Source Protection Plan Update

Public consultation

Members of the public are invited to read and comment on the draft Updated Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for the Grand River watershed. The deadline for comments is March 8, 2021. The plan has been prepared under the Clean Water Act, 2006 to protect municipal sources of drinking water and ensure their sustainable use into the future.   

Updates to the Grand River Source Protection Plan are proposed as a result of the completion of technical studies in the City of Cambridge and the City of Kitchener relating to water quality, and the Township of Centre Wellington (Tier 3 Study) relating to water quantity. These studies provide a measured assessment of current and future sustainability of municipal drinking water sources in light of municipal growth and development. The results of these studies have been included in the draft Updated Grand River Source Protection Plan.

Virtual public open houses

A key component of the Grand River Source Protection Plan update is consultation with members of the public. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lake Erie Source Protection Region is providing virtual public open houses with access to online webinars, a video presentation and other supporting material.  

Virtual public open house supporting material is organized according to the municipalities primarily affected by the Grand River Source Protection Plan update. 

Review the updated assessment report and source protection plan chapters   

Updated Assessment Report

• Chapter 1 (Introduction): highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF) 
• Chapter 8 (Region of Waterloo): highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF)  
• Chapter 22 *NEW (Centre Wellington Tier 3 Water Budget and Risk Assessment): clean (PDF) 
• Chapter 23 *NEW (Halton Hills Tier 3 Water Budget and Risk Assessment): clean (PDF)
• Chapters 24 to 28 (State of Climate Change, Consideration of Great Lakes Agreements, Conclusions, References, map references: highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF) 

Updated Source Protection Plan  

• Volume 1 (History of source protection planning and the Clean Water Act, Source Protection Plan objectives, and description of the watershed): highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF)  

Volume 2  

• Chapters 1 to 2 (Introduction; how to read policies): highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF) 
• Chapter 7 (Wellington County): highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF) 
• Chapter 10 (Region of Waterloo): highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF) 
• Explanatory Document: highlighted (PDF); clean (PDF)

Don't see the chapters you are looking for? Explore the Grand River Assessment Report and Source Protection Plan webpages to see all other chapters.  

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, viewing the plan in person is not available at this time. Please reach out using the email listed below to see if alternate arrangements can be made.

We want to hear from you 

We are requesting public input and comments. If you wish to submit comments, please fill out a comment sheet and submit it using one of the following methods: 

By email: comments@sourcewater.ca 

By mail: 
Ilona Feldmann, Source Protection Program Assistant 
Lake Erie Source Protection Region
c/o Grand River Conservation Authority
400 Clyde Road, Box 729 
Cambridge, ON N1R 5W6  

Please provide comments by March 8, 2021.