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→Source Protection Plans (SPP)
* The Province of Ontario; and,
* The Province of Ontario; and,
* Others (Government of Ontario, 2021)<ref name="example1" />
* Others (Government of Ontario, 2021)<ref name="example1" />
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The Source Protection Committee generally uses varied approaches to protect drinking water sources within each SPR/SPA, which can include:
* Prescribed policy instruments (existing provincial approvals such as Environmental Compliance Approvals and Permits To Take Water);
* Requiring any owners/developers present a formalized risk management plan (negotiated individually);
* Specified land use planning;
* Prohibition of activities that may prove detrimental to SPZs; and/or,
* Current outreach and education activities (webinars, town meetings, pamphlets, online education hubs); and/or,
Under the Clean Water Act, 2006 a total of 19 SPRs and SPA's have been established across the province. Each of these 19 SPRs/SPAs contain their own local multi-stakeholder source protection committees across the province which have developed 38 local source protection plans. These specialized plans identify various actions to protect over 450 affected municipal drinking water systems (covering 95% of Ontario's population) (Government of Ontario, 2021)<ref name="example1" />.
Under the Clean Water Act, 2006 a total of 19 SPRs and SPA's have been established across the province. Each of these 19 SPRs/SPAs contain their own local multi-stakeholder source protection committees across the province which have developed 38 local source protection plans. These specialized plans identify various actions to protect over 450 affected municipal drinking water systems (covering 95% of Ontario's population) (Government of Ontario, 2021)<ref name="example1" />.
[[File:SPZ signage.jpg|thumb|300px|A road sign to alert motorists that they are entering a provincially protected Drinking Water Protection Zone (SWPZ) to help raise awareness (Photo Source: Conservation Ontario, 2018)<ref>Conservation Ontario. 2018. SWP Education & Outreach - Road Signage (English). Accessed 31 May 2022. https://conservationontario.ca/resources?tx_fefiles_files%5Baction%5D=show&tx_fefiles_files%5Bcontroller%5D=File&tx_fefiles_files%5Bfile%5D=389&cHash=88b06a201529f054e0a87582376f6c2a</ref>]]
[[File:SPZ signage.jpg|thumb|300px|A road sign to alert motorists that they are entering a provincially protected Drinking Water Protection Zone (SWPZ) to help raise awareness (Photo Source: Conservation Ontario, 2018)<ref>Conservation Ontario. 2018. SWP Education & Outreach - Road Signage (English). Accessed 31 May 2022. https://conservationontario.ca/resources?tx_fefiles_files%5Baction%5D=show&tx_fefiles_files%5Bcontroller%5D=File&tx_fefiles_files%5Bfile%5D=389&cHash=88b06a201529f054e0a87582376f6c2a</ref>]]
Ultimately, SPPs are plans to help reduce or eliminate significant drinking water threats within its associated zone/area. These drinking water threats are listed in the following and the SPPS have policies place which must also be enforced. These policies when implemented help to both manage and/or prohibit significant threats as a result of various activities to ensure that they cannot pollute or deplete necessary sources of municipal drinking water within the zone/area.
====SPRs & SPAs in Ontario====
====SPRs & SPAs in Ontario====