Included in these costs are per diem and travel allowances to Authority members, 

 salaries and expenses of Authority staff, office rent, equipment and most other 

 costs involved in the administration of the Authority program. Also included in 

 grants for administration purposes is the cost of vehicles and machinery, soil 

 conservation assistance programs, tree planting, public relations and educational 

 materials, land investigations and various small conservation projects. 



No grants are paid towards maintenance of Authority projects. Certain 

 preliminary engineering work done by Authorities in the early stages of planning 

 of water control projects is eligible for a 75 per cent grant. 



For large flood control schemes, the Government of Canada, under The 

 Canada Water Assistance Act, may contribute on the basis of 37 V6 per cent of 

 the cost of approved projects. The Province makes an equal grant for such 

 projects, leaving the Authority with 25 per cent to be raised from its member 

 municipalities. 



For major schemes, the Authorities' levies are apportioned on the relative 

 benefit to its member municipalities. For general costs, the Authority levy may 

 be calculated on a per capita basis, on assessment, or on a combination of both. 



AUTHORITY PROGRAMS 



Water Control 



Water control programs continue to be the major task of most Con- 

 servation Authorities. Over one-half of the Authorities in the Province were 

 originally established because of flooding or other water supply problems. Ap- 

 proximately one-half of the total budget of all Authorities is expended on water 

 control projects. 



Almost all of the thirty-two Authorities carried out water control programs 

 of some type. While good land use practices and the amount and condition of 

 forest cover are important in water relationships on a watershed, in many in- 

 stances flood control is only completely achieved by means of engineered 

 structures. These structures, built by Authorities, have ranged from very large 

 dams to small dams, channel improvement works and channel by-passes. The 

 best example of a large dam completed and in operation is the Fanshawe Dam 

 and reservoir on the Thames River north-east of London. Other large dams 

 have been constructed on the Grand River by the Grand River Conservation 

 Commission. 



Some major water control projects are eligible for assistance from the 

 Government of Canada under The Canada Water Conservation Assistance Act. 

 Three Authorities currently have agreements with the Government of Canada 

 for flood control and water conservation programs. Agreements were signed 

 in 1961 by the Metropolitan Toronto & Region, Upper Thames, and Ausable 

 Authorities. The total cost of projects being carried out under agreement by 

 these three Authorities is about $50,000,000. Cost sharing is ZlVi per cent 

 for the Government of Canada, 37 Vi per cent by the Province of Ontario, 

 and 25 per cent by the Conservation Authority. Certain phases of the work 

 under these agreements are shared on a 50-50 basis by the Authority and 

 the Province. 



The first dam under these agreements on which construction has gotten 

 under way is the Claireville Dam and reservoir on the Humber River in the 

 north-west sector of Metropolitan Toronto. This dam will be completed in 



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