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In 1993, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy and Ontario Ministry of
In 1993, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources released three policy documents focusing on integrating water resources management and urban planning:
Natural Resources released three policy documents focusing on integrating water
resources management and urban planning:


* Water Management on a Watershed Basis: Implementing an Ecosystems Approach
* Water Management on a Watershed Basis: Implementing an Ecosystems Approach
* Subwatershed Planning
* Subwatershed Planning
* Integrating Water Management Objectives into Municipal Planning Documents
* Integrating Water Management Objectives into Municipal Planning Documents


These documents heralded a new approach to water management in Ontario. They
These documents heralded a new approach to water management in Ontario. They
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concerns.
concerns.


In 1994, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy (OMOEE) released two
In 1994, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy (OMOEE) released two practitioners guides to stormwater management planning:
practitioners guides to stormwater management planning:


* Stormwater Quality Best Management Practices
* Stormwater Quality Best Management Practices
* Stormwater Management Practices Planning and Design (SMPPD) Manual
* Stormwater Management Practices Planning and Design (SMPPD) Manual


The OMOEE SMPPD manual was intended to introduce practitioners to a broad range of stormwater management facilities designed to not only offset the effects of hydrologic changes of urban development on streams and rivers, but also address water quality and erosion impacts. The SMPPD manual also provided detailed guidance on how to design and build multi-purpose facilities and included sections on operations and maintenance and environmental monitoring requirements.


The OMOEE SMPPD manual was intended to introduce practitioners to a broad range
In 2003, OMOE released a new Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual, which significantly updated and expanded on the 1994 version. The 2003 manual:
of stormwater management facilities designed to not only offset the effects of
hydrologic changes of urban development on streams and rivers, but also address
water quality and erosion impacts. The SMPPD manual also provided detailed
guidance on how to design and build multi-purpose facilities and included sections on
operations and maintenance and environmental monitoring requirements.
 
In 2003, OMOE released a new Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual,
which significantly updated and expanded on the 1994 version. The 2003 manual:


* provided an overview of the impacts of urbanization on the hydrologic cycle and stream ecosystems
* provided an overview of the impacts of urbanization on the hydrologic cycle and stream ecosystems

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