What is a Conservation Authority?
Conservation Authorities are local, community-based environmental agencies. They represent a grouping of municipalities on a watershed basis and work in partnership with others to manage their respective watersheds. The Conservation Authorities Act provides the means by which the province and municipalities of Ontario could join together to form a Conservation Authority within a specific area – the watershed – to undertake programs of natural resource management. Today, Conservation Authorities operate in watersheds in which 90% of the provincial population reside. Key areas of Authority activity include: Environmental Protection — The Conservation Authorities of Ontario protect local ecosystems and contribute to the quality of life in communities throughout the province. Water Resource Managers — The Conservation Authorities are Ontario’s community-based environmental experts who use integrated, ecologically sound environmental practices to manage Ontario’s water resources on a waters
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