{{Short description, Canadian provincial government committee
Source Protection Committees were established under the Province of
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
’s Clean Water Act, 2006 to create and carry out a plan to protect municipal sources of
drinking water
Drinking water or potable water is water that is safe for ingestion, either when drunk directly in liquid form or consumed indirectly through food preparation. It is often (but not always) supplied through taps, in which case it is also calle ...
.
There are 19 Source Protection Committees in Ontario, with representatives from the public, economic and municipal sectors.
Source protection committees meet regularly and work towards the completion of three major pieces of work:
- Terms of Reference
- Assessment Report
- Source Protection Plan
The CTC Source Protection Committee is composed of 21 members and represents the watersheds contained within the Credit Valley, Toronto and Region and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authorities - see
Conservation Authority (Canada)
A conservation authority is a local, community-based natural resource management agency based in Ontario, Canada. Conservation authorities represent groupings of municipalities on a watershed basis and work in partnership with other agencies to c ...
. This area includes the municipalities of Toronto, Peel Region, Durham Region, York Region and parts of Wellington County, Halton Region and Dufferin County.