The NPCA is mandated to "establish and undertake, in the area over which it has jurisdiction, programs designed to further the conservation, restoration, development, and management of its natural resources". To fulfill this mandate, one of the responsibilities of the NPCA is to advocate and implement programs that contribute to keeping the public safe from flooding, erosion, and other natural hazards.
In 1989, floodplain mapping was generated for Prudhomme's Creek, Bartlett Creek, and Beamsville/Konkle Creek in the Town of Lincoln, and portions of Lake Ontario Tributaries #31, 32, 44, and 44a in the Town of Grimsby (as indicated on the Current Floodplain Map. Since that time, the Towns of Lincoln and Grimsby have experienced significant growth. In addition to updating the existing Floodplain mapping, the NPCA is interested in generating new floodplain mapping on two additional watercourses: Lake Ontario Tributaries #29, and 39 in the Town of Grimsby.
As such, the NPCA is proposing to update and create floodplain mapping for these watercourses utilizing the most up-to-date digital mapping modeling techniques, and climatic data sets.
