Preliminary Agenda

“Partnership, local, and public policies for the securing and the preservation of drinking water resources: exemple of the implementation of protecting programs of the food plot areas in Poitou-Charentes (France)” by

Mohamed Taabni

7h00 pm | Gala Misez EAU! at the Aquarium de Québec

Gala Dinner intended to reward local stakeholders for their realizations and involvement in water management * In French only

Thursday, November 3rd 2016

8h00 am – 9h00 am | Welcome, Coffee & Exhibitor’s Room visit

9h00 am – 3h00 pm | Parallel Sessions

2 conference room

1 workshop room

Will be including approached:

“Local Source Water Information Management System (LSWIMS) – A collaborative venture” by

Martin Keller

“Building from the Ground Up: A Collaborative Approach to Municipal Source Protection Implementation” by

Kyle Davis

“Decision support system for conception and optimization of surface water quality monitoring strategies based on participatory approach” by

Sonja Behmel

“How to pass from studies to actions? The case of the Saint-Charles river watershed” by

Mélanie Deslongchamps

Closing conference: “Risk Management Plans in the City of Guelph” by

Peter Rider

The state of water sources : diagnosis, follow-up and monitoring

Characterization, analysis, diagnosis
Monitoring and follow-up
Anthropogenic threats that might affect drinking water quantity and quality
Emerging contaminants (definitions and follow-up)
Interactions between groundwater and surface water
Air pollutant deposits and water quality
Energy development: impacts and protection
Cyanotoxins and Harmful Algae Blooms

Risk management and emergency measures

Public health protection
Impacts of and adaptation to climate change: risks of overflows, droughts, floods, forest fires, impacts on groundwater recharge, etc.
Emergency action plans
Decision support tools
Transport and stockage of contaminants monitoring, spill management
Risk analysis approaches
Early warning systems

Plans, strategies and source protection measures

Municipal, agricultural and industrial effluents (waste water) management
Management of onsite wastewater disposal and measures applicable for isolated dwellings, rural communities and First Nations
Rainwater and runoff management
Nonpoint source pollution control
Management and control of pollution at source
Water withdrawal management
Drinking water conservation strategies
Citizen awareness and involvement tools
Conservation and protection of the natural environment/wetlands
Low impact development
Restoration / Reforestation / Economic value of forest land for SWP
Lake, reservoir and stream restoration
Tools to determine action priorities
Examples of protection plans: challenges, results and conclusions drawn
Measures of success

Regulatory and economics instruments

Regulatory tools and their limitations
Economic incentives and benefits
Cost/benefit analysis of the protection
Case studies (Quebec and international)

Governance and land use planning

Impact of land occupation on the source and land use strategies
Management and harmonization of different uses
Proceeding from knowing about groundwater to protecting it by planning
Proceeding from knowing about the vulnerability to protection by land use planning
Tools to evaluate risks related to specific land use in a source water protection area
Territorial and stakeholders integration: example of inter-territorial partnerships and agreements / Developing Source Water Collaboratives
Public participation and involvement of multiple stakeholders
Specific land use initiatives
Water source signification and appropriation by local stakeholders
Integration of source water protection in territorial planning
Source water protection and landscape