Source Protection Committees were established under the Province of
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
’s
Clean Water Act, 2006
The ''Clean Water Act'' (S.O. 2006, Chapter 22) is a law enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this Act is to protect existing and future sources of drinking water.
The ''Clean Water Act, 2006'' (Bill 43) is a m ...
to create and carry out a plan to protect municipal sources of
drinking water
Drinking water is water that is used in drink or food preparation; potable water is water that is safe to be used as drinking water. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, a ...
.
There are 19 Source Protection Committees in Ontario, with representatives from the public, economic and municipal sectors.
Source protection committees meet regularly and work towards the completion of three major pieces of work:
- Terms of Reference
- Assessment Report
- Source Protection Plan
The
CTC Source Protection Committee
CTC may refer to:
Colleges
* Central Texas College, US
* Chattahoochee Technical College, Georgia, US
* Cincinnati Technical College, later Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Ohio
* City Technology College, a type of English sch ...
is composed of 21 members and represents the watersheds contained within the Credit Valley, Toronto and Region and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authorities - see
Conservation Authority (Canada)
A conservation authority is a local, community-based natural resource management agency
based in Ontario, Canada. Conservation authorities represent groupings of municipalities on a watershed basis and work in partnership with other agencies to c ...
. This area includes the municipalities of Toronto, Peel Region, Durham Region, York Region and parts of Wellington County, Halton Region and Dufferin County.
External links
Conservation OntarioOntario Ministry of the EnvironmentCTC Source Protection Committee
Organizations based in Ontario