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Title:

Improving geospatial components of integrated stormwater management plans (ISMPs)

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 8, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q3-00545

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Gergel, Sarah (The University of British Columbia)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Pollutants in urban stormwater runoff from cities is a primary stressor on urban aquatic ecosystems andx000D
exacerbated by increased impervious surfaces. Our industrial partners at Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.x000D
(KWL) routinely provide monitoring and modelling advice for stormwater management in Canadian cities andx000D
have been instrumental in designing Metro Vancouver's Integrated Stormwater Management Plans (ISMPs).x000D
Our KWL partners report that several commonly-used ISMP indicators are potentially inadequate forx000D
monitoring. Land cover measures such as % impervious area and % riparian forest integrity are used in ISMPsx000D
to predict and track changes in urban aquatic systems. To date, delineation of such features with coarse spatialx000D
resolution data is inadequate for mapping fine-scale impervious surfaces and remnant riparian vegetation. Thisx000D
ENGAGE project will improve indicators related to land use and land cover (e.g., impervious surfaces andx000D
riparian stream vegetation) which underpin the ISMP approach. Assessing the effectiveness and limitations ofx000D
ISMPs, and suggesting improvements, is the key to their continued implementation.