The Trent Source Protection Plan was approved in 2014 pursuant to the Clean Water Act, 2006 with the purpose of implementing a range of actions and policies necessary to keep contaminants out of municipal drinking water sources. The Clean Water Act is one of the Province's responses to the Walkerton water contamination tragedy and is part of Ontario's strategy to preserve drinking water from source to tap.

Municipalities are responsible for the regulation of activities that may pose a risk of contaminating drinking water sources (drinking water threats) on a site-specific basis. Source Water Protection Plan policies generally apply to activities located within vulnerable areas associated with surface water Intake Protection Zones (IPZ) or Wellhead Protection Areas (WHPA). Activities within these areas will have a greater impact on Municipal drinking water sources.

The Trent Source Protection Plan can be downloaded using the following link:

Trent Source Protection Plan (Updated August 2020)

For additional information, please see the Trent Conservation Coalition Source Protection Region's website.

To determine whether you are located in a vulnerable area which may be subject to policies contained within the Trent Source Protection Plan, please see the Policy Applicability Map.