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New Source Protection Committee Members Appointed
Most of us in southern Ontario take safe and plentiful drinking water for granted, but that supply is being protected through the actions of numerous legislative provisions, one of which is a local stakeholder group called the Source Protection Committee, created under the Clean Water Act of 2006. The […] Click here to view original […]
Essex Region Source Protection Authority Releases Invitation for Expressions of Interest for the Essex Region Source Protection Committee (SPC)
The Essex Region Source Protection Committee was created Under Ontario Regulation 288/07, Clean Water Act, 2006 to develop a Source Protection Plan to protect drinking water sources in the Essex Region. The SPC evaluates the implementation of the Source Protection Plan and oversees amendments to the Assessment Report, Source […] Click here to view original […]
Apply for a seat on the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee
The Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee is looking for more members to help protect drinking water. We are looking for an interested, committed individual with relevant experience to fill a seat on the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee. There is a vacancy for one of seven seats representing the economic sector, which includes […]
Puslinch Council supports SPC recommendations re winter maintenance chemicals
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch councillors support the Lake Erie Region Source Protection Committee recommendations to address over-application of winter maintenance chemicals in order to protect groundwater. The report, received by council on Jan. 22 noted increasing sodium and chloride concentrations within groundwater drinking sources in Lake Erie Source Protection Region. […] Click here to view original […]
4 New Members on North Bay’s Source Protection Committee
Four people have been appointed for a five-year term to the North Bay-Mattawa Source Protection Committee (SPC), a local multi-stakeholder committee responsible for reducing risks to local municipal drinking water sources in Callander, Mattawa, North Bay, Powassan, and […] Click here to view original web page at www.baytoday.ca
The Sudbury Source Protection Plan has released its second annual progress report
The Sudbury Source Protection Plan has released its second annual progress report. The Sudbury Source Protection Plan is an important part of the Drinking Water Source Protection program that was created as a result of the Walkerton inquiry. The inquiry was in response to the tragedy that took place […] Click here to view original […]
Saugeen, Grey Sauble approves their first annual progress report for the Province
The report covers the Source Protection activities completed between July 2016 to December 2018 The Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region Source Protection Committee (SPC) has approved the protection region’s first annual progress report for the Province of Ontario. The report covers the Source Protection activities […] Click here to view original […]
Drinking Water Source Protection Committee Seeking Members
The Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region has two vacancies on the Source Protection Committee they are looking to fill. Candidates have until May 31, 2019 to apply. View the full post at www.puslinchtoday.ca
Interested in protecting our water sources?
Expressions of interest are invited to fill four vacancies on the North Bay-Mattawa Drinking Water Source Protection Committee (SPC), a local multi-stakeholder committee responsible for reducing risks to local municipal drinking water sources in Callander, Mattawa, North Bay, Powassan, and […] Click here to view original web page at www.baytoday.ca
North Bay’s drinking water may be more vulnerable to contamination than initially believed
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority is advising area municipalities that the water intake on Delaney Bay may be more vulnerable to contamination than originally believed. Click here to view original web page at www.nugget.ca