Drinking Water Threats
Activities on the land and in the water near municipal wells and surface water intakes may harmfully affect our drinking water sources. The Province of Ontario has identified 22 prescribed drinking water threats under the Clean Water Act, 2006.
The fact sheets below explain the threats to drinking water sources in the Quinte Source Protection Area and include the policy approach taken by the Quinte Source Protection Committee when developing policies to address the threats for the Quinte Region Source Protection Plan.
"What is an Intake Protection Zone?" and "What is a Wellhead Protection Area?" also assist in understanding what activities, in what locations can be a threat to drinking water sources.
Threat Fact Sheets:
Agricultural Activities
Airplane De-Icing
Aquaculture
Commercial Fertilizer
Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids
Fuel
Organic Solvents
Pesticides
Road Salt
Sewage
Storage of Snow
Waste
Conserving Water
For more information about threats near specific drinking water systems see the Assessment Report.