Policy Initiatives

The association is actively engaged in helping to inform public policy in these and other areas

Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act Administrative Guide (PDF, 131 Kb)

Technical Bulletins:

Provide technical standards and criteria used in the review of applications for approval under the LRIA (under Section 14 and 16). The standards and criteria contained in the technical bulletins only apply to the construction of new works and certain repairs and alterations to existing dams.

Classification and Inflow Design Flood Criteria: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 63 Kb)

Dam Decommissioning and Removal: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 98 Kb)

Seismic Hazard Criteria: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 159 Kb)

Structural Design and Factors of Safety: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 28 Kb)

Spillways and Flood Control Structures: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 43 Kb)

Geotechnical Design and Factors of Safety: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 44 Kb)

Best Management Practices:

Provide guidance to dam owners for ensuring the ongoing safety of dams and public safety while engaging in activities around dams and water control structures. These best management practices are intended as voluntary guidance and recommendations only.

Public Safety Around Dams: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 846 Kb)

Dam Safety Reviews: Published Date: August 24, 2011 (PDF, 105 Kb )

Ontario Energy Board

OEB NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND HEARINGS EB-2011-0067 - ENGLISH (PDF)

OEB AVIS DE REQUÊTE ET ORDONNANCE D’AUDIENCE - FRANCAIS (PDF)

OWA's Amendment to the HONI Licence (EB-2011-0067) Oral Hearing

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Ontario Power Authority – Feed-in Tariff Program

On December 21, 2010 the Ontario Power Authority posted the priority ranking for 242 first-round FIT projects - applications submitted between October 1 and November 30, 2009 - that did not receive contracts. The ranking is based on the acceleration - shovel readiness - criteria used to assess the first-round applications. The posting can be viewed at the following link on the FIT website:

http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/Page.asp?PageID=122&ContentID=10678&SiteNodeID=1142

Ontario's Green Energy and Green Economy Act

Bill 150 – The Green Energy and Green Economy Act (PDF - Size: 3.42 MB)

Hydroelectric Contract Initiative

Ministry Directive - New Contracts for Hydro-Electric Generation Facilities (PDF - Size: 143 K)

Taxation and Resource Valuation

Establishing a "level playing field" for the assessment of waterpower facilities and resources to facilitate fairness in the competitive electricity market.