The Final Project File Report on Lake Scugog Enhancement Project has been completed and was presented and endorsed by Scugog Council in February.
The Notice of Project Completion was issued on February 28.
The township said public review and comment on the Project File Report is open until March 29. Additional opportunities for public input will be available during the detailed design process this spring.
Lake Scugog Enhancement Project (LSEP) is an environmental and recreational improvement project for Port Perry Bay that benefits the whole lake. The range of benefits is broad including environmental, social, economic, tourism and recreation, said a township notice.
Project Description
- A 245 m engineered berm to contain the wetland (having a 3m wide accessible path, park benches and four angling platforms)
- Nine dredge areas, totaling 3.67ha (9.1 acres)
- A 14,900m2 (3.68ac) wetland, featuring open channel, wetland channels, pools, basking logs, vegetated hummocks, nesting features, seed mixes and native shrubs
- A 2.09ha (5.2ac) aquatic vegetation management zone
- Two oil and grit separators to treat stormwater discharge
- A Fisheries Offsetting Plan
- Post construction monitoring
The township said the project was initiated by the Healthy Lake Scugog Steering Committee (HLSSC) which was established in 2013 as a Committee of Council to research short- and long-term solutions for the health of Lake Scugog to improve the environmental, financial and social economies of the Lake Scugog Watershed.
The purpose is to improve the recreational function of Port Perry Bay while creating a healthy wetland habitat, and providing water quality benefits.
The overall objectives of the project are to address the following:
- Reduced depth of water;
- Accumulation of sediment and organic matter;
- Excessive amount of non-native aquatic vegetation;
- Impacted water quality in the bay;
- Impacted shoreline habitats and fisheries; and
- Impacted aesthetics and tourism-based activities.
