Source Water Protection
Source Water Protection is a provincial program to protect our municipal drinking water sources (water found in lakes, rivers and underground) from contamination and overuse.
See fact sheets below for information on how to protect source water.
Fact Sheet 1 - Handling Fuels Safely: Residential Fuel Use
Fact Sheet 2 - Keeping Chemicals Out of Drinking Water Sources: The First Line of Defense
Fact Sheet 3 - Speaking of: Septic Systems
Fact Sheet 4 - Drinking Water: Ours to Protect
Fact Sheet 5 - Planning to Protect Drinking Water Sources: Risk Management Plans
Signs have been erected in some areas within the Township, which are regulated by the Source Protection Plans from the CTC Source Protection Region and Lake Erie Source Protection Region. Significant threats have been identified in those areas. For more information please contact the Township or visit the following website links:
CTC Source Protection Region www.ctcswp.ca
Lake Erie Source Protection Region www.sourcewater.ca