land investigations and various small conservation projects. 



No grants are paid toward maintenance of Authority projects. Certain 

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

 of water control projects receives a 75-per-cent grant. 



For large water control projects, the Government of Canada, through The 

 Canada Water Conservation Assistance Act, may contribute on the basis of 

 3 7 1/2 per cent of the cost of approved projects. The Province makes an equal 

 grant on such projects, leaving the Authority with 25 per cent to be raised from 

 its member municipalities. 



The Authorities' funds for all conservation purposes are raised from the 

 member municipalities. The basis of levy is either on a per capita basis, an 

 assessment basis, or a combination of both. 



Grants to Conservation Authorities under The Conservation Authorities Act 

 are listed in Accounts Branch Statement No. 8. 



Winter Works Projects 



A number of Authorities carried out conservation projects under the Winter 

 Works Incentive Program in 1962. These assisted in relieving unemployment in 

 the Authority municipalities, and assisted the Authority, as well, in starting or 

 completing certain conservation projects. In summary: — 



Number of Authorities with winter works programs 15 



Number of projects undertaken 38 



Total cost of projects $518,580.00 



Total direct project cost $238,530.00 



Total number of men employed 355 



Total number of man hours 20,000 



AUTHORITY PROGRAMS 



Water Control 



Three Authorities have agreements with the Government of Canada for 

 flood control and water conservation programs. Agreements were signed in 1961 

 by the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Upper 

 Thames River Conservation Authority and the Ausable River Conservation 

 Authority. The total estimated cost of all projects being carried out by these 

 three Authorities under their agreements is about 50 million dollars. 



Many Conservation Authorities were originally established for flood control 

 purposes. Almost all of the thirty-one Authorities in the Province have carried 

 out water control projects of some nature. While good land use practices play 

 an important role in reducing floods, in many instances flood control is only 

 completely achieved by means of engineered structures. These structures have 

 taken the form of large and small dams, channel improvement works, and by-pass 

 channels. 



The Fanshawe Dam, on the Thames River just above London, is an example 

 of a large dam, now completed. Others are under construction on the Thames 



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