Changes

Since the Clean Water Act, 2006 was adopted within the province the original recommendations of the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/e_records/walkerton/index.html "Walkerton Inquiry"] were able to begin to be implemented. The legislation required municipalities protect their drinking water sources and supplies through prevention by developing collaborative large-scale watershed-based source protection plans or source water protection (SWPP) based on monitoring results and the latest science. When the Clean Water Act was first established the province paid for the cost of developing the preliminary SWPPs.

Since the Clean Water Act, 2006 was adopted within the province the original recommendations of the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/e_records/walkerton/index.html "Walkerton Inquiry"] were able to begin to be implemented. The legislation required municipalities protect their drinking water sources and supplies through prevention by developing collaborative large-scale watershed-based source protection plans or source water protection (SWPP) based on monitoring results and the latest science. When the Clean Water Act was first established the province paid for the cost of developing the preliminary SWPPs.

{{textbox: Under the Clean Water Act the legislation describes newly developed source water protection ''areas'' and source water protection ''regions''.  

{{textbox|Under the Clean Water Act the legislation describes newly developed source water protection ''areas'' and source water protection ''regions''.  

*'''Source Protection Region (SPR)''': Encompass one or more source protection areas (ex. Credit Valley-Toronto and Region-Central Lake or simply the CTC Region).  

*'''Source Protection Region (SPR)''': Encompass one or more source protection areas (ex. Credit Valley-Toronto and Region-Central Lake or simply the CTC Region).  

*'''Source Protection Area''': Based on the watershed boundaries of Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities

*'''Source Protection Area''': Based on the watershed boundaries of Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities}}

Under the Clean Water Act local multi-stakeholder source protection committees were developed for each region. Each committee is comprised on the region's leading researchers, professionals and technical personnel that help identify significant current and potential future threats to their local municipal drinking water sources. Their job is to regularly meet and develop preventative plans to address identified and theorized threats.}}

Under the Clean Water Act local multi-stakeholder source protection committees were developed for each region. Each committee is comprised on the region's leading researchers, professionals and technical personnel that help identify significant current and potential future threats to their local municipal drinking water sources. Their job is to regularly meet and develop preventative plans to address identified and theorized threats.}}