Source Water Protection

In October 2006, the Province of Ontario passed the Clean Water Act. The Act is focused on preventing the contamination and depletion of surface and groundwater sources that supply municipal drinking water systems with water. Under the Act, nineteen source protection regions have been designated across Ontario.

Kawartha Conservation is part of the Trent Conservation Coalition (TCC), a partnership of five conservation authorities who work together on projects of common interest. We are working together in the Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Region. TCC Source Protection Region members include: ourselves, Crowe Valley Conservation, Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, Lower Trent Conservation and Otonabee Conservation, as well as portions of Haliburton County and its lower tier municipalities.

In order to help you stay fully informed about drinking water source protection, the Trent Conservation Coalition is hosting a website at www.trentsourceprotection.on.ca. (Please note, this site opens in a new window.) It contains up-to-date information on the Trent Conservation Coalition source water protection efforts including initiatives, media releases, links to the legislation and regulations, and more.

www.trentsourceprotection.on.ca

For information about source water initiatives within the Kawartha Watershed, email Mark Majchrowski, Kawartha Conservation Director, Watershed Management, or call Mark at 705 328.2271 ext 215.

Notice

Proposed Terms of Reference for Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Region Available for Public Comment, (PDF), August 12, 2008

Conservation Authority Partners in the Trent Conservation Coalition:

This project is made possible through the support of the Government of Ontario.