Assessment Report Hamilton Region Source Protection Area • Initially approved by the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change on August 5, 2015 • In effect since December 31, 2015 • Amendment approved January 30, 2019 October7 Assessment Report for the Hamilton Region Source Protection Area Version 3.1 October 12, 2017 Version Revisions: Version 3.3 – dated July 24, 2015, approved August 5, 2015, in effect December 31, 2015 Version 3.4 – internal review Version 3.5 – dated October 12, 2017, approved January 30, 2019, in effect February 5, 2019 - updated under Section 51 of O.Reg. 287/07 to make minor edits to fix typographical errors, remove reference to the 76 Tables of Drinking Water Circumstances Prepared by: Halton-Hamilton Source Protection staff Photo Credits: In Text - Source Protection staff or as noted Cover - stream - Hamilton Conservation Authority shoreline - Halton Region Additional copies may be obtained by contacting: Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region 2596 Britannia Road West Burlington, ON L7P 0G3 Phone - 905-336-1158 ext. 2237 E-mail -
[email protected] Please contact us if you require this document in another format. For more information about the Clean Water Act, 2006 and how you can play a role in protecting drinking water sources in the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region, please visit our website: www.protectingwater.ca HAMILTON REGION SOURCE PROTECTION AREA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ASSESSMENT REPORT Executive Summary Background The Town of Walkerton’s contaminated drinking water tragedy in 2000 prompted the introduction by the Government of Ontario of new legislation to safeguard Ontario’s drinking water supplies. The Clean Water Act, 2006, is one piece of this legislation.