Educational Resources

Assessing Our Water Sources Download
Significant Threats to Drinking Water Download
Developing Source Protection Plans Download
The Source Protection Toolbox Download
What is an Intake Protection Zone? Download
What is a Water Quality/Quantity Issue? Download
What are Highly Vulnerable Areas? Download
What is a Wellhead Protection Area? Download
Everyone Lives Downstream Download
Drinking Water Source Protection Road Signs View
Government of Ontario Resource Catalogue View
A hub for a wide array of resources that covers a range of general to specific Source Protection Plan policy categories (road signage, agriculture, septic systems, etc.), as well as the Campaign in a Box Toolkit.
Government of Ontario Source Protection website View
The Walkerton Report View
The Walkerton Report is the result of an inquiry led by Justice Dennis O'Connor of the Supreme Court of Ontario. The inquiry investigated the events in Walkerton in 2000, and water safety across the province. Part One of the Walkerton Report describes the events in the community and the actions that led to the water becoming contaminated. The report made recommendations relating to the specifics of the Walkerton tragedy. Part Two looked at water safety across the province and the actions needed to prevent a similar event from occurring elsewhere.

What Landowners Can Do to Protect Water Download
What is a Septic System? Download
How Do I Care For My Private Well? Download
Best Practices for Non-Municipal Drinking Water Systems View
Fuel Fact Sheet Download
Agricultural Activities Factsheet Download
Pesticide Factsheet Download
Government of Ontario Source Water Protection Atlas View
Risk Management Measures Catalogue View
Tool to assist in the evaluation, selection, preparation, and implemention of a risk management measures plan to address significant water quality and quantity threats under the Clean Water Act, 2006.
2021 Technical Rules (formerly Tables of Circumstances) Download
Drinking Water Protection Zone Road Signs Fact Sheet Download
Salt Responsibly - Conservation Ontario Road Salt Campaign View

Drinking Water Source Protection Primer: Municipal Councillors Download
Guide for Municipal Councils Download
Requirements for Municipal Drinking Water Systems - August 2018 Download
New Requirements for Municipal Drinking Water System Owners - August 2018 Download
New Administrative Amendments and Prescribed Threats under the Clean Water Act – August 2018 Download

Implementation Guides