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

Lake Erie Source Protection Region