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==Site Considerations==
==Site Considerations==
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==Site Specific Jurisdictions==
==Site Specific Jurisdictions for SWP==
===Source Water Protection Nationally===
===First Nations On-Reserve Source Water Protection Plan===
Many, if not most First Nations' reserves lie outside of Ontario's designated SWR/SWAs. As a result of this in 2011 the Federal government issued a national assessment of on-reserve drinking water systems, they found that most First Nations did not have an existing SPP in place. After this assessment was completed, the [https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-ISC-SAC/DAM-WTR/STAGING/texte-text/source_1398366907537_eng.pdf First Nations On-Reserve Source Water Protection Plan] was developed by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in partnership with the Alberta First Nations' Technical Services Advisory Group (TSAG), Siksika First Nation, Alberta and Dr. Robert Patrick from the Department of Geography and Planning of University of Saskatchewan.
The document is both a descriptive guide and real-world template to be used to help develop a SPP on reserve lands. It provides all necessary tools in developing a community based SPP by taking a watershed-scale approach to protecting freshwater supplies. The plan development is led by both Chief and Council of the community as the principal decision makers along with others responsible for landuse decisions and community planning initiatives (AAND, 2014<ref>Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND). 2014. First Nations On-Reserve Source Water Protection Plan Guide and Template. ISBN: 978-1-100-23120-4. https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-ISC-SAC/DAM-WTR/STAGING/texte-text/source_1398366907537_eng.pdf</ref>
===First Nations Communities (Southwestern Ontario)===
In specifically an Ontario context, the the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, the Oneida Nation of the Thames, the Munsee-Delaware Nation (CMO) and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) developed a partnership to create a series of Legal Toolkits for Source Water Protection in Indigenous Communities located along the Thames River in Southwestern Ontario. This partnership began in 2017 and they released a series of five (5) toolkits that discuss a host of issues with SPPs includes by-laws, agricultural leases, consultations, environmental rights and appeals, etc. they can be found below (CELA, 2019<ref>Canadian Environmental Law Association. 2019. Source Water Protection in Indigenous Communities Legal Tool Kits. Accessed 7 June 2022. https://cela.ca/source-water-protection-in-indigenous-communities/</ref>):
# [https://cela.ca/legal-toolkit-source-water-protection-in-indigenous-communities/ Legal Toolkit Report]
# [https://cela.ca/legal-tool-1-by-laws-as-an-authority-for-environmental-protection-and-enforcement/ Legal Tool 1: By-laws as an Authority for Environmental Protection and Enforcement]
# [https://cela.ca/legal-tool-2-consultation-and-accommodation-protocol-to-advance-source-water-protection/ Legal Tool 2: Consultation and Accommodation Protocol to Advance Source Water Protection]
# [https://cela.ca/legal-tool-3-public-environmental-rights-and-appeals-related-to-source-waters/ Legal Tool 3: Public Environmental Rights and Appeals Related to Source Waters]
# [https://cela.ca/legal-tool-4-considering-source-water-within-agricultural-leases-on-first-nation-reserve-lands/ Legal Tool 4: Considering Source Water within Agricultural Leases on First Nation Reserve Lands]
# [https://cela.ca/legal-tool-5-protecting-source-waters-under-the-clean-water-act/ Legal Tool 5: Protecting Source Waters Under the Clean Water Act]
===Nova Scotia===
===Nova Scotia===
===Nova Scotia===