Projects – Rouge River

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority approved the Rouge River Watershed Plan in 2008, after four years of intensive study and community consultation.

Watershed Plan

• Rouge River Watershed Plan – Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Future. Report of the Rouge Watershed Task Force. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 2007. – 6,605K

Implementation Guide

• Rouge River Watershed Plan Implementation Guide. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 2008.- 5,942K

Supporting Documents

Rouge River State of the Watershed Report. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 2007.

• Table of Contents – 251K
• Chapter 1 – Introduction – 661K
• Chapter 2 – Study Area Physical Setting – 3,872K
• Chapter 3 – Regional Monitoring – 473K
• Chapter 4 – Groundwater – 3,755K
• Chapter 5 – Surface Water Quantity – 4,205K
• Chapter 6 – Surface Water Quality – 2,314K
• Chapter 7 – Fluvial Geomorphology – 2,246K
• Chapter 8 – Aquatic System – 5,313K
• Chapter 9 – Terrestrial – 7,897K
  • Appendix A – Terrestrial System – 416K
  • Appendix B – Terrestrial System – 696K
  • Appendix C – Terrestrial System – 320K
• Chapter 10 – Air Quality – 223K
• Chapter 11 – Cultural Heritage – 1,371K
• Chapter 12 – Nature-based Recreation – 2,385K
• Chapter 13 – Land and Resource Use – 4,700K
• Chapter 14 – Summary – 129

Rouge River Watershed Scenario Modelling and Analysis Report. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 2007.

• Table of Contents – 261K
• Executive Summary – 66K
• Chapter 1.0 – Introduction – 270K
• Chapter 2.0 – Setting and Issues – 2,781K
• Chapter 3.0 – Study Design – 383K
• Section 4.1 – Surface Water Quantity – 5,374K
• Section 4.2 – Surface Water Quality – 1,298K
• Section 4.3 – Groundwater – 5,876K
• Section 4.4 – Aquatic System – 2,257K
• Section 4.5 – Terrestrial Natural Heritage System – 5,952K
• Section 4.6 – Culture Heritage – 282K
• Section 4.7 -Nature-based Recreation – 1,021K
• Chapter 5 – Summary and Recommendations – 108K
• Appendix A – Scenario Descriptions And Assumptions – 4,558K

Development of a Sustainable Community Scenario for the Rouge River Watershed. Toronto and Region Conservation. 2007.

• Development of a Sustainable Community Scenario for the Rouge River Watershed, November 2007, 1.2 – 5,128K

Action Plan for Sustainable Practices – Implementation Strategies for the Residential and Business Sectors in the Greater Toronto Area. Freeman Associates. 2006.

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Social Marketing Action Plan Nov 2006 – 202K
• Social Marketing Action Plan – November 2006 – 2,313K

Parks Canada has published a draft management plan for Rouge National Urban Park. See Parks Canada for updates.