What tools can Conservation Authorities use now to address source protection?
Under Section 21 of the Conservation Authorities Act, conservation authorities are empowered to: • Develop programs to conserve, restore and manage natural resources within watersheds; • Purchase, lease or expropriate lands, and • Control surface water flow to prevent pollution Under section 28 of the Conservation Authorities Act, conservation authorities may make regulations that: • Restrict surface water use; • Regulate watercourse alterations; and • Control development near or within floodplains, wetlands, and river and stream valleys. Conservation Ontario, the association of Conservation Authorities, has carried out a series of watershed-based demonstration projects. Reports on these projects can be found at: www.conservation-ontario.on.ca/projects/projects.
