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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NORTH SASKATCHEWAN WATERSHED ALLIANCE SOCIETY. JUNE 17, 2009. Highlights 2008-09 Annual Report. Board of Directors and Staff Annual Financial Statement* IWMP Steering Committee Industrial Heartland Water Management Committee
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGNORTH SASKATCHEWAN WATERSHED ALLIANCE SOCIETY JUNE 17, 2009
Highlights 2008-09 Annual Report • Board of Directors and Staff • Annual Financial Statement* • IWMP Steering Committee • Industrial Heartland Water Management Committee • Vermilion River Watershed Management Project • Membership Renewal, Bylaws Update • Communications
NSWA – Board of Directors (14) Sector seats (2008-09) • 2 Industrial • 2 Prov Government • 2 Rural Municipal • 1 Urban Municipal • 2 NGO • 2 Agricultural • 1 First Nations, 1 Metis • 1 Federal Government
2008-09 Executive Members • President: Dr. Les Gammie (EPCOR) • Vice-Pres: Reeve Pat Alexander (Clearwater County) • Treasurer: Celeste Nicholson (NEAWMC) • Secretary: Andrew Schoepf (AENV)
2008-09 Board Members • Mayor Jim Bague (Town of Rocky Mt. House) • Bill Fox (Alberta Beef Producers) • Tracy Scott (Ducks Unlimited Canada) • Candace Vanin (Fed Gov’t - AAFC) • Jamie Wuite (Prov Gov’t – AARD) • Marie Johnson (PetroCanada) • Albert Kwan (City of Edmonton) • 3 Vacancies (NGO, Metis, AboriginalFirst Nations)
NSWA – Staff and Capacity Staff • Gordon Thompson, P. Eng • Tom Cottrell, M.A. • Graham Watt-Gremm, M.Sc. • Billie Milholland, B.A. • Jayme Nelson, B.Sc. • David Trew, P. Biol. • In-kind support - members • City of Edmonton provides offices* and IT support • Consultants
2008-09 Financial Report (Auditors: Gadowsky Lim, Edmonton) • Contributions – Restricted Funds (Page 5) • EPCOR - $30,000 • GOA - $330,657 • AAFC (former PFRA) – $90,000 • DUC -$60,000 • Other -$20,000 • Total $530,657
2008-09 Financial Report • Contributions – General Funds (Page 5) • GOA - $300,000 • City of Edmonton – $50,000 • Other -$27,265 • Total $377,265
2008-09 Financial Report • Other income (page 2) • Interest - $16,339 • River guide sales - $1,017 • In–kind (COE) - $55,242 • Total $72,598 • Overall total revenues $980,520
2008-09 Financial Report • Major expenditures (page 2) • General Funds - $469,773 • Restricted Funds - $558,715 • Overall total expenditures $1,028,488
Total Fund Balances (page 1)-General and Restricted- Fund balances April 1/08 $508,857 Total Revenues (+) $980,520 Total Expenses (-) $1,028,488 _________ Fund balances March 31/09 $460,889 *Discussion and call for adoption of the Annual Financial Report
The NSR Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP) Objectives: • Develop strategies to protect drinking water, aquatic ecosystems and water supplies for future generations • Integrate land and water planning • Work collaboratively with all watershed sectors • Complete plan by 2010.
IWMP Steering Committee Work Plan – Chair Sharon Reedyk • Watershed-scale assessment and modeling • Identify land/water issues and concerns (basin-wide) • Develop environmental indicators and objectives • Develop modeling/forecasting capabilities • Economic implications of water/watershed planning recommendations • Public participation and multi-sector engagement (municipalities, industries, NGOs) • Plan development (recommendations, strategies, and policies)
Completed Technical Reports • State of the Watershed (Aquality 2005) • In-stream Flow NeedsMethods (Golder 2007) • Water Use and Demand (AMEC 2007) • Water Supply Assessment (Golder 2008) • Climate Change Effects (Golder 2008) • All reports at www.nswa.ab.ca
Current projects – draft reports completed on March 31, 2009 • Water Quality Objectives developed for all NSR reaches (Golder) • EFDC Water Quality Model developed for the NSR basin (TetraTech) • ALCES model configured for NSR (Dr. M. Sullivan) • Basin groundwater overview prepared (Worley-Parsons) • Rural Municipal Watershed Planning Forum – Collaborative Planning (Teleologic)
Industrial Heartland Water Management Framework(2007) • NSWA advocated alignment of IWMP and WMF studies • NSWA represented on Steering Committee – Dr. Les Gammie • NSWA represented on engineering and science sub-committees- Gord Thompson • Comprehensive industrial and municipal effluent data now updated • RFP issued for engineering study on wastewater re-use options
Vermilion River Watershed Management Project • NSWA’s first sub-basin planning project • Collaboration with DUC/NAWMP and NEAWMC, led by Graham Watt-Gremm • Letter of Agreement signed with DUC ($60K) • Steering Committee established in 2008 (Chair Pat Gordeyko) • Completed the Vermilion Water Supply and Demand Study in 2009 (Golder) • CAWSEP ($90K) NSWA ($25K) NEAWMC ($25K)
Membership Renewal • Membership list was out of date • No previous annual renewal process • NSWA website has new on-line registration procedure • Maintained by Jayme Nelson • 78 organizations and 49 individuals have updated as of June 16, 2009 • Letters from organizations required!
Review of NSWA By-Laws • To strengthen NSWA as a WPAC • Reviewed by Board and staff (Tom Cottrell) • More rigorous designation of organizational members • More rigorous approach to renewal of annual membership • Diversify and strengthen Board according to main sectors present in NSR • Special resolution passed at members’ meeting May 20, 2009 • Corporate Registry approval June 8, 2009
Communications • Over 50 presentations and briefings to associations, counties, conferences, etc. • Municipal Forum and Joint Conference (PFTSRB) held at Nisku in Feb, 2009 • 3 new Information Bulletins (Billie Milholland) • New web-site (Graham Watt-Gremm) • Many new technical reports and maps on web site
NSWA Annual Report 2008-09 • Any questions or points of clarification? • Call for approval and adoption of the 2008-09 annual report • For more info visit www.nswa.ab.ca
Strategic priorities 2009-10 • Consolidate new Board, strengthen “sector” model for this basin • Diversify funding sources • Continue technical and economic studies, and sector engagement initiatives • Draft the NSR Integrated Watershed Management Plan for discussion/review • Align IWMP work with Land Use Framework
Strategic priorities 2009-10 • Communicate the major findings of technical studies • Investigate sub-basin planning and lake watershed management needs • Work with WSGs in this basin and WPACs across Alberta
Issues & Challenges Better integration of NSR planning activities is required: • IWMP (NSWA ) • CEMF - Industrial Heartland (AENV) • Land Use Framework (SRD) • Capital RegionGrowth Management Plan (CRB) • Total Loadings Framework (COE)
Issues & Challenges Better integration of NSR water resources management activities is required: • Planning • Policy development • Regulatory decisions • Monitoring • Evaluation and reporting
Funding profile for 2009-10 • Fund Balances $460,889 • Operating Grant from AENV $250,000 • 4 Projects approved by AENV $257,000 • EPCOR $95,000 • DUC $60,000 • Other sources under discussion and to be finalized
Election of Officers • Now 17 Organizational (sector) seats • 5 incumbents on Board until June 2010 • 12 seats are available to be filled • 1 Member–at-large seat is available • NSWA thanks 2 retiring Directors for their excellent work (Marie Johnson, Celeste Nicholson)
Election of Officers • Statements of interest received by NSWA will be summarized • Candidates invited to say a few words • Call for any other nominations from floor for the seat in question (NSWA members only) • All sector nominees must have a letter from their respective organization • Balloting or acclamation, then confirmation
Incumbents remaining until 2010 • Federal Government – Candace Vanin • Provincial Government – Jamie Wuite • Municipal Government – Pat Alexander • Municipal Government – Jim Bague • Agriculture – Bill Fox
Appointment • The City of Edmonton has named Mr. Sid Lodewyk, M. Eng., as representative
Call for Nominations • Provincial Government – 1 seat • Municipal – 1 seat • Petroleum – 1 seat • NGO - 2 seats • Forestry – 1 seat • Industry – 1 seat • Aboriginal First Nations – 1 seat • Metis – 1 seat • Utility – 2 seats • Member-at-large 1 seat
Closing remarksby Dr. Les Gammie