Source Water Protection

Drinking Water Source Protection is a provincial initiative spearheaded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE). The Clean Water Act, 2006 and its associated regulations provide guidelines on the development of Source Protection Plans by stakeholder committees. The Clean Water Act, 2006 was proclaimed into law on July 3, 2007 and is now in force.

Source Protection Planning will be facilitated by Ontario's 36 conservation authorities, under their special responsibilities as source protection authorities, and their umbrella organization, Conservation Ontario, in cooperation with local Source Protection Committees made up of public members and members of key stakeholder sectors. Conservation Authorities have decades of experience in watershed stewardship and cooperative work with stakeholders and landowners. Source protection committees (SPCs) will be provided with the scientific and technical knowledge required to develop local, science-based plans that will properly protect sources of drinking water.

Visit the Links tab to connect to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Conservation Ontario, the home websites of Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley Conservation Authorities, and more.

Contents of this website are provided for information purposes and although every attempt is made to keep their content current changes in regulations and guidance may affect some of the content provided here.

Thank you for your efforts to provide additional barriers of protection to our community drinking water sources.

Made possible through the support of the Government of Ontario