This briefing note is designed to be a resource for people who are interested in asking to have a group of private wells or surface water intakes included in the local source protection plan.
It outlines the importance of source protection, how Ontario’s source protection laws work, and the details of what steps are required for adding a new drinking water system to an existing source protection plan.
This briefing note compliments CELA’s fact sheet about safeguarding groups of private wells and surface water intakes, which you can find here.
The briefing note is available below, and is also available on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
This resource will be made available in French soon.
Briefing Note: Understanding how source protection laws can help protect your private drinking water system
This briefing note is designed to be a resource for people who are interested in asking to have a group of private wells or surface water intakes included in the local source protection plan.
It outlines the importance of source protection, how Ontario’s source protection laws work, and the details of what steps are required for adding a new drinking water system to an existing source protection plan.
This briefing note compliments CELA’s fact sheet about safeguarding groups of private wells and surface water intakes, which you can find here.
The briefing note is available below, and is also available on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
This resource will be made available in French soon.
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