Drinking Water Resource Materials
On July 3, 2007 the Clean Water Act, 2006 and its regulations became law. It requires each of 19 designated Source Protection Regions or Areas to form Source Protection Committees to develop source protection plans by gathering local watershed information, assessing threats to protect its sources of municipal drinking water.
The Source Protection Committee comprised of representatives from municipalities, industry, business, environmental groups, the general public and First Nations will identify and assess risks to the quality and quantity of drinking water resources; develop a source protection plan to address risks; implement the source protection plan through planning and regulations; and to monitor and report on the ongoing effectiveness of the protective measures being taken.
THE CLEAN WATER ACT, 2006 AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
ONTARIO REGULATION 231/07 - Service of Documents
ONTARIO REGULATION 284/07 - Source Protection Areas and Regions
ONTARIO REGULATION 288/07 - Source Protection Committees
ONTARIO REGULATION 385/08 - Amending O. Reg. 287/07 (Terms of Reference)
ONTARIO REGULATION 387/08 - Revoking Various Regulations
Note: Ontario Regulation 286/07 has previously been amended. For the legislative history of the Revulation, see the Table of Consolidated Regulations - Detailed Legislative History which can be found at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca
MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Clean Water Act page - HTML
General Information on Source Protection
Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP)
The Science Behind Drinking Water Source Protection
Provincial Tables of Circumstances
FACT SHEETS
Source Protection and the Great Lakes PIBS 6349e
The Clean Water Act - Facts PIBS 5971e02
Clean Water Act Myths and Facts PIBS 6229e02
Preparing Source Protection Plans PIBS 7637e - (61K ) PDF
Clean Water Act - Roles & Responsibilities PIBS 5969e02 - (59K ) PDF
A Quick Reference Guide to the Clean Water Act PIBS 6252e - (97K) PDF
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Walkerton Inquiry Part I - HTML
Walkerton Inquiry Part II - HTML
You may also wish to visit the Conservation Ontario website for additional publications and information such as:
Wellhead Protection Areas (1.16MB) PDF
Intake Protection Zones (1.25MB) PDF
Highly Vulnerable Areas (1.11MB) PDF
Water Quality and Water Quantity Issues (1.13MB) PDF
What Landowners Can Do to Protect Water (1.10MB) PDF
Septic Systems (1.88 MB) PDF
Private Wells (1.51MB) PDF
FAQs on Source Water Protection (858 KB)
4 Reasons to Protect Drinking Water (1.5 MB)
4 Common Myths about Drinking Water (525 KB)
4 Ways to Protect Drinking Water (292 KB)
OTHER RESOURCES
Ontario Conservation Authorities - Plain Language Guide for the Clean Water Act, 2006 (123K) PDF
For information on Drinking Water Source Protection for the Sault Ste. Marie area, please contact:
1100 Fifth Line East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K7
