Helping agricultural producers comply with regulations
What is it?
The Politique de protection des rives, du littoral et des plaines inondables prohibits ploughing and cultivation within 3 metres of a watercourse, or 1 metre of a ditch, measured from the high-water mark. Agricultural producers are required to maintain:
“A three-meter-wide minimal strip of natural vegetation (no tilling or cultivation) on either side of the watercourse. This strip must include at least one metre on the flat of the land if the top of the slope is less than three metres from the high-water mark (MELCCFP)”.
What do we do?
Between 2013 and 2015, OBV SCABRIC, with funding from the Prime Vert program, developed a project to help agricultural producers comply with regulations regarding riparian buffer strips along watercourses and ditches. We installed markers along the watercourses of participating producers, clearly indicating the limits to be respected.
Impacts
By helping and encouraging growers to respect minimum riparian buffer widths, we all contribute to protecting water quality and aquatic ecosystems. Vegetated riparian buffers in agricultural areas serve many important functions:
- Shoreline erosion control;
- Pollution filtration (fertilizers, pesticides);
- Catching soil particles before they reach the watercourse;
- Regulating water quantity and temperature;
- Provide habitat for wildlife.
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https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/infrastructures/strategie/outils-aux-municipalites/
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Votre cours d’eau. Une valeur à préserver en milieu agricole (MELCCFP) : https://www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca/eau/rives/agricole/index.htm
OBV SCABRIC was responsible for the collective project, which was financed by MAPAQ’s Prime-Vert program.
Main partners:
- Le groupe Pleine-Terre
- Club agroenvironnemental du Suroît
- Club agroenvironnemental du Bassin Laguerre
For more information!
Contact our project managers at projet@scabric.ca.
