The Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority (TRSPA) is pleased to anounce that on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, the Proposed Assessment Report: TRSPA was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. The Proposed Assessment Report: TRSPA will be updated with Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ3) work, tier 3 water budget analysis and other updates in the summer of 2011. 

The Proposed Assessment Report identifies the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems in the Toronto and Region Source Protection Area.  These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity.  The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011.

Go to the TRSPA Assessment Report

The Credit Valley Source Protection Authority (CVSPA) is pleased to anounce that on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, the Proposed Assessment Report: CVSPA was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. The Proposed Assessment Report: CVSPA will be updated with Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ3) work, tier 3 water budget analysis and other updates in the summer of 2011. 

The Proposed Assessment Report identifies the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems in the Credit Valley Source Protection Area.  These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity.  The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011.

Go to the CVPSA Assessment Report

On Monday, November 15th, 2010 the CTC Source Protection Committee submitted the Proposed Assessment Report for the Toronto and Region Source Protection Area to the Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority and the Proposed Assessment Report for the Credit Valley Source Protection Area to the Credit Valley Source Protection Authority.

Posting these Proposed Assessment Reports online begins a 30 day public comment period which will end December 16, 2010.

The Proposed Assessment Reports identify the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems.  These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity.  The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011. 

The public is invited to review the Proposed Assessment Report: Toronto and Region Source Protection Area and provide comments in writing to:
Chair, Toronto and Region Source Protection Authority
c/o; Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Road
Downsview, ON M3N 1S4
or by fax to 416 661 6898
We encourage you to read the Executive Summary or Full Report online.

The public is invited to review the Proposed Assessment Report: Credit Valley Source Protection Area and provide comments in writing to:
Chair, Credit Valley Source Protection Authority
c/o; Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Road
Downsview, ON M3N 1S4
or by fax to 416 661 6898
We encourage you to read the Executive Summary orFull Report online.

The reports are also available on compact disc by request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Draft Proposed Assessment Report for the Toronto and Region watershed is available for public comment from September 16, 2010 until October 20, 2010.

Click here to view the public consultation notice.

We encourage you to read the Executive Summary or Full Report online.

The report is also available on compact disc by request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Draft Proposed Assessment Report for the CVSPA watershed was approved for consultation by the CTC Source Protection at SPC Meeting #7/10 held on Monday, September 27, 2010

The Draft Proposed Assessment Report for the CVSPA will be available online and at Conservation Authority offices for public comment from September 29, 2010 until November 2, 2010.  The full report is available for review here and executive summary can be downloaded here.

Five Free public meetings have been scheduled in to give residents an opportunity to review the draft Proposed Assessment Report and get more information.  These meetings are free of charge and scheduled 6:30- 9:00PM for:

• Wed. October 13, 2010: Caledon Community Complex, 6215 Old Church Road, Caledon, East, ON

• Thus. October 14, 2010: Clarke Memorial Hall, 161 Lakeshore West, Port Credit, ON

• Tues. October 19, 2010: David's Restaurant,  20 Shamrock Road, Erin, ON

• Wed. October 20, 2010: Monora Park, 633220 Hwy 10 N RR#4. Orangeville, ON

• Wed. October 27, 2010: Acton High School, 21 Cedar Rd, Halton Hills, ON

Click here to view the public consultation notice.

The Central Lake Ontario Source Protection Authority (CLOSPA) is pleased to anounce that on Tuesday, August 17th, the Proposed Assessment Report: CLOSPA was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment for approval. The Proposed Assessment Report: CLOSPA will be updated with Intake Protection Zone 3 (IPZ3) work in the summer of 2011. This work with  identify drinking water threats to Lake Ontario based drinking water sources.

The Proposed Assessment Report identifies the location and nature of possible risks to sources of municipal drinking water and non-municipal systems in the Central Lake Ontario watershed.  These risks include activities that are adversely impacting, or could impact, drinking water quality or quantity.  The CTC Source Protection Committee is continuing to work to identify possible threats to Lake Ontario drinking water sources and these findings will be presented in an updated Assessment Report anticipated to be released mid-2011. 

We encourage you to read the Executive Summary or Full Report online.

The report is also available on compact disc by request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Draft Proposed Assessment Report for the Central Lake Ontario watershed is available for public comment from April 9, 2010 until May 14, 2010.

Click here to view the public consultation notice.

We encourage you to read the Executive Summary or Full Report online.

The report is also available on compact disc by request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Following the success of the inagural Lake Ontario Evenings event the TRCA will be hosting "Lake Ontario Evenings - Biodiversity Edition" on March 23 at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto.

Join the TRCA for this exciting new speaker's series and public forum that examines Lake Ontario issues and lake focused initiatives in the Greater Toronto Area.

Please feel free to distribute this flyer to individuals and groups interested in learning more about Lake Ontario.  A pdf of the flyer can be found here.

The Minister of the Environment 's 2009 Annual Report on Drinking Water was released November 19, 2009.  The report provides updates on key achievements in drinking water from July 2008 to June 2009, an overview of drinking water performance results and highlights of the broader water agenda including the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, climate change adaptation, Great Lakes initiatives and the Toxics Reduction Act.

The CTC SPC is particularly proud the the Minister chose to include information about our March 22, 2009 "World Water Day 2009" collaboration with Youth4Water.  
 
The Annual Report is available at www.ontario.ca/drinkingwater

October 9, 2009 - The CTC Source Protection Committee would like to share an exciting international event taking place this Friday evening presented by Canadian Guy Laliberte.  Moving Stars and Earth for Water is a special two-hour program that raises awareness about the issues of water in the world today from a variety of perspectives. On October 9, 2009 at 8:00 p,m. EDT (GMT-4), this live event will be presented around the world by a global community of artists representing all cultures and creative disciplines and well-known personalities. Celebrated around the planet, the artists are singers, actors, filmmakers, photographers, dancers, acrobats, poets, etc. What they all have in common is a concern regarding access to water and a desire to illustrate this in their own distinctive way. 

The event will feature: Al Gore, Dr. David Suzuki, Julie Payette, Salma Hayek, Shakira, U2 and many more.  Program Details For The October 9th Artistic Event

The artistic core of the show is a poetic tale written especially for the occasion by renowned novelist and Man-Booker Prize-winner Yann Martel. The tale will be gradually revealed as the program takes us through 14 cities around the world on a journey that begins in Montreal and ends in Moscow. 

To access the webcast follow this link.