Feasibility Study of Shoreline Protection and Lake Level Regulation for Lake Ontario. Reconnaissance Report. Volume I. Main Report
Feasibility Study of Shoreline Protection and Lake Level Regulation for Lake Ontario. Reconnaissance Report. Volume I. Main Report

Author: CORPS OF ENGINEERS BUFFALO NY BUFFALO DISTRICT.

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 83

ISBN-13:

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This report identifies problems and needs along the United States shoreline of Lake Ontario associated with shore erosion and coastal flooding. The report includes a survey of existing conditions including those associated with the natural and human environment. Alternatives are formulated to address the needs and include lake level vegetation and standard structural and nonstructural shoreline protection measures. Significant flood and erosion areas are identified based on dollar damages and the feasibility of protection considered based on the costs of protection. Several areas were identified where shoreline protection may be feasible. (Author).

Feasibility Study of Shoreline Protection and Lake Level Regulation for Lake Ontario. Reconnaissance Report. Volume II. Appendices
Feasibility Study of Shoreline Protection and Lake Level Regulation for Lake Ontario. Reconnaissance Report. Volume II. Appendices

Author: CORPS OF ENGINEERS BUFFALO NY BUFFALO DISTRICT.

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 486

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Appendix A: Existing conditions, Future conditions, Problems-needs-concerns, Constraints and objectives, Formulation of alternative plans, Assessment and evaluation of management measures, and study management; Appendix B (Issues and Concerns): Planning, Engineering, Environment, Socio-Economic, Regional problems, Alternative measures, and Cost sharing; Appendix C - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Planning and Letters; and Appendix D - Significant Environmental Areas.

Review of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies
Review of the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Studies

Author: The Royal Society of Canada

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2006-05-11

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0309180333

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Since the 1950s,the International Joint Commission (IJC) of Canada and the United States has issued water regulation and management plans for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Changes in recreational, environmental, navigational and other uses of the water system have prompted the IJC to consider replacing the current water regulation plan in operation for more than 40 years. IJC's goals for a replacement plan include sound scientific foundations, public participation, transparency in plan development and evaluation, and inclusion of environmental considerations. To help develop and select the new plan, the IJC supported a 5-year, $20 million Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study (LOSLR Study). The LOSLR Study uses models to compile and integrate data gathered from a series of commissioned studies of wetlands, species at risk, recreational boating, fisheries, coastal erosion and flooding, commercial navigation, hydropower, industrial, municipal and domestic water intakes, public information and education, and hydrologic modeling. This report reviews a portion of the study that focused on wetlands and species at risk and three of the models that were used. The report finds that the overall breadth of the LOSLR study is impressive, and commends the scale and inclusiveness of the studies and models. In terms of informing decision making, however, the reviewed studies and models show deficiencies when evaluated against ten evaluation criteria, including treatment of uncertainty, quality control/quality assurance, thorough documentation, and empirical foundations. Among the report's recommendations is a need for more thorough documentation of study methods and findings, stronger and more consistent quality control, and more attention to how uncertainty should be addressed to better inform decision making. This NRC study was conducted in collaboration with the Royal Society of Canada.