Terraview and Willowfield Stormwater Pond Sediment and Water Quality

Stormwater ponds have been widely used to control increased volumes and rates of surface runoff resulting from urbanization. Stormwater ponds have also been designed to provide multiple other benefits; including protection of downstream waters, sediment and habitat (land/aquatic) quality, provision of educational, recreational use as well as aesthetic amenities. Stormwater ponds create unique opportunities for enhancing community benefits, but they also cause ecological concerns with respect to the quality of the newly created habitat. Stormwater ponds receive untreated runoff from urban areas and transportation corridors, and such runoff transports sediment and pollutants from urban sources into the stormwater facilities.


Built in the mid 1990s the Terraview and Willowfield stormwater ponds currently receive water and sediment runoff from 9 hectares of a 16-lane freeway and runoff from 30 hectares of residential lands.


This dataset contains stormwater data from two stormwater ponds (Terraview and Willowfield) located within the Toronto and Region Area of concern (AOC). The data are water and sediment chemistry, and are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the two-stormwater ponds in providing a suitable habitat for aquatic species and wildlife species over a two-year period (2007 and 2008). Water and sediment samples were analyzed for trace metals such as calcium, nickel, and lead as well as 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
8b3739ce-3d77-4b99-9784-ab73d77dd3a6 XML
Date Stamp
2024-06-10T12:33:31.38Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - ACRD Data Management Team
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2018-08-28
Date (Creation)
2007-03-28
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Inland waters
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Quintin Rochfort ( Physical Scientist - Coordinator )
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
Collaborator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology Directorate / Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division - Dr. Lee Grapentine ( Research Scientist )

Keywords

Place

  • Toronto and region area of concern

  • Terraview stormwater pond

  • Willowfield stormwater pond
Theme

  • Sediment quality

  • Water quality

  • Stormwater pond

  • Canada’s Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (GLSF)

  • Great Lakes Action Plan (GLAP)

  • Area of Concern (AOC)

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environment

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern

  • Oversee and Manage Site Conditions

Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

Program (PAA)

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

Environment Canada - GC Security Classification

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • Ontario (ON)
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
2007-03-28
End Date
2008-04-18

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( 1 )

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Public inquiries centre
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd. , Gatineau , Quebec , 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Édifice Fontaine 12e étage , Canada
1-800-668-6767
 
 

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Keywords

Area of Concern (AOC) Canada’s Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (GLSF) Great Lakes Action Plan (GLAP) Sediment quality Stormwater pond Terraview stormwater pond Toronto and region area of concern Water quality Willowfield stormwater pond
Branch
Science and Technology Branch
Business Functions
Designate and Manage Areas of Interest or Concern Oversee and Manage Site Conditions
Directorate
Water Science and Technology
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Environment Canada - GC Security Classification
Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Environment
Program (PAA)
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

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