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===Source Protection Plans===

===Source Protection Plans===

A source protection plan (SPP) contains a number of policies developed by their local technical committees aimed at protecting existing and future sources of municipal drinking water.   

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.   

The associations who are reporting and implementing SPP policies and progress annually include:

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

* Conservation Authorities;

* Conservation Authorities;

* Municipalities;

* Municipalities;

* Local health boards;

* Local health boards;

* Indigenous groups, committees and governments;

* Indigenous groups, committees and governments;

* Local businesses

* Local businesses; and

* The Province of Ontario; and,

* The Province of Ontario.

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The Source Protection Committee generally uses varied approaches to protect drinking water sources within each SPR/SPA, which can include:

The source water protection committee may use a variety of approaches to protect drinking water sources within each source protection area or region, which can include:

* Prescribed policy instruments (existing provincial approvals such as Environmental Compliance Approvals and Permits To Take Water);

* Prescribed policy instruments (existing provincial approvals such as Environmental Compliance Approvals and Permits To Take Water);

* Requiring landowners to prepare a formal risk management plan (negotiated individually);

* Requiring landowners to prepare a formal risk management plan (negotiated individually);

* Specified land use planning;

* Specified land use planning policies;

* Prohibition of activities within protection zones that may prove detrimental to drinking water sources; and/or,

* Prohibition of activities within protection areas or zones that may prove detrimental to drinking water sources; and/or,

* Current outreach and education activities (webinars, town meetings, pamphlets, online education hubs) (CTC SPR, 2019)<ref name="example2">Credit Valley-Toronto and Region-Central Lake Ontario (CTC) Source Protection Region (SPR). 2019. Protecting our Drinking Water Sources. Accessed 26 May 2022. https://ctcswp.ca/app/uploads/2019/06/DOC_20190328_Magazine_DigitalSpreads_FNL.pdf</ref>

* Current outreach and education activities (webinars, town meetings, pamphlets, online education hubs) (CTC SPR, 2019)<ref name="example2">Credit Valley-Toronto and Region-Central Lake Ontario (CTC) Source Protection Region (SPR). 2019. Protecting our Drinking Water Sources. Accessed 26 May 2022. https://ctcswp.ca/app/uploads/2019/06/DOC_20190328_Magazine_DigitalSpreads_FNL.pdf</ref>

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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 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 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.

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>]]