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Notice of Pre-Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley Source Protection Plans
Over the past three years, the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley (ABMV) Source Protection Committee (SPC) has been working on a review and amendments of the Source Protection Plans for the Ausable Bayfield and Maitland Valley Source Protection Areas. 

The proposed amendments have been circulated to municipalities, ministries and other implementing bodies for their review and comment. 

The deadline for pre-consultation comments is October 14, 2022. 

Download the Notice and Summary now: Key changes in the proposed amendments include:
  • Changes to wellhead protection areas (WHPA), such as Belgrave 
  • Fuel tanks more than 250 litres may require a risk management plan (RMP) if close to a municipal well
  • Road salt management plans will be required for municipalities
  • Risk management plans may be required for salt application and storage in areas close to municipal wells
  • Transporting snow into the 100-metre zones around municipal wells will be prohibited
  • Future storage of certain toxic chemicals will be prohibited in the 100-metre zone of a municipal well, with risk management elsewhere
  • Ongoing education to promote source water protection in vulnerable areas
The maps and updated documents can be accessed at this link:   You can find a new video, regarding these proposed amendments, featuring source protection committee member Allan Rothwell, at this link:  Ministry and municipal and other implementing body comments received as part of the pre-consultation process will be reviewed by the Ausable Bayfield Maitland Valley Source Protection Committee and possible changes made to policies prior to public consultation proposed in early 2023. 

To stay up-to-date on this process, you may subscribe to our e-newsletter here: You may also visit our Pre-Consultation and Consultation web page here: If questions arise, please contact DWSP Co-Supervisors, Donna Clarkson dclarkson@abca.ca 519-335-3557 ext.224 or Mary Lynn MacDonald mmacdonald@abca.ca 519-235-2610 ext. 247. 
There are proposed amendments to approved source protection plans, and assessment reports, for the Maitland Valley and Ausable Bayfield source protection areas, as per Section 36 of the Ontario Clean Water Act, 2006. Pre-consultation takes place with municipalities, the Ministry, and implementing bodies in 2022. There is public consultation, on proposed amendments, planned for 2023. In this new video, source protection committee member Allan Rothwell shares the changes that are proposed.

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