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Water FAQs: Weighing Water Protection |
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Much effort is underway in Ontario to protect water resources, largely due to the recommendations that flowed from the Walkerton Inquiry. Many of Ontario's laws, regulations, policies and programmes are being reformed to reflect these recommendations and to respond to other issues concerning both short-term and long-term sustainability of water resources. Change is occurring through amendments to existing laws as well as the creation of new laws and regulations. As a result, the road map of water regulation is not a simple one. The Resource Library for the Environment and the Law and the Canadian Environmental Law Association provide here fourteen series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), relating to water. Intended to foster a better understanding of the context of regulatory changes pertaining to water, these FAQs provide a range of perspectives and internet links to useful information. Additional fact sheets are provided to address aspects of water quality and quantity that go beyond the challenges that the events in Walkerton created. Please note that information is current to the date indicated on each FAQ series Index to Water FAQs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Regulatory Context for Water
Water Quality and Drinking Water Protection
Ontario's Largest Sources of Drinking Water
Water Quantity and Sustainability
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND FEEDBACK: The Resource Library for the Environment and the Law and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) gratefully acknowledge the support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which made these FAQs on Water possible. Funding support does not imply any endorsement by the Trillium Foundation of the information or views presented here. Thanks also go to Author Anne Wordsworth and CELA staff for their help in producing these educational materials. Please send feedback to Sarah Miller, Project Coordinator at millers@lao.on.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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