Simcoe Groundwater Management Study

The Simcoe study is led by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. The conservation authority received $915,875 from the MOE for the study. The study components include delineating wellhead protection areas at 129 municipal wells. Additional study components include: regional groundwater characterization, groundwater susceptibility mapping, regional contaminant source inventory, and groundwater use assessment.

This study will also undertake additional groundwater and aquifer characterization work on the Oro Moraine within the study area.

The study partners are:
Nottawasaga Valley CA
Lake Simcoe Region CA
Simcoe County
City of Barrie
Town of Wasaga Beach
Twp of Adjala-Tosorontio
Twp of Bradford-West Gwillimbury
Twp of Clearview
Twp of Collingwood
Twp of Essa
Twp of Innisfil
Twp of New Tecumseth
Twp of Oro-Medonte
Twp of Springwater
Twp of Amaranth
Twp of the Blue Mountains
Twp of Melancthon
Twp of Mono
Twp of Mulmur
Twp of Grey Highlands
Twp of Shelburne
Simcoe County District Health Unit
Severn Sound Environmental Association

For more information on this study, please contact the conservation authority at (705) 424-1479

Map of Simcoe