Wetland Forum 2010 Proceedings
Moncton, NB
Thursday, March 25, 2010


NEW - All About Wetlands Brochure (in pdf format)
All About Wetlands / Tout sur les terres humides

9:00 - 9:20

What is a Wetland? Not Just cattails!- Reed Hentze, Department of Environment

9:20 - 9:40 New Brunswick Wetland Conservation Policy - Lee Swanson, Department of Environment)
9:40 - 10:10 Overview of Regulatory Process (WAWA 101) - Frederic Paillard, Department of Environment
10:40 - 11:00 The Roles and Responsibilities of a Recognized Wetland Delineator - Debby Peck, D. Peck Botanical
11:00-11:20 Sources of Wetland Information - Kendra Cahill, Gemtec Limited
11:20 - 11:40 One Tree Orchard Sustainable Community Project - Alex Good, Island View, NB
11:40 - 12:10 Conservation in Subdivision Design - The " Village " Subdivision, Dieppe, NB
           - Charles Poirier, PODOCO Inc., Developer
           - André Daigle, Ville de / City of Dieppe

Lunch for NBCC Students (Miramichi) was sponsored by STANTEC

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WETLAND FORUM 2009
in association with
Canada Land Reclamation Association- Atlantic Chapter
www.clra.ca/Atlantic

Proceedings - May 5, 2009

Requests for Department of Natural Resources wetland mapping information:
email address:
dnr.MappingPhotos@gnb.ca
Telephone: 506.444.5000

Click on the Presentation
to download the presentations in PDF format

Wetland Policy, Guidelines and the Proposed Future Direction
8:35 - 8:55

What is a Wetland and a Description of Wetland Types - Reed Hentze, Wetland Biologist (NB Department of Environment)
What is Wetland Function - Reed Hentze - Wetland Biologist (NB Department of Environment)

8:55 - 9:15
9:15 - 9:45 Regulatory Requirements - Christie Clark - Wetland Biologist (NB Department of Environment)
9:45 - 10:15 Wetland Mitigation - Lee Swanson - Wetland Specialist (NB Department of Environment)
Perspectives on Implementation of the Wetland Policy
10:40 - 11:00 Wetland Consultants as Intermediaries between Proponents and the Regulator - Debby Peck (D. Peck Botanical)
11:05 - 11:25 Consultant's Responsibilities on Reporting Requirements for Delineation - Greg Quinn (Stantec)
11:25 - 11:45 Perspectives on Functional Assessment - Dr. Alan R. Hanson (Canadian Wildlife Service)
11:45-12:05 Collaboration of Efforts for Large Scale vs Small Scale Projects to Meet Regulatory Requirements - Kendra Cahill (Gemtec Limited)
Examing Case Studies and Inventorying Issues
1:00 - 1:20 Sustainable Sustainable Community Design for Subdivisions - Jane Tims (Department of Environment)
1:20 - 1:40 Holden Forest Sustainable Community Design - Craig McElroy (Colpitts Development)
Break out Groups Summary - Inventory List of Issues


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STORM WATER MANAGEMENT - BEST PRACTICES ASSESSMENT


Through an Environmental Trust Fund project, NBEIA and their consultant GEMTEC Limited completed a baseline assessment of both the public and private sector storm water management practices. The assessment focused on eastern Canadian provinces and the New England States to identify various technologies and levels of management.
                                            Report available in pdf format
NEW

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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DIRECTORY
2007 - 2008
Now available in CD format


Email (nbeia@nbnet.nb.ca) or call (506.455.0212) to receive your copy


                                        

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  REPORT

"Export Market Development Analysis for the New Brunswick
Environment and Engineering Consulting Industry"
by Michael A. Carr & Associates and MacKellar Cunningham & Associates Ltd.

You can download this report in PDF format by clicking on the following link:

"Export Market Development Analysis"


                                                              OTHER PROJECTS

ALL ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

This project supported through the Environmental Trust Fund has been to develop a brochure on Energy Conservation and Efficiency. This brochure provides practical tips for conserving energy at home along with choosing technology that requires less energy to preform the same function for better efficiency plus it also features a conservation section for Kids. Call or email the NBEIA office for copies.

You can download "All About Energy Conservation and Efficiency/
Tout sur la conservation de l'énergie et l'efficacitéénergétique"
in PDF format by clicking on the following links:

"All About Energy Conservation and Efficiency"
"Tout sur la conservation de l'énergie et l'efficacitéénergétique"

An additional information link for Energy Efficiency see Saint John Energy at www.sjenergy.com

All About Water Conservation - Environmental Trust Fund Project


NBEIA's 2005 project upported through the Environmental Trust Fund was to develop a brochure on Water Conservation. This brochure provides practical tips for conserving and saving water at home plus it also features a water conservation section for Kids. Call or email the NBEIA office for copies.

You can download "All About Water Conservation/Tout sur la conservation de l'eau" in PDF format by clicking on the following links:

"All About Water Conservation"
"Tout sur la conservation de l'eau"

All About Your Septic System - Environmental Trust Fund Project - *NOTE CHANGES BELOW

As part of NBEIA's on-going commitment to provide information and services to the province of New Brunswick, we recently completed a re-print run of a document entitled "All About Your Septic System/Guide practique de la fosse septique". This project was supported by the Environmental Trust Fund.

You can download "All About Your Septic System/Guide practique de la fosse septique" in PDF format by clicking on the following links:

PLEASE NOTE 2010 CHANGES THAT NOW EFFECT THIS BROCHURE:

- NEW LEGISLATION - the Public Health Act re on-site sewage Regulation 09-137
and the new NB Technical Guidelines for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems

- CHANGES to Page 5 - A homeowner may NOT install his/her own system.
A person must have a licence to install, construct, repair or replace.

LINK FOR THE NEW CHANGES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: http://gnb.ca/0053/public_health/land_development-e.asp

"All About Your Septic System" *** NOTE CHANGES ABOVE
"Guide pratique de la fosse septique"

All About Your Well - Environmental Trust Fund Project

As part of NBEIA's on-going commitment to provide information and services relating to drinking water in the province of New Brunswick, we recently completed a re-print run of a document entitled "All About Your Well/Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Sur Les Puits". This project was supported by the Environmental Trust Fund.

You can download "All About Your Well/Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Sur Les Puits" in PDF format by clicking on the following links:

"All About Your Well"
"Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Sur Les Puits"