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What can you do to protect drinking water sources?

 

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The CTC Source Protection Committee is not alone in its work to protect the drinking water sources for the region. Below is a list of some of the exciting organizations that we encourage you to visit for more information on ways that you can protect water in your community.

Conservation Ontario

Conservation Ontario represents 39 Source Protection Areas in protecting municipal drinking water sources across Ontario.  Conservation Ontario works with the Ministry of the Environment and Source Protection Areas to ensure that communication between these groups is conducted on a regular basis.  

The Conservation Ontario website contains lots of information regarding the Clean Water Act, 2006 including presentations and communications tools useful in teaching others about source water protection.  For information on Conservation Ontario’s source protection efforts visit them online at www.conservation-ontario.on.ca.

Riversides

RiverSides is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating RiverSafe communities. They protect rivers by reducing runoff pollution from individual properties through education and providing the tools people need to make the connection between personal action and healthy rivers.

For more information on RiverSides visit their website at www.riversides.org

The Ripple Effect

“The Ripple Effect” is a project that engages Canadians and fosters a generation of young leaders equipped with skills to address issues of water scarcity and conservation and to promote water as an international human right.

Fifteen members have been selected from Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Institute at Havargal College to create Youth4Water. Youth4Water is The Ripple Effect's Youth Advisory Committee for the Greater Toronto Area. The committee meets on a bi-monthly basis to explore local and global water issues including; conservation, sanitation, degradation, distribution, and the human right to water. Youth4Water is currently using this information to educate and inform their Canadian peers and fellow youth from around the world, via online forums, workshops, film screenings and presentations. For up to date information on Youth4Water visit their blog at http://www.youth4water.blogspot.com.

Youth4Water has developed a ‘Youth Perceptions Survey’ to collect young people’s perceptions on Canadian water issues. The survey results will be used to produce a ‘Youth Statement’ on water which will be delivered to the Government of Canada and other organizations. If you are between the ages of 15 and 25 years and live in the Toronto Area fill out the Youth Perceptions Survey.

Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)

CELA is a non-profit, public-interest group established in 1970 to use existing laws to protect the environment and advocate environmental law reform.  Since its inception, CELA has advocated the timely development of effective laws, regulations and policies to protect water resources within Ontario and across Canada.  Among other things, CELA represented the Concerned Walkerton Citizens at the Walkerton Inquiry, and was actively involved in the development of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, the Clean Water Act, 2006, and the regulations, policies and guidelines thereunder.

For more information on CELA visit their website at www.cela.ca.