Source Protection
Drinking Water Source Protection Program
The Drinking Water Source Protection Program works to prevent the contamination of our municipal drinking water sources in the Greater Sudbury area including Ramsey Lake, the Vermilion River, the Wanapitei River and 24 groundwater wells.
The Source Protection Plan is a locally-developed, science-based plan that meets the requirements of the Clean Water Act, 2006 by protecting sources of municipal drinking water from contamination and over-use. The Assessment Report provides the scientific basis for the Source Protection Plan. The intent and rationale behind the policy decisions can be found in the Explanatory Document.
The role of Conservation Sudbury (the Source Protection Authority) is to coordinate the protection of municipal drinking water sources from pollution by supporting a multistakeholder Source Protection Committee. The Source Protection Authority completes Annual Reports on progress made toward implementing source protection plan policies.
Section 34 Amendment Public Consultation
The Sudbury Source Protection Committee is proposing amendments to the Assessment Report and Source Protection Plan for the Sudbury Source Protection Area. The proposed updates were initiated by the Source Protection Authority under Section 34 of the Clean Water Act, 2006. These proposed updates are being provided as part of the public consultation period required by Regulation 287/07 of the Act.
The proposed amendments include updates to technical studies and policy changes to align with the Technical Rules under the Act.
Please find a summary of the proposed amendments. Comments received as part of the public consultation process will be reviewed by the Source Protection staff and the Committee.
Clean and tracked-changes versions of the proposed amended documents are available for review:
To provide the Committee with enough time to review and consider feedback before final approval of the proposed updates please provide any comments by January 23, 2026. Comments and questions may be directed to:
- Sudbury Source Protection Committee
- Attention: Madison Keegans
- 401-199 Larch St. Sudbury, ON P3E 5P9
- Madison.Keegans@Conservationsudbury.ca
What's New
New Source Protection Committee Members
The Sudbury Source Protection Committee is looking for one new member:
Economic Sector (1): Agriculture
Eighth Annual Progress Report
The Eighth Annual Progress Report was recently published and provides an overview of the implementation of the source protection plan and activities undertaken in 2024.