Conditional Management Plan summary for Cornwallis, Nova Scotia

This document provides a description of the shellfish growing area that is managed under a Conditional Management Plan (CMP) for Cornwallis (NS). It also describes the detection, notification and response (DNR) times needed for parties to fulfill their CMP roles when sewage is discharged from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) system. 

Detection, notification and response

The time taken for a sewage discharge to be detected, and for stakeholders and authorities to receive notification of the discharge is:

• within 2 hours on weekdays
• within 4 hours on weekends

The time taken for federal authorities to respond to the sewage discharge by officially closing an affected shellfish area is:

• within 1 business day of receiving notification

Area classification description

Shellfish harvest areas near the WWTP are divided into zones based on how intermittent sewage discharge from the WWTP will impact the sanitary quality of the water.  Harvesting activities in these zones are classified as either:

• prohibited
• restricted
• conditionally restricted
• conditionally approved

The current classification of the Annapolis Basin is described as follows:

Conditionally approved

The portion of Annapolis Basin near Cornwallis, inside a line drawn from grid reference 44.63192 N, 65.67509 O, to grid reference 44.64502 N, 65.68717 O, then to grid reference 44.68323 N, 65.60671 O.

Excluding the following areas: The Prohibited portion of Deep Brook, inside a straight line drawn from grid reference 44.64191 N, 65.65325 O, to grid reference 44.64315 N, 65.65289 O, then to grid reference 44.64462 N, 65.65022 O and to grid reference 44.64402 N, 65.64740 O. 

The Prohibited portion of Annapolis Basin near the Cornwallis Development Park, inside a straight line drawn from grid reference 44.65009 N, 65.63801 O to grid reference 44.65737 N, 65.64712 O, then to grid reference 44.66803 N, 65.63587 O, to grid reference 44.66512 N, 65.62580 O, then to grid reference 44.65895 N, 65.62481 O.

Conditionally restricted

The portion of Moose River near the Cornwallis Development Park, inside a straight line drawn from grid reference 44.65895 N, 65.62481 O to grid reference 44.66512 N, 65.62580 O then to grid reference 44.66437 N, 65.62319 O  near Shaws Point.

Prohibited 

The portion of Deep Brook, inside a straight line drawn from grid reference 44.64191 N, 65.65325 O, to grid reference 44.64315 N, 65.65289 O, then to grid reference 44.64462 N, 65.65022 O and to grid reference 44.64402 N, 65.64740 O.

The portion of Annapolis Basin near the Cornwallis Development Park, inside a straight line drawn from grid reference 44.65009 N, 65.63801 O to grid reference 44.65737 N, 65.64712 O then to grid reference 44.66803 N, 65.63587 O, to grid reference 44.66512 N, 65.62580 O, then to grid reference 44.65895 N, 65.62481 O.

Please note that the coordinates described above reference the WGS84 geodetic datum.

Shellfish growing area classification map