Deer Management Advisory Committee

Low Water Level Status:
Flood Status:

Flood Notices:

Green: NORMAL: Conditions are within NORMAL limits. No flooding is expected.

Yellow: HIGH WATER WATERSHED CONDITIONS BULLETIN: unsafe lake, river and channel conditions exist.

Orange: FLOOD ADVISORY: potential for flooding exists within specific watercourses.

Red: FLOOD WARNING: flooding is imminent or occurring within specific watercourses.

Low Water Conditions:
Green: Conditions are normal
Yellow: Level I
Level I is the first condition of a potential water supply problem.
Orange: Level II
Level II indicates a potentially serious water supply problem.
Red: Level III
Level III indicates the water supply has already failed, or will fail, to meet the water demands.

More information about Low Water Conditions.

Status indicator

	NORMAL generally indicates low flow to base flow conditions. It should be noted that during Normal flow conditions, the inherent risk to personal safety associated with flowing water still exists.
	Level 1 Flows are below 70 percent of their normal summer low flow. Water users are asked to reduce their consumption by 10 per cent.
	Level 2 Flows are below 50 percent of their normal summer low flow. Water users are asked to reduce their consumption by 20 per cent.
	Level 3 Flows are below 30 percent of their normal summer low flow and there is potential for economic harm to water takers and/or significant harm to the ecosystem. The Water Response Team may ask the province to impose mandatory restrictions on those holding Permits to Take Water.

Status indicator

	NORMAL generally indicates low flow to base flow conditions. It should be noted that during Normal flow conditions, the inherent risk to personal safety associated with flowing water still exists.
	HIGH WATER SAFETY BULLETIN is a general notice that indicates conditions exist that could pose a risk to personal safety. High Water Safety Bulletins may be posted when streams are flowing at or near bankfull levels, when ice conditions are unsafe, or when stream banks are icy, soft and/or slippery.
	FLOOD ADVISORY is a notice of potential for flooding to occur in the near future and that measures should be taken to prepare for a possible emergency. Flood Advisories may be updated depending upon the weather and runoff conditions, and will be followed by a notice of cancellation once the potential for flooding has passed.
	FLOOD WARNING is a notice that flooding is imminent or occurring and that action is required by municipalities and emergency services. Flood Warnings may be updated depending upon weather and runoff conditions, and will be followed by a noticed of cancellation once the potential for flooding has passed.

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Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA) has recently formed a Deer Management Advisory Committee (DMAC). The purpose of the Committee is to provide sound, scientific-based recommendations to HCA Board of Directors for the short- and long-term management of deer populations at Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area.

The committee will review and recommend the most effective method(s) to address the deer population at Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area, based on area-specific conditions, characteristics, and constraints. The Committee will be comprised of peers, partners, stakeholders and local individuals representing both public and private interests within HCA’s watershed community. A draft Terms of Reference has been written for the committee.

Background Information:

Meetings will be held biweekly during May and June, 2010, and will resume as monthly meetings in September, October, and November 2010. These meetings are open to the public as observers.

HCA Deer Management Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule

All meetings held at Hamilton Conservation Authority's Main Office located at 838 Mineral Springs Road, Ancaster,unless otherwise indicated.

Agendas

January 26, 2011 - Agenda
February 16, 2011 - Agenda
March 23, 2011 - Agenda
April 20, 2011 - Agenda
May 4, 2011 - Agenda
May 18, 2011 - CANCELLED
May 31, 2011-Public Forum, Chedoke Presbyterian Church, 865 Mohawk Road West, Hamilton, ON
June 1, 2011-Public Forum, Chedoke Presbyterian Church, 865 Mohawk Road West, Hamilton, ON
June 15, 2011 - Agenda
Sept 21, 2011 - Agenda

Minutes

January 26, 2011 -Final Minutes
February 16, 2011-Final Minutes
April 20, 2011 - Final Minutes

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