The Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP) under the Clean Water Act provides financial assistance to help Ontarians address threats to local drinking water sources. In its first four years, the ODWSP funds supported more than 2,100 projects.
- Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program (ODWSP) Interim Progress Report (2007-2010): Executive Summary
Existing funding available to landowners
Most conservation authorities and the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association still have 2009-10 funds available for landowners, farmers and small businesses near municipal wells and surface water intakes to:
- upgrade or decommission wells
- upgrade septics
- undertake agricultural best management practices
- implement runoff and erosion controls
Please contact your local conservation authority or the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association for more information.
Fact Sheets
Learn more about the Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program
- Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program Outreach and Education Toolkit
- News Release announcing the program – including its Advisory Panel appointed by Premier McGuinty
- The Advisory Panel’s Report on best practices for stewardship
- Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program Interim Progress Report (2007-2010): Executive Summary
- Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program Interim Progress Report (2007-2010)