Source Water Protection - Lake Erie Region

Protecting our drinking water

Update

Draft Grand River Assessment Report is now available for public comment. Deadline is Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Go to the Assessment Report Page to read the report and learn how to comment.

Draft Long Point Region Assessment Report: The deadline for comments has closed. A second comment period will be open this fall. Go to the Assessment Report page to read the report and learn more about the consultation process.

Next meeting of the Source Protection Committee is Thursday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. at the GRCA head office, 400 Clyde Rd., Cambridge. See the agenda and reports

What are Assessment Reports? Learn more about the reports and some of the key concepts such as “vulnerability” and “significant threats.”

Stewardship fund: See if you are eligible for funding for septic upgrades, well decommissioning or other projects from the Stewardship Fund.

Newsletter: Download the latest issue of 'The Source.

Protecting the sources of our municipal drinking water is an important step toward ensuring that there is enough safe, clean drinking water for all.

The Clean Water Act has been passed by the Ontario legislature to protect municipal drinking water sources throughout Ontario.

Drinking water source protection will allow for the identification of risks to municipal water quality and water supplies, and the creation of a plan to reduce those risks.

The task of developing protection plans will be guided by the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee and will involve municipalities, farmers, businesses, industry, residents and others.

Conservation authorities will co-ordinate the development of scientific knowledge about water issues, and facilitate the planning process.

The Lake Erie Source Protection Region

The Lake Erie Region Source Protection Region consists of four watershed areas: Kettle Creek, Catfish Creek, Long Point Region and Grand River.

To learn more about drinking water source protection in a specific watershed, click on the links at the left or the bottom of the page. There you will find reports, studies and other information about the development of the plan for that watershed.

Kettle Creek	Catfish Creek	Long Point Region	Grand River
Click on the name of a conservation authority to learn more about source protection planning in that watershed.

This project has received funding support
from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment