Lake Ontario Shoreline Management Plan

Example of a low shoreline and erosion

In 1994 the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Lake Ontario Shoreline Management Plan was commissioned and included mapping of the shoreline hazard limits for flooding, erosion and dynamic beaches. The 1994 hazard mapping was based on the then draft standards and guidelines prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR 1993). Since the 1994 Lake Ontario Shoreline Management Plan (LOSMP) was released, a number of changes have taken place in the legislation, policies and guidelines regarding shoreline hazards.

The purpose of the 2009 study was to update the hazard limits for flooding, erosion and dynamic beaches in the existing Lake Ontario Shoreline Management Plan (1994) to the current mapping and technical standards identified in the Conservation Authorities Act, Ontario Regulation 97/04, Ontario Regulation 155/06, the Provincial Policy Statement, the MNR Guidelines for Developing Schedules of Regulated Areas, Draft Guidelines to Support Conservation Authority Administration of the Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulation, and particularly, the MNR Technical Guide for the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River System and Large Inland Lakes (MNR 2001a).

Plan Documents

The following documents are provided in PDF format.