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Durham Middle Dam Notice - May 2024
Posted on Monday, May 13, 2024 12:02 PM
🚧 Notice to Residents and Visitors of West Grey: Maintenance work is underway at Durham Middle Dam. While the dam remains operational, please be aware that these activities may cause fluctuations in water flows. We urge everyone to exercise extra caution when near the dam and surrounding waterways. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
April 1st 2024 Legislative Changes
Posted on Monday, April 01, 2024 08:32 AM
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority’s (SVCA) Environmental Planning and Regulations Department is responsible for reviewing new building and site alteration proposals in or around watercourses, wetlands, floodplains, and shorelines. Since the 1970s, permits have been required from SVCA, associated with many versions of legislation, to protect people and property from natural hazards. This process, while largely consistent through the years, has been updated from time to time.
New legislative...
Press Release: Water Data Tool Launched by SVCA
Posted on Monday, March 18, 2024 11:52 AM
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority announces launch of data visualization platform, made possible by RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature, for the Shared Knowledge for Climate Action Initiative
SAUGEEN WATERSHED, ONTARIO – Bruce, Dufferin, Huron, Grey, and Wellington Counties.
With support from the RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) has acquired a data visualization tool and the support necessary for assembling and performing a...
HIRING: Capital Water Infrastructure Coordinator
Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2024 12:47 PM
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) invites applications for one Capital Water Infrastructure Coordinator position, reporting to SVCA’s Administrative Office.
Summary of FunctionsReporting to the Manager of Water Resources, the Capital Water Infrastructure Coordinator will be responsible for the administration and coordination of SVCA’s capital water infrastructure program, which includes flood control dykes, dams, slope stability projects, and erosion control projects. This position is...
January 23rd, 2024 Watershed Conditions Statement
Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 12:00 PM
Watershed Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook across the Saugeen Watershed from Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 to Sunday, January 28th, 2024
Saugeen Conservation advises that forecasted precipitation, above freezing temperatures, and associated
snowmelt are likely to result in above seasonal water levels throughout the watershed over the next
several days.
Temperatures are expected to rise above freezing over the next several days and will be accompanied by
20 to 25 mm of rain between Wednesday,...
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