Water Sustainability Plan

Along the Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Halton Region, Conservation Halton and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, we are engaged in working to support the development of a long term Water Sustainability Plan (WSP).

The WSP will include planning and management strategies to:

Conserve and manage water
Minimize the discharge of pollutants to area waterways and Lake Ontario
A WSP will be required under the Ontario Water Opportunities Act when regulations are drafted.

Goals

Identify existing water management initiatives
Identify issues, barriers, gaps and opportunities for the development of a WSP
Create a framework (road map) which will enable municipal governments to develop a WSP

The WSP will help municipalities

Consider solutions
Deliver and manage municipal water, wastewater and stormwater services
Improve environmental performance in water conservation and pollution reduction
Consider watershed impacts related to water quality and quantity
Identify opportunities for cost savings