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Welcome
 

Welcome to the Mississippi–Rideau Source Protection Region web site! This site contains valuable information on source water protection and the Clean Water Act, as well as the most reliable and up-to-date information on local source water protection initiatives and progress.  

The Government of Ontario is funding Conservation Authorities to coordinate source water protection at the local level. Mississippi Valley Conservation and the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority are working together as the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region to deliver source water protection jointly in their watersheds.

Are you in the Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Region?

  • Click on the map to see our watershed boundaries.
  • Click on the name of a neighbouring watershed to visit their website.  
 
 
What's New
 
Ottawa Drinking Water Open Houses — March 22 and 31, 2010
 
Next Source Protection Committee meeting — April 1, Manotick
 
 

Source water is the raw water we take from lakes, rivers or underground aquifers to supply people with drinking water.   The goal of source water protection is to protect these sources of drinking water from contamination and overuse, now and in the future.    

A new piece of provincial legislation called the Clean Water Act (Bill 43) will require municipalities and stakeholders to work together to develop watershed-based source protection plans.   These plans will focus on protecting source water that supplies municipal drinking water systems.


 
Every effort has been made to make this web site as simple, efficient and informative as possible. Your comments are most welcome.