| Ontario
Ministry of Environment and Energy Provides
Guelph-Eramosa with $160,618 to Help Protect Groundwater
The
Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy is providing
the Township of Guelph-Eramosa $160,618 as part of the
largest single investment in groundwater protection
in the province’s history announced Guelph-Wellington
MPP Brenda Elliott and Waterloo-Wellington MPP Ted Arnott.
Mrs. Elliott and Mr. Arnott made a formal presentation
at the Guelph-Eramosa Township office.
“Our
government is committed to ensuring that everyone in
this province has access to clean and safe drinking
water,” said Mrs. Elliott. “By gaining a better understanding
of our water supply, we can plan to protect it and preserve
it for the future.”
“I
want to congratulate the Mayor, Council and Staff for
their success in obtaining this funding that will help
keep our water safe,” said Mr. Arnott. “They, along
with our partners at the Grand River Conservation Authority
and the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit are to
be commended for their leadership in the area of water
management and protection.”
The
study, led by Guelph-Eramosa Township in partnership
with the Grand River Conservation Authority and the
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit, will produce
information about groundwater locally and for the broader
vicinity. In the broader vicinity, the study will map
sensitive groundwater areas, inventory potential sources
of contamination and survey how groundwater is used.
At the local level, the study will identify wellhead
protection areas around municipal wells and potential
contaminants. The information generated from this study
will help the township and its partners develop local
source protection measures.
The
township is one of 31 communities and conservation authorities
across Ontario sharing in the Government’s $10-million
investment in local groundwater studies. This project
builds on previous investments in water protection,
including over $4.3 million to fund groundwater studies
under the Provincial Water Protection Fund, and $6 million
to establish the Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network.
All of these initiatives are part of Operation Clean
Water, the Government’s comprehensive strategy that
was announced in August 2000 to focus province-wide
efforts on improving water quality and water delivery
in Ontario.
Mr.
Arnott’s Riding of Waterloo-Wellington is based on the
old municipal boundaries of Wellington County, because
the Riding was created prior to County Restructuring.
As such, he represents the former Townships of Nichol
and Pilkington. Parts of these old townships are now
part of the new Township of Guelph-Eramosa.
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