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State of the Environment Report

State of the Environment (SOE) Reporting provides valuable information about the condition of the City's environment by:

  • providing a framework for assessing and monitoring progress in achieving environment goals;
  • Identifying trends and issues that provide a basis for making effective decisions; and
  • assisting in policy and program development.

The City prepared its first SOE Report in 1998, under the guidance of the City's Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE). A report card on eight topic areas was developed, consisting of two general categories and a set of indicators:

  • Environmental Assets (our "Natural Capital")
  • Environmental Stressors

The first comprehensive update took place in 2001.

PDF Document 1998 State of the Environment Report

PDF Document 2001 State of the Environment Update Report:
                Part 1
                Part 2

PDF Document 2005 State of the Environment Update Report