. coli concentrations and persistent blue-green algae blooms. The City of Hamilton hired a consultant to review historical water quality data and provide potential fixes and future use options to consider for Bayfront Beach. Bayfront beach was monitored by PHS in 2017 although the beach remained closed to users, in an effort to assist in data collection for actions initiated to improve water quality. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION John Fortuna Supervisor, Safe Water Program AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL City of Hamilton 905-546-2424 x3038 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Skyway Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Regional Municipality of Halton BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Final effluent discharge from Skyway WWTP PARAMETERS MONITORED Total phosphorous, Ammonia as nitrogen (NH3-N), TKN, Nitrite (NO2-N), Nitrate (NO3-N), Un-ionized ammonia (NH3+), pH, CBOD (Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand), E-coli (weekly grab), Metals including hydrides (monthly) YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1994-2019 (readily available) , pre-1994 is archived 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Weekly (52/annum) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Weekly 24 hour composite samples are taken – Depth (N/A) LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Digital records 1999 –2016 Readily available paper 1994 – 1999 Pre-1994 is archived. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. 2018. Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour: 2008-2016 Update. Produced for the Technical Team. 141 pp. 2016 Performance Report – Burlington Skyway WWTP –available upon request from Halton Region. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Halton continues to monitor all regulatory samples on a routine basis. Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulation came into effect January 2013. Acute Lethality testing commenced in 2015. Note: the Skyway WWTP was upgraded to tertiary treatment as of January 2016. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION

AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Regional Municipality of Halton METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Contaminant loadings data is collected from partners/modelled for creeks and rolled up to produce an annual total loadings estimate for the Harbour. Seasonal mean loadings are also calculated. PARAMETERS MONITORED Total Phosphorus, Total suspended solids, Total Ammonia, Total Nitrate, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN), Iron, Lead, Zinc, Phenolics, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1996-2016 Next report production in 2022 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Source specific, but ranges from daily to yearly sampling or estimates SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Source specific – see report. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Woodward, Skyway, and Dundas Wastewater Treatment Plants, Map of Site(s) Attached ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Stelco, Combined Sewer Overflows, Grindstone, Indian, and Red Hill Creeks and Cootes Paradise Tributaries, and flow from Cootes Paradise to the Harbour DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: need permission for partners’ raw Excel Database data PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. 2018. Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour: 2008-2016 Update. Produced for the Technical Team. 141 pp. Boyd, D. 2017. Recommended Approaches for Estimating Hamilton Harbour Tributary Loadings: Nutrients, Suspended Solids, and Metals. (Final Report to the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan). Long, T., C. Wellen, G. Arhonditsis, D. Boyd, M. Mohamed, and K. O’ Connor. 2015. Estimation of Tributary Total Phosphorus Loads to Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada, Using a Series of Regression Equations. Journal of Great Lakes Research 41: 780-793. Long, T., C. Wellen, G. Arhonditsis, D. Boyd. 2015. Evaluation of Stormwater and Snowmelt Inputs, Land Use, and Seasonality on Nutrient Dynamics in the Watersheds of Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Great Lakes Research 40: 964-979. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) It has been discovered there were two separate malfunctions of the Main/King CSO gate system which releases into Chedoke Creek: one lasting from January 2014 – July 2018 and one lasting from January – July 2018. This information is not captured in the creek or CSO sections of this report, but hope to be included in next iterations. For information on the spills, investigation, and future plans, please visit: https://www.hamilton.ca/government-information/chedoke-creek-questions-answers DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Julie Vanden Byllaardt Researcher/Report Writer AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan 905-336-6465 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 March 2020 – 11th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Angling Survey, Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern NAME OF ORGANIZATION Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan BENEFICIAL USE

BU i – Restrictions on Fish Consumption BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Angling surveys inform the Remedial Action Plan on the public’s preferred fish species eaten from Hamilton Harbour, which then can feed into sampling completed by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for fish consumption advisories. The last time a survey was conducted for Hamilton Harbour was in 1996. As fishing and eating patterns in the Harbour may have changed in the last 20 years, a new fish consumption survey was developed for 2019-2020. PARAMETERS MONITORED Angling and fish consumption habits YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED July 2019 – August 2020 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Data collected during all seasons SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) The survey went online in July 2019. Physical and electronic postcards advertising the survey were displayed and sent out via email by local companies and agencies. In addition, a social media campaign was created the day of survey launch and postcards were also distributed at the Hamilton Waterfront Trust Fishing Derby in August 2019. Intercept surveys were also completed. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Hamiltonharbour.ca/fishing Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: data contains personal information ArcGIS database

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Scott, F. 1996. Down by the Bay: a profile of shoreline fishing and fish consumption in the Hamilton Harbour area. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) With a proposed criteria change for BUI 1 Fish Consumption that included a new criterion for “fish of interest”, this updated information is especially needed. This proposed change was presented to the public in November 2019. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Kristin O’Connor Coordinator AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan 905-336-6278 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 March 2020 – 11th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Grindstone Creek Water Quality Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Conservation Halton BENEFICIAL USE Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae and BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) General water quality PARAMETERS MONITORED solids (suspended, total, dissolved), pH, conductivity, total alkalinity, hardness, DO, temp, turbidity, ammonia, ammonium, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, total phosphorus, TKN, metals YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Grindstone Creek watershed: 1966 – 1996; 1997; 1999 – 2017 at various stations, 2021 – due to COVID-19 Grindstone specific sampling with ~20 stations (bi-weekly) was completed in 2013-2014 to restrictions, samples are not specifically look at sediments and nutrients in the watershed. being collected in 2020. FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Monthly from March to October (maximum 8 samples/year) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Grab samples for general water chemistry, in keeping with MOE sampling protocols, are carried out monthly in Grindstone Creek at Unsworth Ave., Burlington from March until October as part of the Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Program. The timing of the sample runs tries to reflect a variety of weather and flow conditions in the watershed, including high, medium and base flows, the spring freshette and wet and dry events. Samples are placed on ice and transported to the MOE Central Lab, Etobicoke for analysis. Temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen concentration and pH are measured in the field. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached Grindstone Creek at Unsworth Ave., Burlington DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Conservation Halton. Long-term Environmental Monitoring Program Reports. Conservation Halton. 1998. Grindstone Creek Watershed Study. Appendix 6: Water Quality Report. Unpublished CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Dunn Senior Monitoring Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Conservation Halton 905-336-1158 x2309 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-05 (Updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Long Term Environmental Monitoring Program NAME OF ORGANIZATION Conservation Halton BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Grindstone Creek - Benthic invertebrates, fisheries, channel morphology, temperature, marsh monitoring, forest community monitoring, salamander monitoring, butterfly and dragonfly monitoring PARAMETERS MONITORED Benthic invertebrates, stream habitat , fisheries, temperature, amphibians, birds YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2005(a few stations), 2006(full spectrum), 2007(a few stations), 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021 – due to COVID-19 2016 (a few stations-Urban North Shore), 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 (full spectrum- restrictions, samples are not Grindstone). Various components of EMAN (vegetation) taken annually since 2006. being collected in 2020. FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Stations are sampled one time through the field season. Benthic sampling was conducted in April-May, Channel Morphology sampling took place in June. Fish sampling took place in July and August. Temperature monitoring took place continuously from May- September. Marsh monitoring takes place 3 times in April and May in the evening hours. Salamander monitoring takes place in early Spring. Butterfly and Dragonfly throughout the field season. Vegetation EMAN monitoring throughout the summer. Bird monitoring from May-July.

Conservation Halton began their new long term monitoring program in 2005. With this program all watersheds within the Conservation Halton jurisdiction will be studied thoroughly on a bi-annual rotation. The Grindstone Creek watershed and Sixteen Mile watershed was the focus of study in the 2006 field season. These same stations were revisited in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 and 2017. The Urban Creeks in Burlington’s North Shore were monitored in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016. Falcon and Indian Creeks are monitored in the Urban Creek years. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN) Protocol, Fish sampling, Habitat channel morphology – Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP), Temperature -Stoneman and Jones, Bird Studies Canada Marsh Monitoring Protocol, Forest Community – Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network (EMAN) and Ecological Land Classification (ELC), Incidental sightings of dragonflies and damselflies LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Databases, Spreadsheets

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Long term Environmental Monitoring Program Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Dunn Senior Monitoring Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Conservation Halton 905-336-1158 x2309 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-05 (Updated by HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition Benthic, fisheries, temperature and channel morphology monitoring:

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN) – Hamilton Conservation Authority Watershed NAME OF ORGANIZATION Hamilton Conservation Authority and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks BENEFICIAL USE Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae and BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) The Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN) is a province-wide surface water monitoring initiative designed to gather long-term baseline data on surface water quality. Within the HCA watershed, there are 6 PWQMN monitoring stations. PARAMETERS MONITORED General Chemistry; Metals YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2004-2019 2021 – due to COVID-19 restrictions, samples are not being processed in 2020. FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Monthly from April to November. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) MOECC has developed protocols for sampling, which HCA follows. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) See Map immediately below this form Map of Site(s) Attached

DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jonathan Bastien Water Resources Engineering AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Hamilton Conservation Authority 905-525-2181 x138 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-05 (updated by RAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Cootes Paradise Watercourses WQ Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Hamilton Conservation Authority / MOECC BENEFICIAL USE Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae and BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored)

In 2014, HCA became responsible for the routine WQ sampling of creeks that drain into Cootes Paradise (Spencer Creek – CP7, Chedoke Creek – CP11 and Borers Creek – CP18.1), which was previously undertaken by Royal Botanical Gardens. In addition, the previous monitoring program was expanded in 2014 to include four sites in the Ancaster Creek watershed (AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, AC-4 (discontinued in 2018), & AC-5 (started in 2018)). Furthermore, the sampling season has been extended in 2016 to be year round. In addition, four additional sites were added in Chedoke Creek for the 2018 program (CC-3, CC-5, CC-7 & CC-9). ISCO auto-samplers have been installed to collect samples throughout the response of a storm event (24 – 48 hours) with composite samples being compiled for analysis at the following 4 locations:  Ancaster Creek (AC-1) 2015;  Ancaster Creek (AC-5 Nov 2017;  Lower Spencer Creek 2017;  Middle Spencer Creek 2017 The data collected for this program will assist the Cootes-Grindstone Water Quality Targets Sub-Committee in establishing water quality targets for Ancaster Creek, Borers Creek, Sulphur Creek, Chedoke Creek and Spencer Creek as they flow into Cootes Paradise. The data will also identify important contributions, as well as trends in contributions, to Cootes Paradise water quality from the creeks discharging into the marsh. This will also provide information to support where mitigation activities can best be applied to benefit the overall water quality within Cootes Paradise. PARAMETERS MONITORED Ammonia, E. coli, Nitrate as N , Nitrite as N, 0-Phosphate as P, Phosphorus Total, Total Suspended Solids, and Volatile Suspended Solids YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2014 – 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Biweekly samples, mixture of dry and wet events 2014 - May to September, 2015 - April to November, 2016 – April to December , 2017-2019 – January to December SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Water quality grab samples were taken during daylight hours with same day drop off for analysis at the City of Hamilton Regional Environmental Lab. Measurements of temperature, pH, conductivity, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen were measured on site by HCA staff for each sample site using a YSI 6600. Sampling events were classified as wet or dry by viewing and confirming rain data recorded at ECCC precipitation monitoring station at Hamilton Airport Climate ID 6153193; if 4mm of rain occurred in the previous 24 hours it was considered a wet event. A visual inspection of storm water outfalls in the area was also completed if storm event conditions were suspected. Regarding the ISCO automatic event sampling, storm event samples were targeted. Level-weighted samples were made using water level data taken on-site. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) See map immediately below this form Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No

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LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS 2017/2018 Tributary Monitoring for Cootes Paradise (HCA Jan 2019) 2016/2017 Tributary Monitoring for Cootes Paradise (HCA May 2017) 2015 Tributary Monitoring for Cootes Paradise (HCA 2016) 2014 Tributary Monitoring for Cootes Paradise to Support the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan (HCA 2015)

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Research has indicated that higher loading of some parameters occurs during high flow conditions. Historically, grab sampling tended to miss these peak events. Number of wet event samples varies from year to year. Analysis now separating dry and wet event average concentrations for better comparison and understanding of trends. Opportunity moving forward to monitor WQ during spring runoff. Flow monitoring being planned (for implementation late 2020) to enhance loading estimations. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jonathan Bastien Water Resources Engineering AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Hamilton Conservation Authority 905-525-2181 x138 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-05 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Aquatic Resources Monitoring Program – Spencer Creek Watershed NAME OF ORGANIZATION Hamilton Conservation Authority BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Benthic bio monitoring assesses water quality based on the taxonomic composition of the benthic invertebrate community existing within the substrate and attached to surfaces within a given reach of a watercourse. Fish community monitoring as well as fish habitat and channel form Aquatic vegetation and invasive species. Rapid thermal assessment allows for long term assessment of thermal stability in selected watercourses as well as monitor thermal changes in watercourses that may correspond with climatic changes and/or surrounding land use practices.

Note: in previous entries, this form was split into three: Benthic Biomonitoring, Fish and Fish Habitat Monitoring and Rapid Thermal Assessment – Spencer Creek Watershed. They were combined in this form in 2016.

PARAMETERS MONITORED Benthic invertebrates; fish species, abundance, and biomass; fish habitat, and channel form; temperature (daily min and max temperature readings), pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen (DO). Presence/absence of native and invasive aquatic species at each monitoring station. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2004-2016 Some sampling in 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) 1 time/year. In 2004, HCA developed an Aquatic Resource monitoring program, which will see the cyclical monitoring of 50 stations across HCA’s watersheds. Six stations that correspond with the HCA’s Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network and flow gauge stations will be annually monitored to compare surface water quality trends with the fisheries monitoring results. Monitoring usually begins in July and ends in August. The remaining stations are monitored on a 3-year cycle basis. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Sample period – July to August Benthic invertebrates – collected using Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network (OBBN) protocol (specimens collected and preserved for identification from each site) Fish sampling – follows Ontario Stream Assessment (OSAP) protocol  Sites are monitored using back pack electro fishing unit or seine net  Fish are identified measured weighed and released unharmed. Aquatic vegetation – emergent and submergent species identified on site, invasive species identified - location GPS (entered into database for further monitoring or active management). Thermal Sampling – sampled when maximum air temperature has reached at least 24.5 °C and when previous 2-3 days are relatively similar in daily maximum temperature LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) In 2016, HCA sampling efforts was focused on (“Year 1” cycle) of HCA’s Aquatic Resource Map of Site(s) Attached Monitoring Program and six annually monitored surface water quality stations. Year 1 cycle consists of reaches in the western portion of our watershed, Spencer creek watershed (consists of Upper/Mid Spencer creek, Fletcher creek, Flamborough creek, West Spencer and Westover creeks). DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Database

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No

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LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Colin Oaks AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Hamilton Conservation Authority METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project (HHWSP) – Planted and Naturalized Sites

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Hamilton Conservation Authority and Conservation Halton BENEFICIAL USE Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae and BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Selected rehabilitation sites on private property that have been planted and/or naturalized through the HHWSP. Landowners are encouraged to monitor wildlife on their property by participating in volunteer monitoring programs available to landowners through a number of organizations. Landowners are also encouraged to photograph the changes over time that they observe occurring on their property as a result of a planting project or a naturalization project. PARAMETERS MONITORED planting success, survival rates, species composition YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Since 1995 Annual FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Each site on a 1, 5, and 10 year cycle SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Selected planted and/or naturalized sites are monitored at 1 year, five year, and ten-year intervals after rehabilitation is initiated. In the past, at some planted sites, quantitative measurements were conducted along transects. Currently photographs of selected planted or naturalized sites are taken to show change over time. A photomonitoring board may also be used at selected planted sites to show change over time. This approach has been adapted from Van Horn and Van Horn (1996). Reference: Van Horn, Mia and Kent Van Horn, 1996. Quantitative photomonitoring for restoration projects. Restoration & Management Notes, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 30-34. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Contact HHWSP office at Hamilton Conservation Authority or Conservation Halton. Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Due to privacy issues and as Various formats possible. most of our work is on private land, we are careful with information we release. We would need to consider this on a case by case basis. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Same reason as above. Yes No We produce a monitoring report but it contains private information. LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hamilton Harbour Watershed Stewardship Project – 1994-2014 Summary Report CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) HHWSP must receive permission from landowners to access property in order to undertake monitoring. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Mike Stone and Kent Rundle Manager, Watershed Planning Services and Coordinator, Landowner Outreach and Restoration AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Hamilton Conservation Authority and 905-525-2181 x133 or [email protected] Conservation Halton 905-336-1158 x2319 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Water Quality Monitoring – Cootes Paradise and Hendrie Valley System

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae and BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) In partnership with the City of Hamilton, various water quality parameters are measured in the nature sanctuary marshlands. PARAMETERS MONITORED Water clarity, water temperature, pH, air temperature, dissolved oxygen, recent precipitation, total phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus, nitrate, nitrite, total ammonia, total suspended sediments, volatile suspended sediments, E. coli YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Cootes Paradise Marsh from 1972 to 2016, Hendrie Valley System (Grindstone Creek 2020 Marshes) from 1999 to 2018 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) May to October on a biweekly basis. Weekly from June to October for CP2 and GC1 (delisting stations) only. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) 7 sites. All sample sites are less than 2 m deep. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) 5 stations in the Cootes Paradise system and 2 stations in the Hendrie Valley system. Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports Water Quality Season Summary Reports The nutrient status of the Cootes Paradise Nature Sanctuary – 2001 2006 Sediment Quality Assessment Annual loading Summary of the main tributaries, Spencer, Chedoke, Borers and Grindstone Creeks. 2009 Impact of Sewer Upgrades on the Water Quality of Cootes’ Paradise and Grindstone Creek Marsh. 2011 CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Issues - Estrogen mimicking compounds in the STP effluent and the effect on the flora and fauna of the nature sanctuaries. - Nitrate toxicity in the STP effluent Note: In 2014, RBG made an adjustment to the HHRAP delisting stations from using CP1 to using CP2 (another long-term monitoring station). CP2 better represents the main marsh as CP1 was influenced by the Harbour. RBG will undertake monitoring at the HHRAP delisting stations on a weekly basis to mimic sampling in Hamilton Harbour as per the newly developed delisting monitoring protocol for the marshes. As this weekly sampling will not start until June, sampling at delisting stations, CP-2 and GC-1 will occur biweekly in May. Conservation Halton will continue a survey of Grindstone Creek water quality. Chedoke Creek, Borer’s Creek, and Spencer Creek will be sampled by the Hamilton Conservation Authority since 2014. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jennifer Bowman Aquatic Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x268 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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Water Quality Monitoring – Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marsh System

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM The Fishway

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat, BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Environmental parameters and fish community PARAMETERS MONITORED Environmental parameters - water clarity, air temp., dissolved oxygen, water temp., precipitation, water movement, water level, Fish parameters - number of small fish (<25cm), and large fish (>25cm) by species. Length, wieght and health of a subsample of the large fish. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1996 - 2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Fishway operation occurs from March to October. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) For each lift of the fish cages, various environmental parameters and all fish caught are documented. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Desjardins Canal between Cootes Paradise Marsh and Burlington Bay Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Issue - the online dams of lower Spencer Creek prevent many species from accessing most of the availble spawning habitat. List includes - Salmon and trout species, sucker species, various darters, various minnows, walleye. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Creek Emergent Vegetation Survey (2013 Protocol)

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat, BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Emergent plant growth PARAMETERS MONITORED Position of emergent vegetation "front" (and hence the percent change in emergent vegetation area). We may attempt to quantify the percent change by species. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2003 – 2017, no data in 2009-2012, 2016 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Once every three years, in the late fall or early winter SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) The position of the vegetation "front" will be measured using aerial photos to determine the total area of vegetation. This will occur in the fall and early winter or when updated aerial photography becomes available. Species composition will be determined using a 1x1 m quadrat during the growing season within the three year period. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Various sites throughout Cootes Paradise Marsh and Grindstone Marsh. Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Creek Submergent Vegetation Survey (2009 Protocol)

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat, BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Submergent macrophytes PARAMETERS MONITORED Percent cover by species YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Data collected 2003-2005, 2009-2017. Data was not collected in 2006-2008. Some older 2020 data with a different protocol. FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Twice annually; once in summer, once in fall SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Percent cover by species determined for 3 1x1m quadrats located along previously established transects used for electrofishing surveys. A total of 29 transects occur in Cootes Paradise Marsh and 28 in Grindstone Marsh representing all aquatic habitat types present including marsh, exposed, bay, river, protected and open water. Vegetation monitoring also occurs simutaneously with electrofishing surveys. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Sites are the same as the electrofishing sites, with some additional SAV Map of Site(s) Attached only transects. DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Turtle Inventory of Carroll’s Bay NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations

BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) The species and numbers of turtles found at RBG PARAMETERS MONITORED A turtle population inventory that was scheduled for the 2017 field season had to be suspended due to high water levels. However, a McMaster student (under Prof. Pat Chow-Fraser) was able to conduct a tracking study. In 2017, 4 adult female Blanding’s Turtles were tracked using radio-telemetry during the nesting season (late May to early July, until they nested) in order to protect their nests; 3 of them nested, and a total of 30 Blanding’s Turtle hatchlings were successfully incubated and released. As of Sept. 22nd 2017, 3 of those 4 females have had their radio tags replaced with freshly refurbished units; they will be tracked again during the winter to determine their hibernation location. As per RBG’s Site Specific Turtle Recovery Plan, turtle nests found on RBG property were protected or incubated when necessary. During the 2012 basking surveys, the number of shoreline turtles and species were identified. During trapping surveys, turtles were marked by filing the scutes in a pattern (snapping turtles were PIT tagged), and released. The species, location, carapace length & width, gender, and identifying marks of each individual were recorded. In 2012, 32 turtles (15 Map, 7 Blanding’s, 5 Snapping, 5 Painted) were caught and tagged with radio-transmitters. Turtles were released at the location where they were initially caught and tracked for one to two years. Tracking typically occurred 1-2 times per week during the active season. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2007 – 2017 2018

FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Basking surveys: late-April to early-June. Trapping: May and late-July to August. Traps checked daily, generally in the morning.

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Standard hoop and basking traps are used to capture turtles. Radio-tags are tracked through the year(s).

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Hendrie Valley, Long Pond, Sunfish Pond, Osprey Marsh, Carroll’s Bay and Map of Site(s) Attached Cootes Paradise, including President’s Pond. DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Contains Species at Risk (SAR) information

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No Include the requisite permit reports (ESA/WACC/WSC) sent to approval authorities (OMNRF) LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS RBG Species at Risk Summary Report, 2009; Carroll’s Bay Recovery and Management Strategy 2010; RBG Site Specific Management Plan for Turtle Recovery, 2013 CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) Similar monitoring should continue throughout RBG properties to develop an accurate picture of the current state of the turtles, and changes in the population over time. DATA CONTACT PERSON

NAME POSITION Sarah Richer Species at Risk Biologist

AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x519 [email protected]

METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2017-09 February 2008 – 4th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Canada Goose Local Breeding and Moult Migrant Monitoring

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations and BU x – Beach Closings) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) The number of breeding and moult migrant Greater Canada Geese (Branta canadensis maxima) are inventoried in Cootes Paradise and the Hamilton Harbour basin. PARAMETERS MONITORED The number of individual geese, age (adult or juvenile) and location observed is recorded. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2003, 2006 – 2008, 2010 – 2018 Potentially 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Performed on a single day in June that coincides with the presence of both moult migrants and local geese that have broods. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Sites along Cootes Paradise and throughout the Hamilton Harbour basin are visually investigated for the presence of breeding and moult migrant Canada Geese. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Includes all RBG properties. Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Calling Amphibian Monitoring Programme

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) The populations of calling amphibians are monitored within Cootes Paradise, and the Hendrie Valley/ Grindstone Creek areas. PARAMETERS MONITORED The species, number, and location of calling amphibians are mapped and recorded at the 17 predetermined sites. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1995 – 2008, 2010-2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Performed three times annually concurring with the arrival of consistent nighttime temperatures of 5°, 10°, and 17° C. This temperature regime usually occurs in the months April and May. Monitoring commences 30 minutes after sunset and must be completed before midnight. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Follows the Marsh Monitoring Programme – Calling Amphibian protocol developed by Bird Studies Canada and Canadian Wildlife Service. Eleven sites within Cootes Paradise, three sites within the Hendrie Valley and three sites within the Grindstone Estuary are monitored. Three routes cover the north, south, and western portions of Cootes Paradise. Two routes Hendrie Valley/ Grindstone Creek estuary area. The listening period for each site is three minutes. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) 11 sites - Cootes Paradise, 3 sites - Hendrie Valley and 3 site - Grindstone Map of Site(s) Attached Estuary DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) The creation of amphibian breeding habitat through RBG’s Amphibian Metapopulation Enhancement programme should be expanded, and the physical translocation and introduction of previously extirpated amphibian species from outside sources should be attempted when habitat conditions permit, providing natural recolonization is not possible. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Canada Goose and Mute Swan Population Control Programme

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

Improvements influence multiple BUs (e.g., BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations and BU x – Beach Closings) BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Under permit with the Canadian Wildlife Service, the successful nesting of non-migratory Canada Geese (Branta canadensis maxima) and non-native Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is disrupted to enable long-term population reduction. PARAMETERS MONITORED The location of each nest, their species and number, and the number of eggs successfully sprayed are recorded. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1993 - 2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Performed continuously from March through May annually. There are three main biweekly efforts commencing the beginning of April. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Nests of non-migratory Canada Geese and non-native Mute Swan are searched out within Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marshes. Once found the eggs within each nest are spray-coated with Daedol 50N (an inert white mineral oil) to prevent hatching through the suffocation of the developing embryo. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Cootes Paradise, the Hendrie Valley and the Grindstone Estuary Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Public sensitivity has caused controversy in the past. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) A number of other large landowners around Hamilton Harbour also participate in this program through the Wildlife Management Advisory Committee of the HHRAP. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x 528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Fall Migratory Bird Surveys NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Waterfowl bird counts. PARAMETERS MONITORED Species count and locations YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1990, 1994, 1997 - 2003, 2008 - 2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Sites are visited twice during the Fall (typically October and November). Since 2016 migratory sites only include; Mac Landing (Inner Bay of Cootes) in Cootes Paradise, Osprey Marsh, Blackbird Pond, and Carrolls Bay in Grindstone Marsh. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Various predetermined stations are visited and the total count of each species identified in the wetland is noted. Each station has a set area that is surveyed. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 March 2013 – 8th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Electrofishing Surveys NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Fish in the marsh areas of RBG. PARAMETERS MONITORED Species count, fish length for 10 of each species, average and 3m depth of water, water temp, DO and secchi, turbidity, pH, conductivity, weather conditions, shocking time, amps, and voltage. Plant community information. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1994 - 2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Sites are visited once in August. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) A total of 37 transects are surveyed on RBG properties. Weather, water conditions and plant community are noted. Then a predetermined 50 meter transect in each of the marsh areas are electrofished. All fish seen are netted and stored in a holding tank until the transect is complete. Lengths of the first 10 individuals of each species are noted and the rest are just counted. YOY are counted separate from adults. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 March 2013 – 8th Edition

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Map of RBG properties showing plant monitoring and electrofishing transect locations

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Fall Fish Spawning Survey NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Fall spawning fish (Chinook salmon). PARAMETERS MONITORED Number of migrating fish and redds are counted. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2000-2006, 2008-2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Sites are visited once in the fall following migration (October/November). SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Creek channels are walked and the number of fish and redds are counted with the species noted. Creek channels are broken into 2 or more reaches each. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Major creeks flowing into RBG properties (Chedoke Creek, Grindstone Creek and Spencer Map of Site(s) Attached Creek) DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 March 2013 – 8th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Spring Haul Traps NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Young of the year Northern Pike sampling. PARAMETERS MONITORED Basic weather and water conditions, number of each species of fish including age class. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1989, 2001, 2003–2006, 2009-2014, 2017-2018 Potentially 2021 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Traps are set twice in each marsh area. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Traps are set in marsh areas and left for 24 hrs. The water and weather conditions are noted when traps are emptied. The catch is identified and counted. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Spawning grounds in Cootes Paradise flood plain and Grindstone flood plain. Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 March 2013 – 8th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Benthic Invertebrate Sampling NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU vi – Degradation of Benthos BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Aquatic benthic invertebrates are sampled in various marsh sites throughout Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marsh. PARAMETERS MONITORED Water temperature, Dissolved oxygen, shoreline vegetation, aquatic vegetation, detritus, sediment character, depth YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2014, 2015 Potentially 2021 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Sampling takes place either in the spring or fall, once every three years. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Stations include open water sites and shoreline sites. All sites are less than 2m deep. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marsh Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: report

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS RBG Internal Reports – Benthic Invertebrates 2014 and 2015 Benthic Invertebrate Monitoring at RBG

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jennifer Bowman Aquatic Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x268 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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Benthic invertebrate monitoring stations at RBG.

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Sediment Chemistry NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BU vi – Degradation of Benthos BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Analysis of sediment contaminants in Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marsh PARAMETERS MONITORED Temperature, pH, Nutrients (ammonia, TKN, TP), Heavy Metals, PAHs, PCBs, Dioxins & Furans YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015 Unknown FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Sampling takes place either in the spring or fall, once every three years. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Stations include open water sites and shoreline sites. All sites are less than 2m deep. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marsh Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: report

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS 2006 Cootes Paradise Sediment Quality Assessment Supplementary Marsh Sediment Characterization-2008 2013 Cootes Paradise Sediment Quality Assessment Desjardin Canal Report with effects on West Pond – anticipated completion in 2017

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jennifer Bowman Aquatic Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x268 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Marsh Bird Surveys

NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Marsh Bird populations are monitored within Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marshes using the Marsh Monitoring Program. PARAMETERS MONITORED Every bird is recorded within each 100m semi-circle site. Species are categorized into fly-throughs, secondary species, and focal species. Focal species are those birds that completed depend on wetlands for breeding and are the main focus of the survey. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1995 – 2008, 2010-2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Monitoring occurs twice annually between May 20 and July 5 when temperatures are above 16°C. Surveys are completed in early morning or evening with no precipitation and little wind.. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Monitoring follows the Marsh Monitoring Program marsh bird survey protocol developed by Bird Studies Canada and Canadian Wildlife Service. Four routes comprised of ten sites cover the north, south, and western portions of Cootes Paradise Marsh. Two routes containing six sites cover Grindstone Marsh. The listening period for each site is fifteen minutes and includes a 5 minute callback period for secretive species.

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) 10 sites - Cootes Paradise Marsh Map of Site(s) Attached 6 sites - Grindstone Marsh DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Project Paradise Annual Summary Reports CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrea Court Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Royal Botanical Gardens 905-527-1158 x528 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Muskrat Population Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Royal Botanical Gardens BENEFICIAL USE

BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Winter count of muskrat dens in marsh areas PARAMETERS MONITORED Number of muskrat dens YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2005 - 2018 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) winter SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Walking around on ice to count muskrat pushups in cattails LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Sunfish Pond, Long Pond, Blackbird Marsh, Osprey Marsh, Pond 1, Pond 2, Pond 3, Pond Map of Site(s) Attached 4, West Pond, Upper Paradise Pond, MacLanding, Marsh Lookout, Hopkins Bay, Double Marsh, Boathouse Bay, Westdale Inlet, Mercers Glenn DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared x No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Annual Muskrat data is summarized in each Project Paradise Report

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Jennifer Bowman Aquatic Ecologist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Royal Botanical Gardens (905) 527-1158 x268 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 February 2018 – 10th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM MISA Monitoring (Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement) (ArcelorMittal Dofasco) NAME OF ORGANIZATION ArcelorMittal Dofasco BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Effluent sites representing all the direct water discharges to Hamilton Harbour PARAMETERS MONITORED O.Reg. 214/95, Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5): flow, total cyanide, ammonia + ammonium, pH, total suspended solids, total lead, total zinc, phenolics, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, oil and grease, acute lethality testing in rainbow trout and daphnia magna, chronic toxicity testing YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1986 – 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Requirements vary from 3 times/day, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and semi-annual sampling SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Requirements vary LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) MISA Control Point Location Description Map of Site(s) Attached 0100 East Boat Slip Sewer Cooling Water Effluent 0300 #1 Boiler House Cooling Water Effluent 0400 West Bayfront Sewer Merged Effluent 0600 Primary Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Effluent 0800 Blast Furnace Recycle Blowdown Process Effluent 1200 #2 Boiler House Cooling Water Effluent 1700 #2 Hot Mill & Melt Shop Sewer Cooling Water Effluent 2000 #2 Hot Mill Filtration Plant Blowdown Process Effluent

DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: This information is available through reports sent to the MECP. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS This data is summarized in the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Annual MISA Report. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Craig McGinlay Senior Environment Specialist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL ArcelorMittal Dofasco 905-548-7200 x6786 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Additional Monitoring for Hamilton Harbour RAP (ArcelorMittal Dofasco) NAME OF ORGANIZATION ArcelorMittal Dofasco BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Effluent sites (direct water discharges to Hamilton Harbour) and the intake site, for the calculation of net loads. PARAMETERS MONITORED MISA Parameters (O.Reg. 214/95, Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5): flow, total cyanide, ammonia + ammonium, pH, total suspended solids, total lead, total zinc, phenolics, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, oil and grease, acute lethality testing in rainbow trout and daphnia magna, chronic toxicity testing. Total organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, conductivity, iron, chromium, TKN, total phosphorus, chlorides, fluorides YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1993 – 2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Varies from 3 times/day – semi-annual sampling. Most MISA parameters sampled more than regulated requirements. SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Requirements vary LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) MISA Control Point Location Description Map of 0100 East Boat Slip Sewer Cooling Water Effluent Site(s) 0200 Ottawa Street Slip Dofasco & City discharges. Attached 0300 #1 Boiler House Cooling Water Effluent 0400 West Bayfront Sewer Merged Effluent 0600 Primary Wastewater Treatment Plant Process Effluent 0800 Blast Furnace Recycle Blowdown Process Effluent 1200 #2 Boiler House Cooling Water Effluent 1700 #2 Hot Mill & Melt Shop Sewer Cooling Water Effluent 2000 #2 Hot Mill Plant Blowdown Process Effluent 2500 Electric Arc Furnace Cooling Water Cooling Water Effluent 0500 North End of property between boatslip and Baywater Intake Ottawa Street Slip 2700 #6 Pickle Line Cooling Water Discharge Cooling Water 2800 #2 Tandem Cooling Water Discharge Cooling Water 2900 #3 Temper Cooling Water Discharge Cooling Water

DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hamilton Harbour RAP. 2018. Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour 2008-2016. Technical Team.141 CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Craig McGinlay Senior Environment Specialist AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL ArcelorMittal Dofasco 905-548-7200 x6786 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM MISA Monitoring (Municipal-Industrial Strategy for Abatement) (Stelco) NAME OF ORGANIZATION Stelco (formerly referred to in RAP reports as “U. S. Steel Canada” or “Hamilton Steel” ) BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Effluent sites representing all the direct water discharges to Hamilton Harbour PARAMETERS MONITORED O.Reg. 214/95, Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5: flow, total cyanide, ammonia + ammonium, pH, total suspended solids, total chromium, total lead, total zinc, phenolics, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, oil and grease, acute lethality testing for rainbow trout and daphnia magna, chronic toxicity testing for fathead minnow growth inhibition and Ceriodaphnia dubia reproductive inhibition YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1993-2019 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Requirements vary from 3 times/day, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and semi-annual sampling SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Requirements vary LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) MISA Control Point Location Description Map of Site(s) Attached 0100 West Side Open Cut Cooling Water Effluent 0200 Northwest Outfall Cooling Water Effluent 0400 North Outfall (currently no Merged Effluent discharge) 0601 East Side Filter Plant Process Effluent 0602 #1 60 Inch Sewer Cooling Water Effluent

DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrew Sebestyen Manager, Environment AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Stelco 905-527-8335 x2547 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Additional Monitoring for Hamilton Harbour RAP (Stelco) NAME OF ORGANIZATION Stelco (formerly referred to in RAP reports as “U. S. Steel Canada” or “Hamilton Steel” ) BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Effluent sites representing all the direct water discharges to Hamilton Harbour and the intake site, allowing for the calculation of net loads. PARAMETERS MONITORED MISA Parameters (O.Reg. 214/95, Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5): flow, total cyanide, ammonia + ammonium, pH, total suspended solids, total chromium, total lead, total zinc, phenolics, benzene, benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, oil and grease, acute lethality testing for rainbow trout and daphnia magna, chronic toxicity testing for fathead minnow growth inhibition and Ceriodaphnia dubia reproductive inhibition

Total iron, total phosphorus

YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 1993 – 2019 (Total Iron collected since 1998) 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) All additional monitoring (beyond MISA requirements) are performed weekly SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Requirements vary LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) MISA Control Point Location Description Map of Site(s) Attached 0100 West Side Open Cut Cooling Water Effluent 0200 Northwest Outfall Cooling Water Effluent 0400 North Outfall (currently no Merged Effluent discharge) 0601 East Side Filter Plant Process Effluent 0602 #1 60 Inch Sewer Cooling Water Effluent 1600 # 2 Bayshore Pumphouse Intake

DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. 2018. Contaminant Loadings and Concentrations to Hamilton Harbour: 2008-2016 Update. Produced for the Technical Team. 141 pp.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Andrew Sebestyen Manager, Environment AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL (optional) Stelco 905-527-8335 x2547 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 June 2004 – 1st Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Eutrophication (Algal Blooms) and Nutrient Modelling of Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION University of Toronto BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) No monitoring is completed for these projects, but mathematical and statistical models are tools that provide valuable information to link management actions with potential ecosystem responses.

Eutrophication Risk Assessment A biogeochemical model describes the mechanisms of algal blooms in Hamilton Harbour. The model suggests that the water quality goals for algae (chlorophyll a concentrations; 5–10 μg L−1) and phosphorus (17 μg L−1) will likely be met, if the Hamilton Harbour RAP phosphorus loading target at the level of 142 kg day−1 is achieved.

Nutrient Modelling These models have helped develop water quality goals, further our understanding of nutrient dynamics in Hamilton Harbour, and estimate the likelihood of delisting the harbour as an Area of Concern if the nutrient loading reductions are met. Analyses suggest that the algal chl a criterion of 10 μg L−1 is achievable. The current phosphorus criterion of 17 μg L−1 is probably stringent and therefore a somewhat higher value (e.g., 20 μg L−1) may provide a more realistic goal.

A model has also been developed to predict nutrient concentrations at Cootes Paradise, given various scenarios of waste water treatment at the Dundas WWTP. PARAMETERS MONITORED Models incorporate phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations, solar radiation, day length, precipitation, evaporation, flow, nutrient and organics input YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Models were developed using 1971-2002 data from Environment and Climate Change N/A Canada (http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/prods_-servs/index_e.html), the Water Survey of Canada (http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/), and the 1996-2002 RAP loadings report. FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.)

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.)

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Kim, D.K., Yang, C., Parsons, C.T., Bowman, J., Theÿsmeÿer, T., and G.B. Arhonditsis. In Press. Examination of the existence of alternative ecological states in a eutrophic wetland using mechanistic modelling. Yang, C., Kim, D.K., Bowman, J., Theÿsmeÿer, T., and G.B. Arhonditsis. 2019. Predicting the likelihood of a desirable ecological regime shift: A case study in Cootes Paradise Marsh, Lake Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Ecological Indicators, 110. Kim, D.K., Javed, A., Yang, C., and G.B. Arhonditsis. 2018. Development of a mechanistic eutrophication model for wetland management: Sensitivity analysis of the interplay among phytoplankton, macrophytes, and sediment nutrient release. Ecological Informatics, 48:198-214.

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Arhonditsis G.B., A. Neumann, Y. Shimoda 2016. Why models must talk to each other? Lessons learned from the Hamilton Harbour. In Press. In Recknagel F. and W. Michener (Eds). Ecological Informatics. 3rd Edition: Springer. Kim D.K, T. Peller, Z. Gozum, T. Theÿsmeÿer, T. Long, D. Boyd, S. Watson, Y.R. Rao, G.B. Arhonditsis. 2016. Modelling phosphorus dynamics in Cootes Paradise marsh: Uncertainty assessment and implications for eutrophication management, Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 19:4, 368-381 Gudimov A., M. Ramin, T. Labencki, C. Wellen, M. Shelar, Y. Shimoda, D. Boyd, G.B. Arhonditsis 2011. Predicting the response of Hamilton Harbour to the nutrient loading reductions: A modeling analysis of the "ecological unknowns". Journal of Great Lakes Research 37: 494-506. Ramin, M., S. Stremilov, T. Labencki, A. Gudimov, D. Boyd, and G.B. Arhonditsis 2011. Setting water quality criteria in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada: A Bayesian approach. Environmental Modelling & Software 26: 337-353. Gudimov A., M. Ramin, S. Stremilov, and G.B. Arhonditsis 2010. Eutrophication risk assessment in Hamilton Harbour: System analysis and evaluation of nutrient loading scenarios. Journal of Great Lakes Research 36: 520-539.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION George Arhonditsis Professor, Environmental Science AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL University of Toronto 416-208-4858 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by the HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Phosphorus Internal Loading and Recycling NAME OF ORGANIZATION University of Toronto BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Phosphorus Internal Loading In Hamilton Harbour, the reduction of iron (Fe) loading has accelerated the phosphorus (P) recycling processes, which contrasts with earlier studies that concluded that historically high Fe levels effectively trap P in sediment. Reducing Fe sediment levels limit the surface sediment capacity to bind newly deposited P, which emphasizes the importance of external P loading reduction. Polyphosphate Recycling and Primary Productivity Plankton accumulate and metabolize polyphosphate (polyP) to cope with phosphorus limitation. Planktonic cells accumulate polyP as storage under high phosphorus conditions to overcome future phosphorus stresses. PolyP enrichment also alleviates phosphorus limitation, because polyP is more readily recycled than other phosphorus compounds thus retain bioavailable phosphorus in the system. Notably, small-size picoplankton, which are minor contributors to primary productivity, are responsible for the strategic polyP metabolisms. By storing and liberating polyP, picoplankton serve as phosphorus bank to support the primary productivity, predominantly that of the bloom-forming algae in Hamilton Harbour. PARAMETERS MONITORED 2+ Fe , H2S, pH, redox potential, particulate polyphosphate, TPP, SRP, Chl a, alkaline phosphatase, DNA sequencing, temperature and dissolved oxygen YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2014-2016, 2017 N/A FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Summer SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Gravity Corer, YSI Sonde and Niskin Sampler LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Sites 9031 and 1001 Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Li, J., Plouchart, D., Zastepa, A., and M. Dittrich. 2019. Picoplankton accumulate and recycle polyphosphate to support high primary productivity in coastal Lake Ontario. Nature 9:19563. Markovic, S., Liang, A., Watson, S.B., Depew, D., Zastepa, A., Surana, P., Vanden Byllaardt, J., Arhonditsis, G., and M. Dittrich. 2019. Reduction of iron pollution promotes phosphorus internal loading in eutrophic Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, Canada. Environmental Pollution 252:697-705.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Maria Dittrich Professor, Physical & Environmental Science AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL University of Toronto 416-208-2786 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by the HHRAP Office) March 2020 – 11th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Water Quality of the Chedoke Creek Subwatershed NAME OF ORGANIZATION Redeemer University College BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Ongoing study of water quality of the Chedoke Creek and Red Hill Creek watersheds; sporadic sampling of other urban watersheds. PARAMETERS MONITORED - 3- - N (as NO3 ), P (as PO4 ), Cl , DO, BOD5, pH, E. coli and total choliforms, flow rate (estimate) Total N and Total P as of 2017. Beginning in 2019, biochemical techniques (PCR) determined the host sources of bacterial contamination, though data are preliminary. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Summer 2015, Summer and Fall 2016-2019 Summer and Fall 2020 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Typically every other week during sampling blocks (May-Aug; Sept-Nov) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Triplicate samples; creeks are typically very shallow – samples taken from surface. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Interactive map can be found here: Map of Site(s) Attached https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1lm5C3POsUjSoHiTIDasPGkNJsbU&ll=43.27879860449957%2C- 79.96539324003902&z=11 DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Spreadsheets, summary reports

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Visit www.redeemer.ca/chedoke for links to available publications

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Edward Berkelaar Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Redeemer University College 905-648-2139 x4401 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Exposure to WWTP Effluent in Cootes Paradise and the Redhill Creek

NAME OF ORGANIZATION McMaster University

BENEFICIAL USE

BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae

BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) We have conducted a number of studies. The first is a caging study where we have held round goby and bluegill sunfish at different distances from the wastewater effluent outflow and then compared their behaviour and physiology to fish held in a clean reference site. The second is a study where we have been monitoring the fish populations along two wastewater gradient exploring the impacts on fish communities along a water route that flows into Cootes Paradise Marsh and another route in the Red Hill valley that flows from the Woodward Treatment plant into Hamilton Harbour. PARAMETERS MONITORED Caging studies-survival, growth, behavioural and physiological changes, metabolic rates, activity, feeding rates, predator responses and boldness. Fish population in relation to WWTP effluent study- species and number of fish, life stage, sex fish body length, weather, water depth, temperature, secchi, pH, DO, salinity, conductivity, flow, total phosphorus, nitrogen, ammonia and various other water quality measures, vegetation and sediment analyses YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2015-2017 2018

FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Caging conducted over 8 weeks each summer (mostly in June and July), 2015 and 2016 Zone of Impact fish community study conducted in April, May, September and October 2016, April-October 2017 SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Caging study- 6 cages per site (1 m depth) x 4 sites. Zone of Impact fish community study- 6 minnow traps, 2 electrofishing transects (each 50 m), 2 fyke nets and 2 windermere traps per site. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Two sites in Desjardin Canal near and far from the WWTP outflow; Westpond; Various sites Map of Site(s) Attached in Cootes Paradise Marsh; Various sites upstream and downstream from the Woodward Wastewater treatment Plant DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Excel Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No All available on Sigal Balshine’s ABEL webpage LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS Erin S. McCallum, Sherry N.N. Du , Maryam Vaseghi-Shanjani , Jasmine A. Choi , Theresa R. Warriner , Tamanna Sultana ,

Graham R. Scott , Sigal Balshine. 2017. In situ exposure to wastewater effluent reduces survival but has little effect on the behaviour or physiology of an invasive Great Lakes fish. Aquatic Ecotoxicology 184:37-48. CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON

NAME POSITION Sigal Balshine Professor

AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL McMaster University 905-525-9140 x23024 [email protected]

METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2017-09 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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A diagram of caging locations near Cootes Paradise Marsh, connected to Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario, and our reference site in Flamborough, ON. The outfall site was located 50m downstream from the effluent discharge. The downstream site was located 830m downstream from the effluent discharge. The reference site was located 17.4 km northwest in the headwaters to the Spencer Creek watershed, which empties into the marsh. Map data: Google, DigitalGlobe (2016).

4. Reference

200 m

Lake Ontario

1. WWTP Hamilton Harbour 3. Downstream Cootes Paradise 1 km Marsh 2. Outfall 200 m

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Round Goby Population Dynamics in Hamilton Harbour NAME OF ORGANIZATION McMaster University BENEFICIAL USE

BU iii – Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Round goby population abundance, dynamics and impacts PARAMETERS MONITORED Number of fish, mass, body length, sex, reproductive status, colour, condition, liver mass, gonad mass, genitalia length, otolith size and weight, brain mass, age, weather, water depth, temperature, secchi, pH, DO, salinity, conductivity, various other water quality measures, number and types of avian predators. YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2002-2017 2018 FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) April until November (every 2 weeks) SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) 4-6 minnow traps, some seining and electrofishing LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Desjardin Canal, LaSalle Marine, Grindstone Creek, Pier 15 (Sherman Inlet), Fisherman’s Map of Site(s) Attached Pier, Pier 27, Various sites in Cootes Paradise Marsh DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Excel Spreadsheet

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No All available on Sigal Balshine’s ABEL webpage LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS McCallum, E, Galus, S, and Balshine, S, 2016. "Accurate resource assessment requires experience in a territorial fish". Animal Behavior. In Press. McCallum, E, Marentette, J, Shiller, C, Jindal, S, Empringham, K, Marsh Rollo, S, Pettitt-Wade, H, Fisk, A, and Balshine, S, 2016. "Diet and foraging of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in a contaminated Harbour". Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Journal In Press Capelle, P, McCallum, E, and Balshine, S, 2015. "Aggression and sociality: Conflicting or complementary traits of a successful invader". Behavior, 152, 127-146 Leonard, EM, Marentette, JR, Balshine, S, and Wood, CM, 2014. "Critical body residues, Michaelis-Menten analysis of bioaccumulation, lethality and behaviour as endpoints of waterborne Ni toxicity in two teleosts". Ecotoxicology, 23, 147-162 McCallum, E, Charney, R, Young, J, Marentette, J, Koops, M, Earn, D, Bolker, B, and Balshine, S, 2014. "Persistence of an invasive fish (Neogobius melanostomus) in a contaminated ecosystem. ". Biological Invasions, 16, 2449-2461 McCallum, E, Capelle, P, and Balshine, S, 2014. "Seasonal plasticity in telencephalon mass of a benthic fish". Journal of Fish Biology, 85, 1792-1795 Marentette, JR, Tong, S, and Balshine, S, 2013. "The cortisol stress response in male round goby (Neogobius melanostomus): effects of living in polluted environments?". Environmental Biology of Fishes, 96(6), 723-733 Marentette, JR and Balshine, S, 2012. "Altered Prey Responses in Round Goby from Contaminated Sites". Ethology,118 (9), 812-820 Marentette, JR, Tong, S, Wang, G, Sopinka, NM, Taves, MD, Koops, MA, and Balshine, S, 2012. "Behavior as biomarker? Laboratory versus field movement in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) from highly contaminated habitats". Ecotoxicology, 21(4), 1003-1012 Groen, M, Sopinka, NM, Marentette, JR, Reddon, AR, Brownscombe, JW, Fox, MG, Marsh-Rollo, SE, and Balshine, S, 2012. "Is there a role for aggression in round goby invasion fronts?". Behaviour, 149(7), 685-703 Marentette, JR, Wang, G, Tong, S, Sopinka, NM, Taves, MD, Koops, MA, and Balshine, S, 2011. "Laboratory and field evidence of sex-biased movement in the invasive round goby". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 65(12), 2239-2249

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Bowley, LA, Alam, F, Marentette, JR, Balshine, S, and Wilson, JY, 2010. "Characterization of Vitellogenin Gene Expression in Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) Using a Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(12), 2751-2760 Young, JAM, Marentette, JR, Gross, C, McDonald, JI, Verma, A, Marsh-Rollo, SE, Macdonald, PDM, Earn, DJD, and Balshine, S, 2010. "Demography and substrate affinity of the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Hamilton Harbour". Journal of Great Lakes Research, 36(1), 115-122 Velez-Espino, LA, Koops, MA, and Balshine, S, 2010. "Invasion dynamics of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario". Biological Invasions, 12(11), 3861-3875 Marentette, JR, Gooderham, KL, McMaster, ME, Ng, T, Parrott, JL, Wilson, JY, Wood, CM, and Balshine, S, 2010. "Signatures of contamination in invasive round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus): A double strike for ecosystem health?". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73(7), 1755-1764 Sopinka, NM, Marentette, JR, and Balshine, S, 2010. "Impact of contaminant exposure on resource contests in an invasive fish". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(12), 1947-1958 Marentette, JR, Fitzpatrick, JL, Berger, RG, and Balshine, S, 2009. "Multiple male reproductive morphs in the invasive round goby (Apollonia melanostoma)". Journal of Great Lakes Research, 35(2), 302-308 Balshine, S, Verma, A, Chant, V, and Theysmeyer, T, 2005. "Competitive interactions between round gobies and logperch". Journal of Great Lakes Research, 31(1), 68-77 CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Sigal Balshine Professor AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL McMaster University 905-525-9140 x23024 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2017-09 December 2016 – 9th Edition

A map of Hamilton Harbour, ON, Canada (43oN, 79oW), the western-most embayment of Lake Ontario, with sampling sites and areas of remediation plotted. Green site markers show low contamination sampling sites, and red site markers show high contamination sampling sites. Gray with black-hatched borders show two highly contaminated areas of Hamilton Harbour undergoing remediation (RAP 1992; 2002)

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Seiche Modelling in Hamilton Harbour

NAME OF ORGANIZATION University of Toronto

BENEFICIAL USE

BU xiv – Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat

BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) Oscillations of thermocline were monitored using 7 thermistor/DO chains located around HH. Currents were measured with two Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) located near east and west ends in 12 m of water.

PARAMETERS MONITORED Dissolved oxygen, temperature and water currents

YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED 2017 2018

FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) 10 minute sampling resolution beginning June through to late October.

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) Loggers record internally. DO and temperature loggers were arranged every m, from 1 m to 7 m depths. ADCP set up to sample in 1 m bins from base of lake to surface.

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) 1st ADCP – deployed at HH908, 2nd ADCP – deployed at 90930. DO Chains at Doka West Map of Site(s) Attached receiver station CCIW N/CCIW BW receiver station, Ottawa slip and LaSalle. Temperature chains also located with ADCPs, and at Centre Station.

DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain: Database

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON

NAME POSITION Mathew Wells Professor

AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL University of Toronto 416-208-4879

METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2018-01 December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System NAME OF ORGANIZATION Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System BENEFICIAL USE

Improvements influence BU viii – Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) The Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System is a collaborative initiative of ten local government and non-profit organizations in the Burlington-Hamilton area, at the southwestern end of Lake Ontario. Together, our partner organizations own or manage almost 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres) of natural lands in this area, and are working together to protect, connect and restore the natural lands, and to deliver sustainable recreation and education opportunities.

In the next three years, efforts will focus on engaging community members and stakeholders; fostering land securement and stewardship; preparing joint management plans for core areas of the EcoPark System; pursuing provincial and federal government support, including possible special purpose legislation; and securing new funds.

This is not a monitoring project, but the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System will play a vital role in what happens downstream in Hamilton Harbour. PARAMETERS MONITORED

YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED

FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.)

SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.)

LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) Map of Site(s) Attached DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc)

DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Tomasz Wiercioch Coordinator AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System 905-527-1158 x225 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-03 (updated by HHRAP Office) December 2016 – 9th Edition

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TITLE OF MONITORING PROGRAM Aesthetics Monitoring NAME OF ORGANIZATION Bay Area Restoration Council BENEFICIAL USE

BU xi – Degradation of Aesthetics BASIC DESCRIPTION ( What is being monitored) BARC staff partnered with current or retired HHRAP agency staff to collect semi-qualitative and visual evidence of nearshore aesthetic conditions in 2018. PARAMETERS MONITORED Clarity: clear, cloudy, opaque Colour: clear, green, yellow/amber, brown, grey, black Odour: none, musty, petroleum (transitory), sewage, petroleum (spill), anaerobic Debris: none, natural (unusual accumulation), oilfilm, (non-natural), trash (large amount), foam (non-natural), sewage YEAR(S) FOR WHICH DATA HAS BEEN COLLECTED NEXT YEAR MONITORING PLANNED Open water sites: 2012-2017 (Environment and Climate Change Canada) 2020-2021 Fishway Site: 2015-2016 (Royal Botanical Gardens) Nearshore locations: 2018 (Bay Area Restoration Council) FREQUENCY OF MONITORING (e.g. Identify season, time of year, times per day, etc.) Spring to Fall SAMPLING PROTOCOL (e.g. Number of samples, depth of sample, etc.) At each location, observational data were collected for clarity, colour, odour and debris. The descriptor was then assigned a score and analyzed through the AQI Scoring Rubric. LOCATION(S) OF SITES (Please provide UTM or Geographic latitude/longitude coordinates if available) northeast shoreline adjacent CCIW, at LaSalle Park on the North Shore, and at several Map of Site(s) Attached locations in the West Harbour: (1) Cootes fishway, (2) Waterfront Trail, (3) Bayfront boat launch, (4) Macassa Bay, (5) Pier 4, (6) Pier 5, (7) Pier 7, (8) Pier 8, (9) LaSalle boat launch, (10) LaSalle marina, (11) LaSalle Pier, (12) LaSalle spit, (13) northeast shoreline adjacent CCIW, and the four open water sites DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONTACT PERSON DATA FORMAT (Spreadsheet, Database, etc)

Yes No If no, please explain:

PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE COPY OF PUBLICATION(S) AVAILABLE AT RAP OFFICE (Hard Copy and/or PDF) Yes Being Prepared No Yes No LIST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS McLaughlin, C. 2019. Status Report on the Degradation of Aesthetics Beneficial Use Impairment XI in the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan. Prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada. 42 pp.

CHALLENGES / ANOMALIES / OPPORTUNITIES / EMERGING ISSUES (e.g. gap in data set, funding concerns, etc) The science report for this BUI was presented to the Public Forum in 2019/2020. Additional sampling is being considered. DATA CONTACT PERSON NAME POSITION Chris McLaughlin Executive Director AGENCY TELEPHONE EMAIL Bay Area Restoration Council (905) 527-7111 [email protected] METADATA UPDATE PROVIDED FOR CATALOGUE (YYYY-MM) FIRST INCLUDED IN HHRAP MONITORING CATALOGUE 2020-06 (created by HHRAP Office) June 2019 – 11th Edition

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6. Monitoring Program Metadata No Longer Included

Some monitoring programs have either been discontinued or are not anticipated to be repeated in the foreseeable future. Metadata for each program listed here can be found in the previous edition of the report indicated. Older editions can be accessed at: www.hamiltonharbour.ca/rap under the “RAP Reports” tab or by contacting the RAP Office.

Title Organization Last Year of Last Report Monitoring Metadata Listed

Royal Botanical Sampling Terrestrial Monitoring 2017 (10th Edition) Gardens ongoing Royal Botanical Sampling Incidental Vegetation Monitoring 2017 (10th Edition) Gardens ongoing Royal Botanical Sampling Freshwater Mussel Survey 2017 (10th Edition) Gardens ongoing Hamilton Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network (PGMN) – Sampling Conservation 2017 (10th Edition) Hamilton Conservation Authority Watershed ongoing Authority, MOECC Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network – Conservation Sampling 2017 (10th Edition) Conservation Halton Watershed Halton, MOECC ongoing Hamilton Harbour Event-Based Tributary Monitoring MOECC 2012 2017 (10th Edition) Microbial Water Quality in Hamilton Harbour and ECCC 2016 2017 (10th Edition) Associated Beaches E. coli testing in Hamilton Harbour and Associated BARC, McMaster 2016 2016 (9th Edition) Beaches University, RBG Microbial Community Composition during Harmful Algal University of 2016 2016 (9th Edition) Bloom Events in Hamilton Harbour Toronto Grindstone Submergent Survey (2009 Protocol) Sampling (note: this form was merged into “Cootes Paradise RBG 2016 (9th Edition) and Grindstone Creek Submergent Vegetation ongoing Survey”) Grindstone Emergent Survey (2013 Protocol) Sampling RBG 2016 (9th Edition) (note: this form was merged into “Cootes Paradise ongoing and Grindstone Creek Emergent Vegetation Survey”) Hamilton Lower Spencer Creek Integrated Subwatershed Study Conservation 2013 2016 (9th Edition) Authority Hamilton Spencer Creek in Dundas – Continuous Sample Conservation 2016 2016 (9th Edition) Collection Authority Genotoxicity of WWTP to Freshwater Mussels in ECCC, Green 2016 2016 (9th Edition) Hamilton Harbour House Science

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Title Organization Last Year of Last Report Monitoring Metadata Listed

An Assessment of Reproduction and Deformities of ECCC 2016 2016 (9th Edition) Herring Gulls Nesting in Hamilton Harbour Urban-Rural Biomonitoring & Assessment Network McMaster 2014 2012 (8th Edition) (URBAN) University Nutrient mobility and Greenhouse gas dynamics in an University of agricultural riparian zone influenced by an upstream Waterloo 2010 2012 (8th Edition) reservoir and ECCC Monitoring in the Red Hill Creek Valley City of Hamilton 2010 2012 (8th Edition) City of Hamilton Red Hill Valley Integrated Monitoring: Terrestrial Ecology and Dougan & 2011 2012 (8th Edition) Associates Nesting Marshbird Monitoring Programme RBG 2010 2010 (7th Edition) 2007 Monitoring of Colonial Waterbird Nesting within Cootes RBG 2010 (7th Edition) Paradise/Carroll’s Bay Reported 2010 on last sheet Hamilton Harbour PCB Assessment OMOE 2009 2010 (7th Edition) Assessing the Health of Tree Swallows Near Sewage EC 2008 2010 (7th Edition) Treatment Plants Assessing the Health of Snapping Turtles in Selected EC unknown 2010 (7th Edition) AOCs of the Great Lakes (Ontario Region) Wildlife Vehicular Mortality Study of Cootes Drive RBG 2003 2006 (3rd Edition) Amphibian Metapopulation Enhancement RBG 2000 2006 (3rd Edition) The Occurrence of Epidermal and Liver Tumours in DFO 1996 2006 (3rd Edition) White Suckers and Brown Bullheads Hamilton Harbour Contaminant Trend Monitoring Study DFO 2004 2006 (3rd Edition)

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