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An update of the Grand River Source Protection Plan came into effect on February 15, 2022.

For updates of the Grand River plan that are undergoing public consultation, check the Source Protection Plan Update web page.

Source Protection Plan volumes

Please note the following documents may not be accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a document in an alternate format, please contact us.

The plan has two volumes:

Volume 1 (PDF - 2 MB) provides the history of source protection planning and the Clean Water Act, plan objectives, and description of the watershed.
Volume 2 contains the plan policies for each municipality:

Chapters 1-2 (PDF - 762 KB): Introduction, how to read the plan policies
Chapter 3 (PDF - 1 MB): Township of Southgate
Chapters 4-6 (PDF - 5 MB): Townships of Amaranth, East Garafraxa, Melancthon and Town of Grand Valley
Chapter 7 (PDF - 15 MB): County of Wellington
Chapter 8 (PDF - 5 MB): City of Guelph
Chapter 9 (PDF - 2 MB): Region of Halton
Chapter 10 (PDF - 14 MB): Region of Waterloo
Chapter 11 (PDF - 2 MB): Township of Perth East
Chapter 12 (PDF - 2 MB): County of Oxford
Chapter 13 (PDF - 1 MB): City of Hamilton (Lynden)
Chapter 14 (PDF - 7 MB): County of Brant
Chapter 15 (PDF - 4 MB): City of Brantford
Chapter 16 (PDF - 1 MB): County of Haldimand

Go to the Grand River Assessment Report page to learn about the scientific and technical basis of the plan.

Understanding these documents

These documents will help you to understand the plan policies and how they apply in the watershed.

The Explanatory Document (PDF - 3 MB) explains the reasons for including the different policies in the plan. Please note this document may not be accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a document in an alternate format, please contact us.
Policy Mapping Tool: use this tool to see how the plan may impact your property.
How to Read the Source Protection Plans
The Tables of Drinking Water Threats: we use these tables to identify and rank potential significant drinking water threats in the assessment report.

Annual progress reports

These annual reports outline the progress made in implementing the plan for the Grand River Source Protection Area.

Please note the following documents may not be accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a document in an alternate format, please contact us.

2021 Provincial Report (PDF - 330 KB), written summary, six pages
2020 Provincial Report (PDF - 344 KB), written summary, seven pages
2019 Provincial Report (PDF - 222 KB), written summary, nine pages
2018 Provincial Report (PDF - 220 KB), written summary, nine pages