Source Protection Plans will contain a combination of voluntary and mandatory policies to protect drinking water sources. Plans must set out:

• Policies to mitigate, reduce or prevent significant threats;
• Policies to prevent low or moderate threats from becoming significant;
• Who is responsible for taking action;
• Timelines; and
• How progress will be measured.

The Plan will propose a range of tools that can be used to accomplish these goals.

Source Protection Plans must be submitted to the Province for review and approval by August 2012. Source Protection Committees will work closely with municipalities to draft Plans with lots of input from the public and stakeholders.

Resources:

What goes in a Source Protection Plan is governed by:

• Ontario Regulation 287/07

What land use activities are considered low, moderate and significant threats is determined by:

• Tables produced by Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment

An estimate of what significant threats currently exist in the Mississippi-Rideau region:

• will be included in our Assessment Report

Consultation:

The Committee will begin preparing Source Protection Plans in late 2010 and must be done by August 2012. Watch for opportunities to provide input in 2011 and 2012.