1. Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative
Nicola Crawhall, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Charlie Lalonde, PRC Project Manager
Land Improvement Contractors of Ontario
January 24, 2018
London Ontario

2. PRC…Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative
Great Partnership
Farm commodity groups
Local Federations of Agriculture
Cities of Chatham-Kent and London
Conservation Authorities
Drainage Community via LICO and Bluewater Piping
Agri-business for the 4R program
Environment community
First Nations
This group is unique

3. What We Do…Drainage Focus
Communicate
Educate
Transfer information for a common understanding
Focus on priority areas for drainage while being aware of other sector efforts
Website…

4. Priorities for 2018
Technology projects to remove particulate and dissolved phosphorus present in municipal drains
Implement plug and play sites for technology companies
Edge of field projects to capture phosphorus leaving through tile water
In field projects to capture phosphorus from surface runoff into blind inlets
Examine sorbent materials and systems to allow for re-use of captured phosphorus
Assess sub-drains for opportunity to naturalize and determine costs

5. We Need Partners on the Ground
Local farmers with farm association support
Materials from pipe manufacturers
Equipment from drainage contractors at specific sites
Your expertise to identify sites
Professional drainage engineers to assess naturalization costs with us.
Professional drainage engineers to support technology plug and play systems
The greatest need will be for greater drainage sector participation at the PRC Table

6. Questions
Contact Info
Nicola Crawhall:
Charles Lalonde: