waste disposal site / runoff containing chemicals / de-icing chemicals yy management / fuel yy transportation / transportation / municipal residential drinking water systems / Water treatment systems / policies and tools / home heating oil tank / yy requiring operator / pesticides yy transportation / automatic control devices / industrial applications / chemical spill / septic systems / non-agricultural source material yy management / chemicals / /
NaturalFeature
Thousand island / Thousand Islands / Lawrence River / Rideau Lakes / Yonge island / Howe island / Wolfe island / Gananoque island / Leeds island / Hay Bay / Lake Ontario / /
Organization
Ministry of the Environment / Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority / Source Protection Committee / Technical Experts Committee / Source Protection Authority / Cataraqui Source Protection Committee / Cataraqui Source Protection Authority / Ontario government / /
Person
John C. Williamson / /
Position
wildlife biologist / General / active farmer / Minister of the Environment / Chair / representative / /
Chapter 2 - Introduction 2.1 Drinking Water Source Protection in Ontario Source water is the untreated water in lakes and rivers, and in underground aquifers, that people use for drinking water. Clean water is often con