Drinking Water Threats
Activities on the land and in the water near municipal wells and surface water intakes may harmfully affect our drinking water sources. The Province of Ontario has identified 22 prescribed drinking water threats under the Clean Water Act.
The fact sheets below explain the threats to drinking water sources in the Quinte Source Protection Area and include the policy approach taken by the Quinte Source Protection Committee when developing policies to address the threats for the Quinte Region Source Protection Plan.
For more information about threats near specific drinking water systems see the Assessment Report.
Source Protection Plan
The Quinte Region Source Protection Plan directs local efforts to protect and keep sources of municipal drinking water clean.