A new regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, took effect July 1, 2018. This regulation applies in source protection areas identified under the Clean Water Act and ensures that municipal residential drinking water sources are protected before drinking water can be provided to the public.

The regulation applies where:

• a new municipal residential drinking water system is being located within a source protection area, or

• changes are being made to an existing municipal residential drinking water system located in a source protection area that results in:

• the establishment of a new groundwater well
• deepening an existing well
• increasing the capacity at an existing well
• the establishment of a new surface water intake
• moving an existing intake

The full document from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation & Parks is now available for download.