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Clean: Water Act something everyone should be educated about
From page 37
"How much money is
going td be in the govern-
h ent coffers four or tive
years from now?" won+-
ders Black.
The Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority is
among the. nJ any Ontario
CAs entrusted with edu-
cating Ontarians about
the Clean Water Act
(2006) and -the pending
changes to .legislation.
According to ABCA,
there are a number of eli-
gible grants available to
aid with projects includ-
ing well and septic
upgrades, pollution -pre
vention reviews, land
conservation measures,
and fuei-storage manage-
ment.
In addition, the CAs are
working within the desig-
nated Source Protection
Regions to assess what
activities may exist on
properties in key vulnera-
ble
ulnera--.
ble areas.
Derek Matheon, a
source -protection techni-
cian with the,. Ausable
Bayfield Maitland Valley
Source .. Protection
Region, notes only three
per cent of the area's pop.
ulation. base is comprised
of farmers so the percep-
tion the legislation is tar-
geted at farmers is
skewed;
"Everywhere there are
possible items we haveto
look at. Nothing is being
targeted at farmers," he
say's.
Nonetheless, notes
Matheson, it's important
for farmers . to be aware
that there are a number of
•
opportunities, including
the stewardship program,
which offer up • to 100 per
cent funding for environ-
ment friendly projects
like well decommission-
ing or septic -system
upgrades. There ` are -Also
guidelines coming down
the pipe to deal with con
servation measures.
Matheson says there
will be a number of ses-
ti$ions.. coming up in order
to give farmers an oppor-
.tunti�ty to address their
concernsas well as to
learn more about .source -
mater -protection mea-
sures. One such session
was, held March 5, at the
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs in Clinton.
How the legislation
will roll out is not -yet
determined, ;says
Matheson, as the plan-
ning process is ongoing -
and is expected to take
about three years.
Those interested in
learning more about des-
ignated areas can access
further informationat
sourcewater.inf o,onca or
at conservationontario.ca.
Matheson notes those
with concerns can also.
contact their soil and crop
representative , .or the
source -protection region
offices.
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