The Sault Ste. Marie Region Source Protection Committee (SPC) was established November 16, 2007 to fulfill the requirements of the Clean Water Act, 2006 and its corresponding regulations.
The role of the SPC is to guide the development of three key documents that complete the source protection planning process for the Sault Ste. Marie Region Source Protection Area and to ensure that all relevant information is being taken into account when protecting our local sources of drinking water now and in the future. The Sault Ste. Marie Region SPC will coordinate the development of a Terms of Reference, an Assessment Report and a Source Protection Plan for the source protection area.
The ten member SPC is comprised as follows:
Name Seat Representing
Subhash Verma Chairperson Appointed by the Minister of the Environment
Susan Hamilton-Beach Municipal City of Sault Ste. Marie
Peter Tonazzo Municipal City of Sault Ste. Marie
Hal McGonigal Municipal Township of Prince
Andrew Hallett Sectoral PUC Services Inc.
Roy Bertolo Sectoral Aggregates
Laurence Woolley Other Sault Ste. Marie
Resident
Ralph Yanni Other Sault North
Resident
** 1 seat remains vacant for a sectoral representative of local business, however it is anticipated to be filled soon.
Any comments or questions for the Source Protection Committee can be directed to:
Loralei Premo, Source Protection Committee Administrator
1100 Fifth Line East
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K7
Tel: 705-946-8530
Email: lpremo@ssmrca.ca
The following is a list of fact sheets (in .pdf format) prepared by the Ministry of the Environment which provide additional information on the Act, the planning process and its impact on various stakeholders.
Clean Water Act Source Protection Committee Chair Questions and Answers
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Clean Water Act Source Protection Committee Chair
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Government of Ontario
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