The Central Lake Ontario Source Protection Authority (CLOSPA) is pleased to anounce that on Tuesday, August 17th, the Proposed Assessment Report: CLOSPA was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. The Proposed Assessment Report: CLOSPA will be updated with Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ3) work in the summer of 2011. This work with  identify drinking water threats to Lake Ontario based drinking water sources.

The Proposed Assessment Report identifies the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems in the Central Lake Ontario watershed.  These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity.  The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011. 

We encourage you to read the Executive Summary or Full Report online.

The report is also available on compact disc by request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it