The Minister has approved amendments to the Severn Sound and Nottawasaga Valley assessment reports and associated South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan. The amendments update vulnerable area mapping associated with two municipal drinking water wells in the Craighurst and Horseshoe Highlands drinking water systems within Oro-Medonte.
We have approved updates to the assessment reports and source protection plans for the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region. Proceeding with these updates will ensure the assessment reports and source protection plans are current and in place to protect sources of drinking water for the region.
We have made amendments to the assessment reports and source protection plan for the Credit Valley and the Toronto and Region Source Protection Areas, part of the CTC Source Protection Region. They update policies for dense non-aqueous phase liquids and organic solvents, and vulnerable areas near 4 drinking water systems in Peel, York, and Toronto.
The minister has approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan and Lake Simcoe Assessment Report which include updates to the Sunderland and Cannington drinking water system vulnerable areas within the Municipality of Durham to add 3 municipal drinking water wells and remove the mapping for 2 decommissioned wells.
The amendments to the source protection plan and assessment report for the Nottawasaga Valley Source Protection Area update the vulnerable area around the Colgan drinking water system within Simcoe County to reflect increased water taking from three municipal drinking water wells.
We have approved updates to the assessment reports and source protection plan for the Thames-Sydenham and Region Source Protection Region. Proceeding with these updates will ensure the assessment reports and source protection plan are current and in place to protect sources of drinking water for the region.
We have approved amendments to the Quinte Conservation Source Protection Area’s Assessment Report and Source Protection Plan. The amendments update the protection areas around the Village of Tweed drinking water system within the Municipality of Tweed in the County of Hastings.
We have approved amendments to the Trent Assessment Report and Trent Source Protection Plan. Proceeding with these amendments will ensure the assessment reports and source protection plan are current and in place to protect the source of drinking water for the Blackstock drinking water system in the Township of Scugog.
We have approved updates to the assessment reports and source protection plan for the Halton Region and Hamilton Region Source Protection Areas. Proceeding with these updates will ensure the assessment reports and source protection plan are current and in place to protect sources of drinking water for the region.
We have approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Assessment Reports and Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments update protection areas in Simcoe County with the addition of new municipal wells in the Townships of Oro-Medonte, Clearview and Springwater.
We have approved updates to the assessment reports and source protection plan for the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Source Protection Region. Proceeding with these updates will ensure the assessment reports and source protection plan are current and in place to protect sources of drinking water for the region.
We are seeking feedback on draft guidance which will help municipalities in implementing provincial direction related to watershed and sub-watershed planning. A watershed is an area drained by a river and its tributaries. A sub-watershed is an area drained by a tributary or portion of a stream.
We have approved amendments to the Rideau Valley Assessment Report and Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Plan. The amendments update the protection areas around the Kemptville and Merrickville drinking water systems within the Municipality of North Grenville, Township of Beckwith, and the City of Ottawa.
We have approved amendments to the Toronto and Region Assessment Report and CTC (Credit Valley, Toronto and Region, Central Lake Ontario) Source Protection Plan. The amendments update the protection area around the Aurora drinking water system in the Town of Aurora, Township of King, City of Richmond Hill, within York Region.
We have approved amendments to the Grand River Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments include new water quantity protections in Wellington County and Region of Waterloo, and updates to existing water quality protections in the Region of Waterloo.
We have approved amendments to the Grand River Source Protection Plan and Assessment Report to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments update the water quality protection areas in Dufferin County with the addition of one new well to the Grand Valley drinking water system.
We have approved amendments to the Trent Source Protection Plan and Assessment Report to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments include updated water quality protections in the Township of Cramahe.
August 11, 2020 - November 9, 2020 (90 days) Closed
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We have updated the Director’s Technical Rules for assessing source water protection vulnerability and risk under the Clean Water Act, 2006 to ensure that the quality of Ontario’s sources of drinking water continues to be protected and that source protection efforts are supported by current science.
We have approved amendments to the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Plan to ensure Ontario’s municipal drinking water sources continue to be protected. The amendments add one new well for the Aurora wellfield and remove a decommissioned well from the Newmarket wellfield located in York Region.
We have approved updates to the assessment report and source protection plan for the Sault Ste. Marie Region Source Protection Area. Proceeding with these updates will ensure the assessment report and source protection plan are current and in place to protect sources of drinking water.
