The [https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/06c22 Clean Water Act] (Government of Ontario, 2021)<ref name="example1">Government of Ontario. 2021. Source protection. Environment and Energy - Drinking Water. 13 October 2021. Accessed: 26 May 2022. https://www.ontario.ca/page/source-protection#section-0</ref> requires municipalities to protect their drinking water sources and supplies through prevention by developing collaborative, watershed-based source water protection plan.
The [https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/06c22 Clean Water Act] (Government of Ontario, 2021)<ref name="example1">Government of Ontario. 2021. Source protection. Environment and Energy - Drinking Water. 13 October 2021. Accessed: 26 May 2022. https://www.ontario.ca/page/source-protection#section-0</ref> requires municipalities to protect their drinking water sources and supplies through prevention by developing collaborative, watershed-based source water protection plans.
{{textbox|The Clean Water Act defines source water protection ''areas'' and source water protection ''regions'' as follows:
{{textbox|The Clean Water Act defines source water protection ''areas'' and source water protection ''regions'' as follows: