Resources
Welcome to the DSAO resource area, we hope you find this area useful
in finding information that is pertinent to any issues you might encounter, or any questions you may have.
DSAO
Awards & Bursaries
MCNEELY / TAILLON / STANTEC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Nomination Form
Honourary Membership Nomination Form
Constitution & Board Policies
Memberships
Membership Application Form - 2023
DART Protocol Information
General
How to Complete the Notification of Drain Maintenance or Repair Form
2017 Drain Maintenance Notification Form(Download Only Requires Microsoft Excel to View)
Guidance for Maintaining and Repairing Municipal Drains in Ontario (May 23, 2017)
Request for Review Form
(http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pnw-ppe/reviews-revues/Request-for-Review-eng.pdf)
Fisheries Act
(http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/F-14.pdf)
Application Form for Paragraph 35(2)(b) of the Fisheries Act Regulations
(http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/SOR-2013-191.pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions
(http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pnw-ppe/reviews-revues/qa2-eng.html)
Fisheries Protection Policy
(http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pnw-ppe/pol/PolicyStatement-EnoncePolitique-eng.pdf)
Fisheries Productivity Investment Policy: A Proponent’s Guide to Offsetting
(http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/pnw-ppe/offsetting-guide-compensation/offsetting-guide-compensation-eng.pdf)
2018-03-09 Drainage Superintendents Course SAR-ESA Presentation PDF
Vegetation Management Seed Mixtures July 2017
DART Protocol Training - 2013
Conservation Authorities Act & Regulations
Overview of the Drainage Act
Drainage Act and Conservation Authorities Act Protocol
Drainage Act and Conservation Authorities Act Protocol - Notification Form
DART Protocol Standard Compliance Requirements (SCR's)
Erosion and Sediment Control - OPS Standards
Sediment and Erosion Control "A Drainage Superintendents Perspective"
Sediment and Erosion Control "A CA Perspective"
Communication and Partnerships
A Drainage Superintendent's Experience
Drain Maintenance in Lambton Shores
DART Protocol Training - 2015
DFO / MECP / CA
Endangered Species Act
Government of Ontario - Drainage and the ESA
Government of Ontario - SAR and overall benefit permits
To Request a copy of MECP’s Client Guide to Preliminary Screening for Species at Risk please go to SAROntario@ontario.ca
Fact Sheets
Fish Habitat Documents
Protocol for Protecting Fish & Fish Habitat on Provincial Transportation Undertakings
Guide for Interpreting Fish and Mussel Species at Risk Maps in Ontario
Practitioners Guide
Guidelines
Freshwater Intake End of Pipe Fish Screen Guidelines
Other Documents
Long Point Region Conservation Authority - Green Infrastructure Along Municipal Drains Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQL_osJ4N8w
Forms
Legislation & Policies
OMAFRA
Articles
"Spinnin' the 78" by Sid Vander Veen
Fact Sheets
Agricultural Drainage Licensing Fact Sheet
Drainage Legislation Fact Sheet
Duties of the Landowner Fact Sheet
Municipal Drains and the Landowner Fact Sheet
The Tile Loan Program Fact Sheet
Top Ten Common Law Problems Fact Sheet
Understanding Drainage Assessments Fact Sheet
Primers
Legislated Forms