CELA and a group of water protection and environmental organizations are calling on the government of Ontario to ensure that everyone in the province has access to clean drinking water, regardless of where they live.
A recent report from Ontario’s Auditor General highlighted significant weaknesses in the provincial government’s ability to ensure that non-municipal drinking water systems are in good condition and that the water they deliver is safe to drink.
The audit raised alarm bells about large inspection backlogs, staffing capacity issues, and failures to enforce testing requirements for non-municipal systems, which serve over three-million people in primarily rural and remote areas.
CELA and more than two dozen organizations have co-signed a letter urging the province to commit to timelines for when they will address the Auditor General’s 17 recommendations on how to improve the safety of non-municipal drinking water systems. Ontario’s leadership must not forget the lessons of the Walkerton tragedy and recommit to never taking drinking water for granted.
Sign-On Letter: Take Action to Protect Drinking Water in Non-Municipal Systems
CELA and a group of water protection and environmental organizations are calling on the government of Ontario to ensure that everyone in the province has access to clean drinking water, regardless of where they live.
A recent report from Ontario’s Auditor General highlighted significant weaknesses in the provincial government’s ability to ensure that non-municipal drinking water systems are in good condition and that the water they deliver is safe to drink.
The audit raised alarm bells about large inspection backlogs, staffing capacity issues, and failures to enforce testing requirements for non-municipal systems, which serve over three-million people in primarily rural and remote areas.
CELA and more than two dozen organizations have co-signed a letter urging the province to commit to timelines for when they will address the Auditor General’s 17 recommendations on how to improve the safety of non-municipal drinking water systems. Ontario’s leadership must not forget the lessons of the Walkerton tragedy and recommit to never taking drinking water for granted.
Click here to download the letter.
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