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Stewardship staff in the CTC region are looking for landowners, with property near a municipal well, who could use financial assistance to help them complete projects to protect drinking water sources. Funded by the Ontario government this program, called the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP), hopes to engage landowners early in the process of source water protection.

UNSURE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING?  VISIT OUR EARLY ACTIONS ATLAS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

WELL AND SEPTIC PROVIDERS CLICK HERE FOR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

If you are interested in learning more about this program contact Stewardship Staff.

Interested in applying?  Improve your chances of success by reading "Steps to a Successful Funding Application" before you apply.

Completed application forms can be mailed to:

Joanne Jeffery
Manager, Stewardship & Outreach Education
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, ON, M3N 1S4

Eligible projects include:

Wells

Decommisioning or upgrading

Application / Application Guide

 80% up to $4,000

Connection to municipal water supply

Application / Application Guide

 80% up to $4,000
Septic Systems

Inspections/upgrading, replacement or decommisioning

Application / Application Guide

 80% up to $7,000

Connection to municipal sewer

Application / Application Guide

 80% up to $7,000
Pollution Prevention Reviews (P2) - for businesses with less than 500 employees

Application / Application Guide

 100% up to
max of $12,000
 
Runoff and Erosion Control - habitat management , manure storage/treatment, erosion contraol, cover crops

Application / Application Guide

 25% - 70% up to max of $1,000 - $60,000
 

Visit our Resources section for fact sheets answering many frequently asked questions, we also recommend reviewing Conservation Ontario's Tool Kit
 

Latest News

Submission of the Proposed Assessment Report CLOSPA released

On Friday, July 9, 2010 the CTC Source Protection Committee submitted the Proposed Assessment Report for the Central Lake Ontario watershed to the Central Lake Ontario Source Protection Authority.  Submission of the Proposed Assessment Report begins a 30 day public comment period which will end August 8, 2010.

The public is invited to review the Proposed Assessment Report and provide comments in writing to:
J.R. Powell, C.A.O.
c/o; Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
100 Whiting Ave, Oshawa ON L1H 3T3
OR
By email to: rpowell@cloca.com
OR
By fax to 905-579-0994
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 sourcewater@trca.on.ca

 
 
Public Input Requested

The Draft Proposed Assessment Report for the Central Lake Ontario watershed is available for public comment from April 9, 2010 until May 14, 2010.

Click here to view the public consultation notice.

The draft assessment report identifies the location and nature of potential 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 from groundwater and/or surface water sources.

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

The report is also available on compact disc by request to sourcewater@trca.on.ca
 

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