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Water Quality
Pub.# Publication Title Format
6973e Minister's Annual Report on Drinking Water 2009 PDF format Request publication
7193e Hydrological Data for Lakes and Catchments in Muskoka/Haliburton (1978 – 2007) PDF format Request publication
6926e 2008 Water Quality in Ontario Report PDF format Request publication
  Report and Advice on the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard for Tritium PDF format
6920e Highlights: 2008 Water Quality in Ontario Report PDF format Request publication
6369e Your Septic System: Protecting your Investment and the Environment PDF format Request publication
6229e01 The Clean Water Act - Clean Water Act Myths and Facts PDF format 3670e HTML format Request publication
5970e01 The Clean Water Act - Preparing and Implementing Source Protection Plans PDF format 3670e HTML format Request publication
5969e01 The Clean Water Act - Roles and Responsibilities PDF format 3670e HTML format Request publication
5971e01 The Clean Water Act - Facts PDF format 3670e HTML format Request publication
6714e Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water 2008 PDF format Request publication
7115e Annual Report 2007-2008 Highlights - Chief Drinking Water Inspector PDF format Request publication
6971e Annual Report 2007-2008 - Chief Drinking Water Inspector PDF format Request publication
6592e Annual Report 2006-2007 - Chief Drinking Water Inspector PDF format Request publication
6141e Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water 2007 PDF format Request publication
6055e Annual Report 2005-2006 - Chief Drinking Water Inspector PDF format   Request publication
5516e Annual Report 2004-2005 - Chief Drinking Water Inspector PDF format   Request publication
3961e01 Green Facts: The protection of water quality in drilled wells 3961e01 PDF format 3961e01 HTML format Request publication
3962e01 Green Facts: The protection of water quality in bored and dug wells 3962e01 PDF format 3962e01 HTML format Request publication
4505e Green Facts: The protection of water quality in jetted or driven point wells PDF format HTML format Request publication
4661e Green Facts - Bulletin #1: What are Algae? PDF format HTML format Request publication
5087e Information about blue-green algae: Background, potential impacts to human health and safety of drinking water. 3670ePDF format   Request publication
5088e Blue-green algae: Information for cottagers and home owners. 3670ePDF format   Request publication
5089e Blue-green algae: Information for drinking water system owners and operators. 3670ePDF format   Request publication

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Water Conservation
Pub.# Publication Title Format
5299e Green Facts: Permit to Take Water PDF 5299e   Request publication
5301e Green Facts: New classification system for Permit to Take Water (PTTW) applications PDF 5156e   Request publication
5303e Green Facts: New water conservation requirements for permits to take water PDF 5156e   Request publication
3557e Green Tips: 10 Ways to Be More Water Wise 3557e PDF format 3557e HTML format Request publication
3780e01 Green Tips: Water conservation tips in and around the home (April 2004) 3780e PDF format 3780e HTML format Request publication
3780e Green Tips: Water conservation tips in and around the home (1999) 3780e PDF format 3780e HTML format Request publication
3781e Green Tips: Water conservation tips for industry 3781e PDF format 3781e HTML format Request publication
3782e Green Tips: Water conservation tips for kids PDF format HTML format Request publication
Drinking water

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Well Safety
Pub.# Publication Title Format
3962e01 Green Facts: The protection of water quality in bored and dug wells 3788e01 PDF format Request publication
4505e Green Facts: The protection of water quality in jetted or driven point wells 3788e01 PDF format Request publication
3784e Green Facts: Managing your water well in times of water shortage 3788e01 PDF format Request publication
3788e01 Green Facts: Important facts about water well construction 3788e01 PDF format Request publication
3961e01 Green Facts: The protection of water quality in drilled wells 3788e01 PDF format Request publication

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Great Lakes
Pub.# Publication Title Format
6932e01 Lake Simcoe Protection Plan PDF format   Request publication
5108e Canada-Ontario Agreement - Respecting The Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem: 2002–2003 Biennial Progress Report PDF format   Request publication
4663e03 Lake Partner Program - Sampling Instructions, Step-by-Step Guide PDF format HTML format Request publication
4663e02 Lake Partner Program - Observation Chart PDF format Request publication
3985e In Brief: Lake Erie alive and well 30 years later (July 2000) PDF format   Request publication
3986e In Brief: Lake Ontario comes back partnership brings back environmental progress (July 2000) PDF format   Request publication
3987e In Brief: Lake Superior environmental progress (July 2000) PDF format   Request publication

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Inland Lakes and Rivers
Pub.# Publication Title Format
4644e Ontario's Lake Partner Program (April 2004) PDF format HTML format Request publication

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Fisheries
Pub.# Publication Title Format
590b14 The 2009 - 2010 Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish   HTML format Request publication
6102b Contaminants in Sport Fish : Important information for protecting your family PDF 5005   Request publication
4395e03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - English PDF 4395e03 HTML format Request publication
4395a03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Cree PDF 4395a03   Request publication
4395c03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Cantonese PDF 4395c01   Request publication
4395f03 Qu’est-ce que le Guide de consommation du poisson gibier de l’Ontario? (What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - French) PDF 4395f03   Request publication
4395g03 Wovon handelt der Leitfaden Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? (What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - German PDF 4395g03   Request publication
4395h03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Hungarian PDF 4395h03   Request publication
4395i03 Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish: di che cosa parla questa Guida? (What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Italian PDF 4395i03   Request publication
4395j03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Japanese PDF 4395j03   Request publication
4395k03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Korean PDF 4395k03   Request publication
4395L03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Polish PDF 4395l03   Request publication
4395m03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Mandarin PDF 4395m03   Request publication
4395n03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Filipino PDF 4395n03   Request publication
4395o03 Wenesh Edming Giigoonh Dnowa Ge Mwaand (What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Ojibway PDF 4395o03   Request publication
4395p03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Portuguese PDF 4395p03   Request publication
4395q03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Cambodian PDF 4395q03   Request publication
4395r03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Russian PDF 4395r03   Request publication
4395s03 ¿Qué es la Guía para el consumo de pescado capturado con caña en Ontario? (What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Spanish PDF 4395s03   Request publication
4395u03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Ukranian PDF 4395u03   Request publication
4395v03 What is the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish? - Vietnamese PDF 4395v03   Request publication

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West Nile
Pub.# Publication Title Format
5608e Key Facts About Applying Larvicides to Catch Basins and Stagnant Water Located on Private Property
PDF format HTML format Request publication
5609e Mosquito Control Around the Home to Prevent the Spread of West Nile Virus PDF format HTML format Request publication
5610e Preventing the Spread of West Nile Virus
PDF format HTML format Request publication

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Technical Publications
Pub.# Publication Title Format
Resources
6795e Changes in Contaminant Burdens in Niagara River Sport Fish following Remedial Actions to Reduce Toxic Loadings Since 1986/87 PDF format Request publication
6588e History of chemical, physical and biological methods, sample locations and lake morphometry for the Dorset Environmental Science Centre (1973 - 2006) PDF format Request publication
5311e Fact Sheet - Provincial Groundwater Monitoring Network: A Partnership to Collect and Share Ambient Groundwater Level and Quality Information for Managing and Protecting Ontario’s Groundwater Resources PDF format HTML format Request publication
5160e Technical Bulletin: Permit To Take Water (PTTW) - Phase 1 Monitoring and Reporting PDF 5160e   Request publication
5008e Best Practices for Assessing Water Taking Proposals PDF format   Request publication
4938e Watershed-based Source Protection: Implementation Committee Report to the Minister of the Environment (November 2004) PDF 4938e   Request publication
4940e Watershed Based Source Protection: Implementation Committee Report to the Minister of the Environment Executive Summary PDF 4938e   Request publication
4935e Science-based Decision-making for Protecting Ontario’s Drinking Water Resources: A Threats Assessment Framework (November 2004) PDF 4938e   Request publication
4800e The Hydrogeology of Southern Ontario - (Second Edition)   HTML format Request publication
4801e An Assessment of the Groundwater Resources of Northern Ontario   HTML format Request publication
4167e Terms of Reference for Hydrogeological Study to Examine Groundwater Sources Potentially Under Direct Influence of Surface Water October 2001 PDF format HTML format Request publication
4168e Protocol for Delineation of Wellhead Protection Areas for Municipal Groundwater Supply Wells under Direct Influence of Surface Water October 2001 PDF format HTML format Request publication
4117e Municipal Groundwater Studies Summary of Study Requirements 2001/2002 PDF format HTML format Request publication
4197e Municipal Groundwater Studies Technical Terms of Reference 2001/2002 PDF format HTML format Request publication
4383e Advisory Committee on Watershed-based Source Protection Planning Final Report: Protecting Ontario’s Drinking Water: Toward a Watershed-based Source Protection Planning Framework PDF format HTML format Request publication
4197e01 Groundwater studies in Ontario - Mapping a hidden treasure     Request publication
3109e Watershed Management on a Watershed Basis: Implementing an Ecosystem Approach Report PDF format HTML format Request publication
3111e Subwatershed Planning PDF format   Request publication
3672e Formulating objectives for management on an ecosystem scale PDF format   Request publication
3110e Integrating Water Management Objectives into Municipal Planning Documents Report PDF format   Request publication
3513e Watershed Management Final Evaluation Report PDF format   Request publication
Water Quality
7219e Technical Bulletin: Constructing Earth Energy Systems in Ontario PDF format Request publication
6291e Occurrence of Lawn Care and Agricultural Pesticides in the Don and Humber River Watersheds (1998-2002) PDF format Request publication
6393e Part 1: Lower Trent River Ecological Risk Assessment Final Report PDF format Request publication
Part 2: Lower Trent River Ecological Risk Assessment Final Report PDF format Request publication
5077e Sources and Mechanisms of Delivery of E.coli (bacteria) Pollution to the Lake Huron Shoreline of Huron County PDF format   Request publication
4298e THE INFLUENCE OF URBAN RUNOFF ON SEDIMENT QUALITY AND BENTHOS IN TORONTO HARBOUR (November 2002) PDF format   Request publication
4299e Surface Water Monitoring and Assessment 1998 Lake Erie Report Featuring a summary of tributary and nearshore conditions and trends for the Lake Erie basin. (November 2002) PDF format   Request publication
3933e SURFACE WATER MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 1997 LAKE ONTARIO REPORT
Featuring a Summary of Tributary and Nearshore Conditions and Trends for the Lake Ontario Basin
   
Part 1: Surface Water Monitoring Program Summary PDF format HTML format Request publication
Part 2: Selected Results and Trends PDF format HTML format Request publication
Part 3: Selected Results and Trends (continued) PDF format HTML format Request publication
Part 4: Selected Results and Trends (continued) PDF format HTML format Request publication
Part 5: Selected Results and Trends (continued) PDF format HTML format Request publication
Part 6: Selected Results and Trends (continued), Summary and Appendix PDF format HTML format Request publication
4865e Great Lakes Reconnaissance Survey Water and Sediment Quality Monitoring Survey Harbours and Embayments Lake Superior and the Spanish River PDF format   Request publication
5767e Lower Trent River (Preliminary Quantitative Human Health Risk Assessment) PDF format   Request publication
4335e Pesticide Concentrations in the Don and Humber River Watersheds (1998 - 2000) December 2002 PDF format HTML format Request publication
5310e Fact Sheet - Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network: Scientific Information for Managing and Protecting our Water Resources PDF format HTML format Request publication
4879e Laboratory Update Bulletin: Drinking Water Testing, Issue # 1 – June 2004 4879e PDF 4879e HTML Request publication
4780e Ministry of Environment Laboratory Services Branch Current/Active LSB Analytical Methods - Drinking Water (October 2004) PDF format HTML format Request publication
4664e Lake Partner Program - 2004 Report - Lake of the Woods Specific Results PDF format   Request publication
Lake of the Woods - Table of Detailed Secchi Results PDF format Request publication
Lake of the Woods - Table of Detailed Phosphorous Results PDF format Request publication
4664e01 Lake Partner Program - 2004 Report - Province-Wide Phosphorous and Secchi Results PDF format
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Province-Wide Table of Detailed Secchi Results PDF format Request publication
Province-Wide Table of Detailed Phosphorous Results PDF format Request publication
7018e Fact Sheet – Drinking Water Surveillance Program (DWSP) PDF format
7020e Drinking Water Surveillance Program Data Report - 2003 and 2004 PDF format HTML format
3554e03 Drinking Water Surveillance Program Summary Report for 2000, 2001 and 2002   HTML format Request publication
3554e02 Drinking Water Surveillance Program 1998-1999 Executive Summary Report PDF format   Request publication
Water Systems
5445e Technical Report - Drinking Water System at the Kashechewan First Nation PDF format   Request publication
5130e Progress Report - Ontario's Municipal Drinking Water Systems.
2003-2004 Results and Interim Results for 2004-2005
PDF format   Request publication
4328e Understanding Stormwater Management: An Introduction to Stormwater Management Planning and Design (Caution: Large file 4.71MB)
See also: Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual 2003
PDF format HTML format Request publication
Water Wells
Water Treatment
Pollution Control
4771e Industrial Pollution Action Team: Discussion Document PDF format HTML format Request publication

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