Watershed-Based Source Protection Planning
As part of its strategy to protect Ontario’s drinking water from source to
tap, the government released draft legislation on the development and approval
of watershed-based source protection plans. Watershed-based source protection
was a key recommendation of the Walkerton Inquiry.
The proposed legislative provisions are the first part of the government’s
approach to drinking water source protection. The provisions have been drafted
based on the responses received on the White Paper that the government released
in February and are in keeping with recommendations in the O’Connor Report.
Implementation is the next step in developing the drinking water source protection
legislation. The government has released the recommendations of two expert advisory
committees on watershed-based source protection for public comment.
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