Vittoria Dam – Chose Alternative 5

By Linda Heron on Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

Posted in Vittoria Dam, Dam Removals, Young's Creek

Chose Alternative 5

Excerpt from the Final Environmental Study Report:

In this alternative, the dam would be decommissioned through the removal of all available operational dam elements related to flow control including the stop logs and gains, as well as the low-level sluice gate bypass system. The decommissioning of the flow controls would be undertaken over an extended period of 2 to 3 years or more, to limit potential remobilization and offsite transport of accumulated sediments within the existing reservoir and to provide time for the sensitive flora and fauna of the area to acclimate to changing conditions. Continue reading →

Vittoria Dam Decommissioning – Notice of Completion

By Linda Heron on Tuesday, August 27th, 2024

Posted in Vittoria Dam, Dam Removals, ORA Submissions, Dam Removal, Young's Creek

The Long Point Region Conservation Authority provided the attached Notice of Project Completion to notify of the final publication of the Environmental Study Report (ESR) that documents the Vittoria Dam Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) project.

As outlined in the NOPC, the Final ESR and other associated project reference materials can be found on the LPRCA’s dedicated project website here: Vittoria Dam Class Environmental Assessment – Long Point Region Conservation Authority (lprca.on.ca)

Check out a slide presentation of the proposed project here.

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Vittoria Dam Class Environmental Assessment – Update

By Linda Heron on Monday, February 5th, 2024

Posted in Vittoria Dam, Brook Trout, Dam Removals, Aquatic Life, Young's Creek

You also mentioned there would be an open water area of the reservoir that would remain following the slow one to two-year drawdown of water levels to the concrete sill under the stop logs. The remaining pond in the new concept drawing for Alternative #5 does indeed look much smaller than your original. However, ORA recommends that the remaining pond be constructed as a wetland with the planting of lily pads, bullrushes, and other wetland plant species. Turning the pond into a wetland will provide shade to further reduce stream temperature, protective habitat for the Brook Trout, and significantly improve stream resilience to the effects of a warming climate.

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Vittoria Dam Class EA – Feedback

By Linda Heron on Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Posted in Dam Removals, Vittoria Dam, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Aquatic Life, Young's Creek

Brown Trout accessing upstream of the dam was a concern expressed at the last Stakeholders’ Meeting. Is it possible to add an alternative for the outlet of the dam being lowered with a fine wire mesh on top, similar to Alternative 5, but without the pond? That way the stream can flow freely downstream and Brown Trout would have a barrier from the upstream. The pond is the issue…

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