Reports & Publications

Hard copy publications produced by the SSRAP/SSEA:

  • Analysis of Penetang Bay Zooplankton Data (1978 – 1986), Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, March 1990.
  • Severn Sound Remedial Options Discussion Paper, Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, June 1990.
  • A Review of Approaches to Achieve Low Effluent Phosphorus Concentrations, Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, August 1991.
  • Boaters’ Environmental Guide: Tips for Thoughtful Boaters (brochure). Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, March 1994.
  • Natural Shorelines – The Ribbon of Life (brochure). Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, 1995.
  • Results of the comprehensive performance evaluation of the Ministry of Health Wastewater Treatment Plant, Penetanguishene, Ontario. Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, January 1995.
  • Results of the comprehensive performance evaluation of the Coldwater Wastewater Treatment Plant, Coldwater, Ontario. Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, February 1995.
  • Habitat and Water Quality Improvement Manual for Golf Course Management. SSRAP Technical Report. January 1996.
  • Results of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance at the Mental Health Centre STP, Penetanguishene, Ontario. SSRAP Technical Report. February 1996.
  • Results of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Program at the Coldwater STP, Coldwater, Ontario. Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, August 1996.
  • Severn Sound Habitat Restoration Strategy Final Report, Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, January 1997.
  • Wetland and Riparian Targets Pilot Application – Hogg Creek Watershed, Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan, November 1997.
  • A Status Report: Achieving and Maintaining Remedial Action Plan Effluent Objectives at Severn Sound Sewage Treatment Plants, Severn Sound Environmental Association, April 1998.
  • Severn Sound Remedial Action Plan Urban Stormwater Management Strategy, Severn Sound Environmental Association, December 1998.
  • Sanitary Sewer Inventory and Rehabilitation Program, Penetanguishene, Ontario, Severn Sound Environmental Association, March 2000.
  • Severn Sound Swimming Water Quality Summary, 1999 – 2000, Severn Sound Environmental Association, February 2001.
  • Environmental Boating Workshop – Working Together to Reduce Boat Discharge in South-Eastern Georgian Bay, Severn Sound Environmental Association, May 2001.
  • A Biological Inventory and Evaluation of the Wye Valley Appendices. Severn Sound Environmental Association, January 2002. 
 
 

Publications produced with the assistance from the SSRAP/SSEA, 1989 to 2016 (may be available from other online sources):

  • Effect of Habitat Degradation on the Species Composition and Biomass of Fish in Great Lakes Areas of Concern, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 1941, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1993.
  • An Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) for fish assemblages in the littoral zone of Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern, Minns, C.K., V.W. Cairns, R.G. Randall and J.E. Moore, 1994. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 51: 1804-1822.
  • Summer Waterbirds of Severn Sound (CWS Poster). April 1994.
  • Ecology of young-of-the-year fishes in Severn Sound, Lake Huron, Leslie, J.K. and C.A.Timmins. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Sept. 1994.
  • Qualitative Sampling for Walleye Embryos in Five Tributaries of the Great Lakes, Leslie, J.K. and C.A. Timmins, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2081. 1995.
  • Chlorinated hydrocarbons and mercury in sediments, red-winged blackbirds and tree swallows from wetlands in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin, Bishop, C.A., Koster, M.D., Chek A.A., Hussell, D.J.T., Jock, K., Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 491-501, 1995.
  • Navigation Chart Water quality information aimed at boaters and cottage owners was published on the reverse side of the Severn Sound (Port Severn to Penetang Harbour) navigation chart. (Reprint 1995).
  • Biochemical indicators of contaminant exposure in passerines, colonial waterbirds and snapping turtles of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Basin, Bishop, C.A., S. Trudeau, S.W. Kennedy, J.J. Stegeman, R.J. Norstrom. April 1995.
  • Abundance and Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Young-of-the-Year Fishes in an Altered Embayment of Lake Huron, Leslie, J.K. and C.A. Timmins, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Organochlorine Contaminants in Avian Wildlife of Severn Sound, Martin, P.A., D.V. Weseloh, C.A. Bishop, K. Legierse, B. Braune and R.J. Norstrom, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Zooplankton Seasonal Dynamics and Community Structure in Severn Sound, Lake Huron, Gemza, A.F., Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Severn Sound Sediment Chemistry and Bioassessment, 1988-1990, Krantzberg, G. and R. K. Sherman, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Strategy for Phosphorus Control from Estimated Phosphorus Loads and Predicted Total Phosphorus Concentration in Penetang Bay, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron,1973 to 1992, Sherman, R.K .and S. Brown, Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Water Currents and Exchange between Severn Sound and Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, during 1988. Kohli, B., Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Performance and Upgrading Alternatives for Water Pollution Control Plants Discharging to Severn Sound, Nutt, S.G., Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • Spatial and Temporal Water Quality Trends in Severn Sound, Georgian Bay, since the introduction of phosphorus control guidelines: Nutrients and Phytoplankton 1973-1991. Gemza, A.F., Water Quality Research Journal of Canada, Issue 4. October 1995.
  • A Comparison of Mercury Levels in Feathers and Eggs of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in the North American Great Lakes, Hughes, K.D., Ewins, P.J. and Clark, K.E., Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1997.
  • Distribution and Abundance of Waterbirds in Summer in Severn Sound ( Georgian Bay), Lake Huron : an IJC Area of Concern, D.V. (Chip) Weseloh et al., J. Great Lakes Res. 23(1):27-35; Internat. Assoc. Great Lakes Res., 1997.
  • Habitat Predictors of Fish Species Occurrence and Abundance in Nearshore Areas of Severn Sound, R.G. Randall et al., Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2440, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1998.
  • North Simcoe Municipal Groundwater Study, Ontario Ministry of Environment, May 2005. 
 
 
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