BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO ADDRESS PHOSPHORUS LOADING IN THE LONG POINT REGION WATERSHED
January 7, 2025Media Release
TILLSONBURG, ON — Long Point Region Conservation Authority (LPRCA) has received a commitment of $512,000 in federal funding over the next four years to help address phosphorus loading in the Big Otter Creek sub-watershed.
The funding is part of the Government of Canada’s $76 million investment in the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative. Over the next four years, the Canada Water Agency will distribute funding to LPRCA to implement best management practices, such as cover crops and erosion control structures, in high-risk phosphorus loss areas.
The initiative’s goal is to reduce phosphorus loads entering Lake Erie by keeping fertilizers and soil on the landscape and in farmer’s fields. Doing so will help prevent harmful algal blooms and areas of low oxygen. The Big Otter Creek sub-watershed was historically identified as a high-risk phosphorus loss area, meaning the lost phosphorus ends up in Lake Erie.
The initiative offers funding for best management practices such as cover crops and erosion control. For more information and to see how you can get involved, please visit the LPRCA’s website.
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For more information, please contact:
Paul Gagnon
Lands & Water Supervisor
519-842-4242 ext. 232
watercare@lprca.on.ca
