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Table 2: Issues facing the ecological services of the region and the associated monetary value of an intact systemIssue<strong>Inc</strong>reasedwatertemperaturesdownstreamof 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 intoaquaticenvironments<strong>Inc</strong>reasedShorelineDevelopmentShorelineDegradation,(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
Table 3: Native Biodiversity and associated estimated monetary valueNative BiodiversityLittoral native biodiversityCommunities of native biota dependent upon bywalleyeNative aquatic biodiversityEstimated Monetary Value$15 million annually$22.5 million$150 million40
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