Kettle Creek - Source Protection Plan

The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for the Kettle Creek Source Protection Area (watershed) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015. The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change approved the plan on Sept. 8, 2014.

• Read the news release from the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority.
• Read the approval letter from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

• Read the news release from the ministry.

The Plan

Notice of Amendments made under Ontario Regulation 287/07 s.51, February 2017.

The Kettle Creek Source Protection Plan (PDF - 4 MB):

• describes the Kettle Creek watershed,
• identifies the vulnerable areas related to drinking water sources,
• identifies the types and number of significant threats to water quality, and
• outlines the policies and programs to manage or eliminate significant threats, and to prevent new significant threats from developing.

The plan has two parts:

• Volume I provides the context for the plan. It includes a brief history of source protection planning and the Clean Water Act, Source Protection Plan objectives and a description of the watershed.

• Volume 2 lists the policies and programs in the plan.

Appendix B - Assessment Report for the Kettle Creek Watershed.

The Kettle Creek Assessment Report is the scientific basis of the plan. It shows wellhead and intake protection areas and enumerates the threats to water quality for each water system.

Explanatory Document

The Explanatory Document (PDF -- 1.8 MB) explains the aim and reasoning behind the policies in the Source Protection Plan (Volume 2).

Reading aids

These documents will help you to understand the Source Protection Plan policies and how they apply.

• How to Read the Source Protection Plans
• The Tables of Drinking Water Threats, developed by the provincial government for the identification and ranking of threats. It was used to identify potential significant threats in the Assessment Report.
• Policy Mapping Tool: This interactive, online mapping tool will allow you to zero in on your property to see how the plan may affect you.

Hard copy

The Source Protection Plan can be seen at the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority, 44015 Ferguson Line, St. Thomas, ON.