Municipal District of Rocky View Wetlands Conservation and Management Plan Project
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Water
Project value$55,800
Project Type
Plan
Sub Sector
Watershed Management
Grant amount$27,500
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Rocky View County, AB
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
41,028
Project timeline
2008 - 2011
Project number
9627
Description
The Municipal District of Rocky View (the MD) will develop a community-wide wetland conservation and management plan for its marshes, swamps, peatlands, flood plains and adjacent coastal areas to support the management of more than 30,000 wetlands within the MD area. These wetlands are some of the most important in North America and are starting to be affected by development. The plan will build on existing legislation and ultimately streamline future development within the MD. The conservation and management plan will help to conserve and to rehabilitate wetlands as well as to compensate for their loss. The benefits of this will include improving the water quality and quantity, preventing flooding and soil erosion, protecting shorelines, providing biodiversity, and moderating climatic conditions.
Applicant
Rocky View County, AB