Amendments
Amendments Underway
The Source Protection Plans and Assessment Reports are currently undergoing amendments to improve the policies and adapt to new Technical Rules. As soon as the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks approves the amendments, the new document will be posted. In the meantime, if there are issues with accessing the original documents, please contact info@trentsourceprotection.on.ca for assistance.
Public Consultation is currently underway for two Section 34 Amendments to the Trent Source Protection Plan and Assessment Report for the Grafton (Lower Trent) and Woods of Manilla (Kawartha) Drinking Water Systems, more information is available below.
Section 34 Amendment: Grafton
- One new drinking water well is being added.
- One well is being decommissioned.
These changes to the Grafton Drinking Water System have changed the boundaries of the Wellhead Protection Area and resulted in minor changes to the area where specific activities can be a drinking water threat. If you live and/or work in the impacted area, there may be policies in the Trent Source Protection Plan that will affect how and where certain activities can occur. This may apply to home heating oil tanks, agriculture, the application/storage of road salt, or the storage of chemicals that could impact municipal drinking water.
The public is invited to submit comments on the proposed changes by January 23, 2026, to info@trentsourceprotection.on.ca.
Summary of the Proposed Amendments – Click Here to Download
The changes to the Wellhead Protection Area Mapping can be viewed below.
The source protection authority carried out these amendments in accordance with the legislative and regulatory requirements set out in the Clean Water Act, 2006, Ontario Regulation 287/07 (general), and associated Technical Rules.
Section 34 Amendment: Woods of Manilla
- Two new drinking water wells are being added.
- Two wells have been decommissioned (one that failed and one that is in the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Region).
These changes to the Woods of Manilla Drinking Water System have changed the boundaries of the Wellhead Protection Area and resulted in minor changes to the area where specific activities can be a drinking water threat. If you live and/or work in the impacted area, there may be policies in the Trent Source Protection Plan that will affect how and where certain activities can occur. This may apply to home heating oil tanks, agriculture, the application/storage of road salt, or the storage of chemicals that could impact municipal drinking water.
The public is invited to submit comments on the proposed changes by January 23, 2026, to info@trentsourceprotection.on.ca.
Summary of the Proposed Amendments – Click Here to Download
The changes to the Wellhead Protection Area mapping can be viewed below.
The source protection authority carried out these amendments in accordance with the legislative and regulatory requirements set out in the Clean Water Act, 2006, Ontario Regulation 287/07 (general), and associated Technical Rules.
