Municipal Natural Assets Initiative

This commitment to asset The goal is to illustrate the application of the guidance document and to provide technical details on the modelling management and the planned update of the stormwater management plan contributed to the Town’s interest in the MNAI approach. [...] Stormwater management in the older areas of the Town have been a challenge and concerns regarding the intensification of residential lots and the impact of that intensification on stormwater has resulted in a decision to better Through the Municipal Natural Asset Initiative (MNAI), the Town of Oakville explored options to refine, replicate and understand the existing and potential services of the [...] The remnant creek of interest in this project is the Maplehurst Remnant Channel, located in the older part of the Town of Oakville. [...] Town of Oakville The specific objectives of the pilot project included: The town of Oakville is located in southern Ontario approximately halfway between Toronto and Hamilton, in the Halton 2 1. Determining the value to the Town of the loss of municipal services created by the conversions of existing natural Region on Lake Ontario. [...] The local network, which contributes to the remnant channel for the MNAI pilot study was derived from the data provided by the Town as part of the Stormwater Master Plan and was enhanced with supplemental data through site reconnaissance and monitoring undertaken for this project and others.