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Environmental Planning Areas
Water Resources
Primary
Objective
"To ensure the integrity and long-term sustainability of the City's
natural watercourses and municipal water supply through the protection
and enhancement of essential hydrological and hydrogeological functions
using ecologically sound management practices, conservation strategies
and public education"
Overall Program
Priorities
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To
contribute to an interdisciplinary and inter-agency approach to
the sound management of the City's natural watercourses and associated
hydrologic functions |
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To
protect and conserve the natural hydrological and hydrogeological
functions within the City so as to ensure the quality and continued
replenishment of the ground water supply |
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To
improve the quantity and quality of the City's potable water supply
while maintaining an efficient distribution network |
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Environmental
Education and Public Awareness
Primary Objective
"To promote an ecologically healthy lifestyle through the development
of environmental education strategies, the implementation of effective
monitoring programs and the introduction of cooperative public outreach
initiatives"
Overall Program
Priorities
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To
introduce an effective employee awareness and education program
respecting environmentally friendly work practices |
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To
promote, and where possible introduce, cooperative education and
public awareness programs aimed at the development of an environmentally
healthy lifestyle |
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To
develop a program for monitoring the long-term cumulative impact
of various human activities on land and water resources within the
City of Kitchener |
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To
introduce the concept of a comprehensive Environmental Management
System within the City Administration |
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Waste Management
Primary Objective
"To reduce the overall amount of household, industrial and hazardous
waste generated in the City of Kitchener through public education, industry
consultation and continued support of recycling programs"
Overall
Program Priorities
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To
continually achieve further reductions in the amount of waste destined
for the Regional landfill |
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To
achieve heightened awareness within the community of options for
the reduction of waste and the recycling and re-use of materials
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Land
Resource and Growth Management
Primary Objective
"To develop and maintain a land use planning process which allows
the City to coordinate and implement its growth related policies in a
cost effective and sustainable manner"
Overall Program
Priorities
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To
continually refine the policies and functions of the City Administration
related to environmental planning and chart out new corporate directions
with respect to growth, change, urban structure and overall City
vision |
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To
improve the quality of City life through the coordination of community
development principles with environmental conservation, the provision
of services and the development of infrastructure |
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Energy Systems
Primary Objective
"To achieve continual reductions in energy consumption and to promote
a sustainable energy use lifestyle through public education and the increased
use of renewable energy sources"
Overall Program
Priorities
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To
achieve continued reductions in the amount of energy used within
the City of Kitchener |
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To
maximize the use of alternative energy sources which have less of
an environmental impact |
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To
continually reduce the use of non-renewable energy sources |
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To
introduce a complete demand side management program within the City's
gas and water utility |
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Natural
and Recreational Amenity Areas
Primary Objective
"To develop and maintain an ecologically diverse open space network
which incorporates both typical naturally occurring landscapes and significant
natural features and embodies the value of our natural heritage"
Overall
Program Priorities
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To
develop and implement an effective natural area conservation program
within the municipality |
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To
reintroduce, enhance and maintain the natural environment in the
urban area |
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Resource
Consumption
Primary Objective
"To reduce pollution and the environmental impact of resource consumption
within the City Administration through the use of renewable resources,
the implementation of effective monitoring programs and the employment
of efficient operating practices"
Overall Program
Priorities
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To
reduce resource consumption within the City Administration through
reuse, the reduction or maximization of use, and through recycling
practices. |
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To
implement a system of ordering, purchasing and resource consumption
which results in the least environmental impact including the purchasing
of recycled and |
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recyclable
products and the purchasing of products which are produced through
the use of recycled renewable resources. |
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