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*'''Source Protection Area (SPA)''': Smaller geographic areas generally based on the watershed boundaries of Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities}}

*'''Source Protection Area (SPA)''': Smaller geographic areas generally based on the watershed boundaries of Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities}}

Under the Clean Water Act, local multi-stakeholder source water protection committees have been established for each source water protection area or region. Each committee is comprised of the region's leading researchers, professionals and technical experts that work together to identify current and potential future threats to municipal drinking water sources.

Under the Clean Water Act, local multi-stakeholder source water protection committees have been established for each source water protection area or region. Each committee is comprised of the region's leading researchers, professionals and technical experts that work together to identify current and potential future threats to municipal drinking water sources. Organizations typically represented on source water protection committees include, but are not limited to the following:

 

 

Organizations typically represented on source water protection committees include, but are not limited to the following:

* Conservation Authorities;

* Conservation Authorities;

* Municipalities;

* Municipalities;

Under the Clean Water Act, 2006 a total of 19 source protection regions and areas have been established across the province. Each have their own local multi-stakeholder source protection committee, and have developed 38 watershed-based source protection plans. These 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 source protection regions and areas have been established across the province. Each have their own local multi-stakeholder source protection committee, and have developed 38 watershed-based source protection plans. These 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" />.  

Ultimately, SPPs 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.

A source protection plan (SPP) contains policies developed by the source water protection committee aimed at protecting existing and future sources of municipal drinking water. Ultimately, SPPs 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.

[[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>]]

{{textbox|Listed below are 19 different SPRs and SPAs in Ontario, where you can visit each Region's/Area's dedicated Sourcewater protection website for information on their committee members, recent reports, helpful documents, informational videos and the like:}}

{{textbox|Listed below are 19 different SPRs and SPAs in Ontario, where you can visit each Region's/Area's dedicated Sourcewater protection website for information on their committee members, recent reports, helpful documents, informational videos and the like:}}

#[http://www.sourcewaterinfo.on.ca/ Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region]

#[http://www.sourcewaterinfo.on.ca/ Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Region]