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Public Meetings on Protecting Sources of Drinking Water
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Public Meetings on Protecting Sources of Drinking Water
The Essex Region Source Protection Committee is seeking preliminary consultation on studies being completed as part of the Source Water Protection Planning. Landowners, businesses, and residents in the "Intake Protection Zones" around municipal drinking water are encouraged to attend and review the following information:
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Preliminary mapping of Intake Protection Zone areas
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How runoff from heavy rains may pick up pollutants and affect water quality in local watersheds and near shore waters of Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, and Lake Erie
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What land use activities could pose a threat to drinking water sources
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How to submit comments and be involved
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Next steps towards source protection policies
The area of land surrounding a municipal drinking water intake is an Intake Protection Zone, where special care must be taken in the use and handling of chemicals and other potential contaminants. The science-based Assessment Report generated for the Essex Region Source Protection Area, will identify potential threats to the lakes and rivers which are sources for our municipal drinking water systems.
Public Meetings have been scheduled for each intake protection zone area across the region and include a presentation at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. We want to share proposed dates as well as extend an invitation to participate. To see maps of the Intake Protection Zone areas please visit essexregionsourcewater.org.
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Water Treatment Plant(s)
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Date & Time
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Location
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Lakeshore & Stoney Point
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Tuesday November 3rd
3:30p - 8:00p
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Rochester Place Golf Course
981-991 County Road 2, Belle River
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Amherstburg
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Thursday November 5th
3:30p - 8:00p
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Verdi Club
689 Texas Road, Amherstburg
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Windsor
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Tuesday November 10th
3:30p - 8:00p
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Riverside Minor
Baseball Association - East Gym
6865 Ontario St., Windsor
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Pelee Island
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Monday November 16th
1:00p - 3:00p
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 403
1169 West Shore Road, Pelee Island
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Union & Colchester
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Thursday November 26th
3:30p - 8:00p
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Kingsville Golf & Country Club
640 County Road 20 W, Kingsville
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Wheatley
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Monday November 23rd
3:30p - 8:00p
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 324
27 Erie Street North, Wheatley
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These technical studies will be part of the Assessment Report which will be completed in early 2010 as part of the source water protection planning process under the Clean Water Act. Plans which may include policies regarding land use activities must be completed by 2012.
Please contact Susanne Tomkins stomkins@erca.org or 519-776-5209 x366 if you have any questions.
Thank you for your on-going interest and assistance with drinking water source protection.
