Water is critical to all aspects of life, and it is important to ensure there is a safe and reliable source of water for all uses – now and in the future. Drinking Water Source Protection (DWSP) is a resource planning process that aims to keep sources of drinking water safe and usable.

Learn more about Drinking Water Source Protection

Find out whether your property is located in a vulnerable area, learn how plan policies may apply to you, and discover practical ways you can help keep local water sources clean and safe.

Source Protection Plan

Through the Clean Water Act, 2006:

• A local committee was established to develop a Source Protection Plan to protect municipal sources of drinking water.
• The Source Protection Plan determines the areas that are vulnerable or at risk of contamination.
• The plan identifies potential threats and develop plans to deal with the threats to our drinking water sources.

The Source Protection Plan for this region has been approved by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and took effect in 2016.

Source Protection Committee

The Saugeen Valley and Grey Sauble Conservation Authorities along with the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula have partnered together to work with the Source Protection Committee to coordinate the development a Source Protection Plan for our watershed.

Local partnership includes Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, and the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula.

Grey Sauble Conservation staff have the designated responsibility for the delivery of Risk Management services on behalf of 15 municipalities across Grey and Bruce Counties.

These services include duties specified under the Clean Water Act for the development of Risk Management Plans, screening land-use planning applications, inspection, enforcement and annual reporting requirements.