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Table 2: Issues facing the ecological services of the region and the associated monetary value of an intact systemIssueIncreasedwatertemperaturesdownstreamof damsImpact on EcologicalServicesLoss of crucial cold waterhabitat for coldwater fishspecies such as brook andbrown trout.Associated monetary ValueWhen applied to the angledfigures of brook and browntrout this represents a loss of$ assuming that all angledstreams where to undergodammingMonetary value of theIntact EcologicalServiceIt can be stated thatcurrent impoundmentfree streams supportinghealthy populations ofbrook and brown troutcould be worth anapproximate value of$1,557,120 and this hasthe potential toincrease with adecrease in dams.Boat gasinputtingMTBE intoaquaticenvironmentsIncreasedShorelineDevelopmentShorelineDegradation,(I.e dredging)Can lead to mortality anddefects, though in amountsthat are greater than thosefound in current lakes andriversLoss of feeding and breedinghabitatLoss of feeding and breedinghabitatCurrent data suggestsminimal to noneA loss of $811,000 per % ofhabitat loss. If shorelines aredeveloped an average of15% on all of Zone 15'swaterbodies, this representsa loss of potentially$6,204,150 due to thedegraded ecosystem.Potentially may cost $10,000to rehabilitate a few squaremeters of shoreline with anadditional fine of% 5,000The exact value of anecosystem withminimal MTBE remainsunknown, but thecurrent ecosystemswithout apparenthazardous amounts ofMTBE bring in $81.1million of economicvalue.Undeveloped shorelinescan be worth upwardsof $6,204,150 (onlyfactoring in Walleye,Pike andLarge/SmallmouthBass). Each % of habitatis worth an estimated$811,000.DFO views a few squaremeters of fish habitat tobe worth a cost of$15,00039