Public comments sought on updates to the Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for the Grand River watershed

Members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed updates to the Drinking Water Source Protection Plan for the Grand River watershed. 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.

The Source Protection Program is designed with continuous improvements in mind. Updates to the Grand River Source Protection Plan are proposed as a result of policy updates and the completion of a technical study for the Town of Shelburne Water Supply System that impacts the Townships of Melancthon, Amaranth and East Garafraxa. This study provides a measured assessment of current and future sustainability of sources of municipal drinking water in light of growth and development. The results of this study have been included in the draft updated Source Protection Plan.

Learn more about the Plan

The draft updated plan is now available for review online at www.sourcewater.ca/GR-SPP-Update, and in hard copy at the following locations:

• Township of Amaranth Municipal Office, 374028 6th Line, Amaranth
• Township of East Garafraxa Municipal Office, 065371 Dufferin County Road 3, Unit 2, East Garafraxa
• Township of Melancthon Municipal Office, 157101 Highway 10, Melancthon

Public feedback

Public comments and questions about the changes presented in the draft updated Source Protection Plan are welcome. Only comments that address the proposed changes of this draft plan update will be considered. Members of the public are invited to submit comments in writing to:

E-mail: comments@sourcewater.ca
Mail: Ilona Feldmann, Source Protection Program Assistant

Lake Erie Source Protection Region
c/o Grand River Conservation Authority
400 Clyde Road, P.O. Box 729
Cambridge, ON N1R 5W6

Comments will be received until Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

Further information:

Lisa Stocco, GRCA Manager of Strategic Communications and Environmental Education
Phone 519-621-2763 x2316 | Email lstocco@grandriver.ca

Shari Dahmer, Source Protection Program Manager, Lake Erie Source Protection Region
Phone 519-621-2763 x2303 | Email sdahmer@grandriver.ca